by Joel Friedlander | Jun 14, 2011 | E-Books & Readers, Social Media
Blog Stats There’s a long tradition of bloggers publishing statistics on their blogs. I like the tradition, no matter what niche you’re in, because it reflects some of the ethos behind social media. It’s been over a year since I published any stats,...
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 7, 2011 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
Today Apple unleashed a host of new products and features that will certainly move the bar in mobile computing, cloud functionality and the complete integration of social media into the operating system. Yes, in the next incarnation of Apple’s mobile operating...
by Joel Friedlander | May 17, 2011 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
This past weekend we had our monthly meeting of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA). The featured speaker was Mark Coker, founder and CEO of Smashwords.com, the independent e-book distributor. Even before Mark got started on his presentation, even...
by Joel Friedlander | May 1, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Lots of talk this week in many places about e-book pricing and we have more for you today, along with a new metric for self-publishers, how to drive traffic to your author blog, and a high-level look at publishing and self-publishing. Take it for a spin. Joanna Penn...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 12, 2011 | E-Books & Readers
It hardly seems possible that it’s been a year since all the mystery surrounding Apple’s announcement of the iPad was finally made real, and troops of people began filing out of Apple stores everywhere carrying little white bags full of the tablets. After...