Month: January 2020

Top Blogs for Authors

admin January 17, 2020 1 Comment
Here are some good blogs for Authors to check up on, presented in no particular order Top Blogs for Authors which Update At Least Once a Week Jane Friedman Advice for Authors. Perhaps the best blog for authors The Bookseller. A Really amazing site for Authors and Publishers. It's UK based but contains stuff also relevant to authors in other countries Blogs at The Bookseller. Blogs from different...

Why have eBooks stalled at 20% to 30% market share?

admin January 16, 2020 0 Comments
First, a little bit of history When the current iteration of ebook readers started, with Sony Reader in 2006/2007 and Kindle in 2007, the Dream for companies manufacturing eReaders and pushing ebooks was - Every Book for $9.99 in eBook Format. To take a 65% cut and make $6.50 per ebook Until Apple came out and started giving authors 70%, the ebook stores were only giving 35% B&N came out with...

Why a Digital Recorder can be an invaluable Tool in every Author’s Toolbox

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A Digital Recorder is invaluable for each of the 3 Core Skills an Author must master (or at least get decently good in 1 of the 3 and master the other 2) A Digital Recorder as an Invaluable Tool when Finding the Right Market (Knowing What to Write) When finding The Right Market You need to take everything you have researched, distill it in your head, and come up with a list of the best markets...

Should you use a Digital Recorder?

admin January 16, 2020 0 Comments
What is a Digital Recorder? A Digital Recorder is an electronic device that lets you Record Voice Notes Play Them Back (in some cases) Edit Them Transfer your Notes to a USB stick or a computer (in some cases) Do additional functions such as email straight from the device using WiFi It's basically a small electronic device with some storage to keep your notes, a speaker to play voice notes to...

Becoming a Better Marketer makes you a Better Author

admin January 16, 2020 0 Comments
This is a very paradoxical thing - Focusing on marketing for a bit, will actually make you a better author Many authors try to avoid Marketing and Sales Some think that time spent on marketing and sales is time taken away from Writing (which it sort of is) Some think that Marketing and Sales is not required (could not be more wrong) A few think that Marketing is a bad thing. That a product should...

The Fastest Way to Become a Better Author

admin January 14, 2020 0 Comments
The Fastest Way to Become a Better Author consists of 3 Steps Accurately Seeing Where You Are Accurately Assessing How Strong You are in the 3 Core Skills Setting SMART Goals and Immediate Commitments and hitting them A Quick Note before we go into these It is Almost Always Better To Choose 'Improve Your Product and Skills' over 'Find a Shortcut or Trick' A lot of the focus in the eBooks and...

How much time should you spend on Author Forums and Author Groups?

admin January 14, 2020 1 Comment
This is a pretty easy question to answer As little as possible. Just enough time to check if there is something of value added. If there is, read that. If not, don't read anything Author related Sites you should spend minimal time on Any Author Forum or Group that is about chit chat Any Author Blog or Site that focuses on blaming external things for 'life of authors being tough' Any Author...

What does ‘Build Direct Channels to Your Customers’ mean?

admin January 13, 2020 0 Comments
If you have a product to sell, you have to reach your customers If you want to reach your customers, you have two options Use someone else's channels to reach your customers Build your own channels to reach your customers This applies to all of the following Marketing & Advertising to Your Customers Selling to Your Customers Selling Additional Products to Your Customers Strengthening the...

How Authors can Build a Support System

admin January 13, 2020 1 Comment
Being an author can be a solitary and stressful existence. There are long periods of struggling with setback and adversity. To compound matters, a disproportionate number of authors are introverts and/or recluses to begin with It's imperative, for you as an Author, that you build a Support System. A good support system will skyrocket your chances of success and help you maintain your sanity...

Is a Publisher an Author’s Best Friend, or their Worst Enemy?

admin January 10, 2020 1 Comment
This is a surprisingly nuanced question to answer Cases where a Publisher is Worse than your Worst Enemy If the Publisher takes money from you to Publish, does not invest anything of their own, and adds no value If the Publisher encourages you to spend a lot, and focuses your spending on things you don't need, such as printing 5000 copies of your hardcover which are going to spend all of eternity...