by Joel Friedlander | Nov 28, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
I was surprised Friday when I received an email from friend and fellow blogger Joanna Penn of TheCreativePenn.com. Joanna’s blog is one of the best anywhere for writers and last year it was chosen as one of the Top 10 Blogs for Writers in a contest run by...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 15, 2011 | Author Blogging 101, Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media
It’s amazing how often this happens: I visit an author blog and, finding something interesting, I go looking for the “About” page. And when I get there, it’s a total disappointment. Typically there will be a couple of paragraphs of copy and a...
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 18, 2011 | E-Books & Readers
It seems like everywhere I look these days, people are talking about e-books. Have you noticed that too? Just this week I ran an article on my blog about how e-books sold more copies in February than any other trade book format. That’s impressive! It was only a...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 27, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for March, 2011. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing books. A collection of outstanding articles recently posted to blogs,...