Author Archives: Cora

Some Thoughts on Sales, Promotion and Strategy

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Cora

The blog feed on my Amazon.com author page is now working. Though I’m syndicating the posts from my main blog, because that’s where most of the action is. Talking of action, my Mary Sue post from yesterday got quite a … Continue reading →

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Author Pages Ready

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Cora

I finally set up the Cora Buhlert author pages on Amazon.com, Amazon UK and Amazon Germany. The XinXii author page has been online for a while. What’s a bit annoying is that you have to set up the author pages … Continue reading →

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Our first month in business

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Cora

Well, not quite, since Pegasus Pulp only opened for business on July 3, 2011. Nonetheless, here are the figures for July 2011: e-books available: 5 Total number of e-books sold across all platforms: 15 Sales Amazon.com: 11 Sales Amazon UK: … Continue reading →

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Indie publishing, traditional publishing or both?

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Cora

First of all, a brief housekeeping note. I have added links to the dedicated e-book pages on the bibliography page, because I noticed that a lot of visitors only click on the bibliography and not on the e-book pages. This … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Silencer

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Cora

Pegasus Pulp is pleased to announce our latest e-book. This time around we even have proper neo-pulp fiction for you, because Countdown to Death is the first installment in a series of novelettes starring the Silencer, a masked avenger in … Continue reading →

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The Pricing Issue

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Cora

Zoe Winters speaks out against pricing all e-books regardless of length at 99 cents. I very much agree with her. 99 cents is a great price for short stories and for limited promotions. But permanently selling a novella or even … Continue reading →

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Indie Publishing Cheer and Indie Publishing Gloom and Doom

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Cora

Indie Publishing Cheer: The latest sacred cow of publishing slain by Dean Wesley Smith is the myth that you cannot make money writing fiction. Because you can, via what Dean Wesley Smith calls the “magic bakery”, that is your entire … Continue reading →

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Sunday Indie Publishing Links

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Cora

Chuck Wendig takes on indie publishing and the trials and tribulations facing the modern day writer. I must say I rather like his term “micro-pub”, though I’ll stick with “indie publishing” for now. By the way, the first time I … Continue reading →

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Pegasus Pulp e-books now available at XinXii

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Cora

In addition to Amazon.com, Amazon UK and Amazon Germany, Pegasus Pulp e-books are now also available at XinXii. What is XinXii? XinXii is a European e-book retailer based in Germany. They’re still fairly new, but growing. Unlike the various Amazons, … Continue reading →

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“He is certainly very determined – not”

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Cora

I’ve chosen the next story to be republished by Pegasus Pulp. This time, it is the first of my stories about the Silencer, a 1930s style pulp vigilante hero. There are three complete Silencer stories all in all, one of … Continue reading →

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