by Joel Friedlander | Jul 24, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Words of the week seem to include “heat dome,” “intractable impasse” and “Google+” but we’ve got work to do, and some great writers to help us do it. Whether we’re re-orienting our marketing, creating e-book covers,...
by Joel Friedlander | Feb 3, 2011 | E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
It was an unusual news day, even without the events on the other side of the world: Seth Godin’s Domino Project Announces its First Title Since throwing the traditional publishing industry under the bus, Godin has been percolating his new venture, The Domino...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 29, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
People are talking, ebooks are selling, print books are still here, but the pace of change seems to be picking up. Here are some things you could hear around the web in the past few days. Publishers say they are keenly aware that the ground is shifting, but most...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 29, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
The summer’s drawing to a close, and along with it my summertime schedule is about to disappear in a flurry of carpools, print orders, page proofs and Halloween decorations. But first take a moment to check out the shaking of the firmament by Seth Godin,...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 12, 2010 | Author Brand, Marketing, Social Media
We’ve been told over and over again that to market effectively as self-publishers, we have to start building our author platform as early as possible. But even before you start hammering together that platform that’s going to support you and your book and...