Tag Archives: marketing

Mixed E-Book Links of Interest

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Cora

For starters, the indie versus trad publishing or maybe both debate is still going on (and will probably be for a while yet). SF writer Tobias Buckell cautions writers eager to jump into indie publishing that the big successes like … Continue reading →

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A Handful of Plugs

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Cora

I’ve plugged my own latest release, so here are plugs for other people’s books and events. Among the many how-to books about self-publishing out there, Let’s Get Digital by David Gaughran is the gold standard. Now the sequel (of sort) … Continue reading →

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Yet more on the paid and fake reviews uproar

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Cora

The uproar that the true secret behind John Locke’s remarkable e-book sales was that Locke paid for reviews is still going on. I already blogged about the paid reviews scandal and what remains of John Locke’s advice one year later … Continue reading →

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More on the paid reviews scandal, John Locke, loyalty transfer and Joe Paterno

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Cora

By now the New York Times article about a “pay for customer reviews” service that I blogged about yesterday has filtered through the online writing and publishing world, so here are some more responses: At Self Publishing Review which offers … Continue reading →

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“How I sold one million e-books…” revisited

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Cora

First of all, Heartache is the featured new release at the Short Story Blog today. In other news, the New York Times published a lengthy article about a “pay for fake e-book reviews” service. One of the service’s patrons was … Continue reading →

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Charles Stross is wise on e-books – and a free book

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Cora

Charles Stross has an interesting post about how e-books are not like print books and how those differences can and do affect marketing and reader tastes. I don’t agree with everything he says – e.g. I find the idea of … Continue reading →

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Author blogging and how to do it – or not

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Cora

Agent turned writer Nathan Bransford speaks out against the whole author branding mania and says that there is no such thing as personal brand on the internet. In a similar vein, J.A. Marlow tackles the myth of the author online … Continue reading →

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Indie Publishing Link Round-up

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Cora

Here is yet another “Wah – the book is dead and western culture is dying along with it” article, this time by one Ewan Morrison. The Guardian seems to have cornered the market in doom and gloom articles about the … Continue reading →

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Kindle woes, more nomenclatura, the resurrection of the gothic and the usual gloom and doom

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Cora

Kindle Direct Publishing has been experiencing hick-ups over the past few days, so you still have to wait for the official launch of the next Pegasus Pulp e-book. Alas, the story is already available at OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks and XinXii. In … Continue reading →

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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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