Paid Reviews are the Next Great Promotional Tool for Self-Published
If you're a self-published author who is still struggling to get noticed, now might be the time to swallow the rest of your pride, jettison your code of ethics, and start ...
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Must have marketing tool for authors...
by Sherrie Wilkolaski A marketing tool all authors need to utilize to market and promote their books is the author interview. It's quite simple t.
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Ex-Navy SEAL behind bin Laden book faces threats, investigation ...
From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former U.S. Navy SEAL who authored a soon-to-be-published book about the raid that killed Osama bin ...
news.yahoo.com/ex-navy-seal-behind-bin-laden-book-faces-0...
The Book We're Talking About: 'Lionel Asbo: State of England' by Martin Amis
Huffington Post
Thematically similar to Amis's "Money," this book is the story of a British thug who wins the lottery, shedding light on what England's lower classes say about the state of the society as a whole. Why are we talking about it? Amis' name is a stand-out ...
Book World: 'The Lost Prince,' by Selden Edwards, is a time-traveling sequel
Washington Post
It's common in reviews to praise a sequel by saying that it stands on its own; that a reader needn't have read, say, “Tarzan of the Apes” to enjoy any of Edgar Rice Burroughs's many other Tarzan novels. “The Lost Prince,” however, is that most impudent ...
Book recommendations from Mrs. Dalloway's
San Francisco Chronicle
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child,. by Bob Spitz: There was more to the old gal than "The French Chef." The California native, part-time spy, world traveler, original foodie and beloved warbly voiced 6-footer would have turned 100 this month.
San Francisco Chronicle
Book on bin Laden raid coming out Sept. 11
Seacoastonline.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the U.S. Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden has written a firsthand account of the operation, triggering more questions about the possible public release of classified information involving the historic assault of ...
Random House Canada's new online digital program puts publishing houses in ...
Toronto Star
The strategy seems to be that reading the magazine is one way to build a brand and entice readers to buy e-books under the new line Hazlitt Originals. “The boundaries have been dissolving. It's not just to sell books. It's a way to connect with readers ...
Toronto Star
The Lure of a Good Book: Who's Reading What? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Mashable
When you're curled up with a good book that you just can't set aside, whether it's a physical book or an ebook, do you know what makes it so compelling? Is it the mystery, the suspense? Maybe it's the romance. Turns out men and women have very ...
iPads in Use in Wabash Classrooms
Wabash College
Dr. Rhoades shows students the books they will read as eBooks on their iPads. IT Services' Kitty Rutledge hands out iPads on the first day of class. Dr. Rhoades said she's found apps that students will use for careful annotation of the texts they read ...
Wabash College
Digitizing Textbooks
PC Quest
While the concept of e-books have set off years back, digitizing textbooks started only recently. The Govt of India has encouraged the use of tablet devices across educational institutes by introducing Aakash tablet. And recently, many other players ...
Number One Book System Launched to Help Budding Authors Self-Publish on ...
PR Web (press release)
The Number One Book System, a leading-edge eBook publishing program from Digital Marketer, has launched today and is accepting subscriptions to become a member. The unique program is helping people find their calling as a published author, and ...
2012 Global Ebook Winners: Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Awards Dinner
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
GlobalEbookAwards because he believes that ebooks are the future for authors. Dan Poynter loves ebooks and he is committed to helping ebook writers and publishers. Since 1969 he has written and published 133 books. He is the leading authority on ...
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
Learn How to Publish on Amazon with Number One Book System, to be ...
Melodika.net (press release)
Digital Marketer has also released “The Kindle Publishing Revolution” and “How to Sell 100 Books a Day,” two eBooks that describe the advantages of self-publishing on Kindle than, say, a traditional print publishing deal. According to “The Kindle ...
Booktrack and Indaba Music Announce the First Crowdsourced eBook Soundtrack
MarketWatch (press release)
"The book was wonderfully 'directed' within the notes, and the vivid imagery conjured by the text made composing feel natural and spontaneous. The Booktrack idea is innovative, and 'The Time Machine' is a great, classic story. I loved every part of ...
EDITORIAL: Professors' own textbooks unreasonably priced
University of Northern Colorado The Mirror
Another problem with ebooks is the price. They eliminate cheaper versions, and it also eliminates the possibility of getting extra money at the end of the semester. Rarely is the money received duringbook selling close to the amount paid, but a little ...
Amazon - How Long Can This Stock Keep Rising?
Seeking Alpha
Amazon's business plan is to make money off all the content it sells through the Kindle, includingbooks, magazines, games and videos. The idea is to give the customer the device at a fairly low price, then hope he or she downloads enough ebooks and TV ...
Libraries and Ebooks | Book View Cafe Blog
By Ursula K. Le Guin
Pay-on-Demand: Require the library to pay the publisher a sum each time the ebook is ordered.This is an ironic reversal of the system obtaining in Europe whereby the author is paid a small sum every time the book is taken out of a library.
Book View Cafe Blog
PR Web (press release)
The Number One Book System, a leading-edge eBook publishing program from Digital Marketer, has launched today and is accepting subscriptions to become a member. The unique program is helping people find their calling as a published author, and ...
2012 Global Ebook Winners: Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Awards Dinner
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
GlobalEbookAwards because he believes that ebooks are the future for authors. Dan Poynter loves ebooks and he is committed to helping ebook writers and publishers. Since 1969 he has written and published 133 books. He is the leading authority on ...
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
Learn How to Publish on Amazon with Number One Book System, to be ...
Melodika.net (press release)
Digital Marketer has also released “The Kindle Publishing Revolution” and “How to Sell 100 Books a Day,” two eBooks that describe the advantages of self-publishing on Kindle than, say, a traditional print publishing deal. According to “The Kindle ...
Booktrack and Indaba Music Announce the First Crowdsourced eBook Soundtrack
MarketWatch (press release)
"The book was wonderfully 'directed' within the notes, and the vivid imagery conjured by the text made composing feel natural and spontaneous. The Booktrack idea is innovative, and 'The Time Machine' is a great, classic story. I loved every part of ...
EDITORIAL: Professors' own textbooks unreasonably priced
University of Northern Colorado The Mirror
Another problem with ebooks is the price. They eliminate cheaper versions, and it also eliminates the possibility of getting extra money at the end of the semester. Rarely is the money received duringbook selling close to the amount paid, but a little ...
Amazon - How Long Can This Stock Keep Rising?
Seeking Alpha
Amazon's business plan is to make money off all the content it sells through the Kindle, includingbooks, magazines, games and videos. The idea is to give the customer the device at a fairly low price, then hope he or she downloads enough ebooks and TV ...
Libraries and Ebooks | Book View Cafe Blog
By Ursula K. Le Guin
Pay-on-Demand: Require the library to pay the publisher a sum each time the ebook is ordered.This is an ironic reversal of the system obtaining in Europe whereby the author is paid a small sum every time the book is taken out of a library.
Book View Cafe Blog
Kindle EBooks – How to Make More Money with Them | learn in ...
By sam
Just making your books available via the Kindle store and praying they sell is not an effective approach to making money with Kindle eBooks. You need to market your book and make sure people purchase it because it's the only way to turn all ...
learn in ireland
Book Marketing on Amazon Tidbits — Internet Marketing
By Phyllis Zimbler Miller
As I explain in my short ebook TOP TIPS FOR HOW TO MARKET YOUR BOOK ON AMAZON AND FACEBOOK, if you have a book in both physical and Kindle formats on Amazon (and have told Amazon that these are the same book) you still ...
Miller Mosaic Social Media Marketing
71 FREE Kindle eBook Downloads - Hunt4Freebies
By Mike
Click here to see a bunch more FREE Kindle Ebook Downloads! Be sure when you add the Kindle to your cart that it is $0.00 as these prices do change frequently. Also the books that say (FREE with Prime) are only Free for Amazon Prime ...
Hunt4Freebies
FREE IS MY LIFE: REVIEW: Joy Tales eReader books for iPad
By J.R. Harper
There are two ways to read the ebooks. The first way is like a regular book with pages that you turn with a stroke of the screen. In this mode you can read the book yourself, listen to the pre-recorded British voice reading the story, or record ...
FREE IS MY LIFE
Book Making: Hyphens do not poison books. USE them, dammit.
By Michael N. Marcus
The increasing use of the Internet (where the appearance of a website is affected by the web browser and PC of the person viewing the site), and the increasing use of e-books (where the appearance of abook page is controlled by the ...
Book Making
Book Junkies - Book Discussions: Paperbooks or Ebooks? (showing ...
14 discussion posts. Martha said: Which do you prefer and why?, Worm said: Nothing beats flipping real pages and using real bookmarks., Ellese said: Rea...
www.goodreads.com/topic/.../999554-paperbooks-or-ebooks
Feed Your Reader (Ebooks Only) Giveaway Hop | There's A Book
I'm thrilled to be part of a giveaway hop where you could potentially win your very own eReader, Kindle or Nook, you choose!
www.theresabook.com/.../feed-your-reader-ebooks-only-givea...
Good e-Reader Week in Review - Aug 20th to Aug 25th 2012
Good E-Reader (blog)
Welcome to your favorite weekly roundup of all the latest digital publishing, eBook, e-Reader and Tablet PC news. Over the last week I went on vacation for a few days to sunny Salts Spring Island in British Columbia! Aside from that, lots of news has ...
HarperCollins' Head on the Changing Role of Publisher
Good E-Reader (blog)
According to Garside, “HarperCollins appears to have wholeheartedly embraced the e-book revolution that followed the arrival of Amazon's Kindle reader in the UK in 2009. Barnsley .... Good E-Reader –ebook Reader and Digital Publishing News Copyright ...
Publishers Breaking Down Print, Digital Barriers
Good E-Reader (blog)
Random House Canada, a division of the major print publisher, has launched an online magazine and an ebook platform that is blurring the lines between the expected roles of the publisher and the current popularity of digital publishing. Named after a ...
Publishing Innovation Awards Bestows Prestigious QED Seal to Audrey Press ...
RedOrbit
To be considered for this award, ebook submissions first pass a thorough, professional 13-point design review, focusing on its readability across multiple devices and in multiple formats. The QED is then judged on criteria based on recommendations from ...
iBookstore introduces welcome support options for publishers
Macworld
When it comes to electronic publishing, the waters of ebook creation are murky and deep, full of confusing exceptions, varied formats, and non-existent support. Even Apple's clean, simplistic style is largely absent from its iBookstore publishing ...
Why should I read this blog, eBook and listen to the weekly podcast ...
By Henrik de Gyor
If you are interested in Digital Asset Management (DAM), there are few places where you will find the user and administrator perspective discussed publicly. That is why I started this blog over 3 years ago and recorded over 100 weekly ...
Another DAM blog
Why a Used Ebook Ecosystem Makes Sense - Typepad
By Joe Wikert
In an earlier post I mentioned my plans to speak with ReDigi, the company making waves by helping consumers resell their digital music. One day consumers will also be able to resell their ebooks via ReDigi and that has some...
Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog
Amazon has launched a new e-book and e-reader store in India
By Joanna
The India Kindle Store will offer over one million e-books, all priced in Indian rupees, including 70 of the top selling editions as per Brecorder.
3D Issue
'The Washington Post' To Publish eBook Series - AppNewserThe Washington Post has teamed up with book publisher Diversion Books to produce an ...
www.mediabistro.com/.../the-washington-post-to-publish-eboo...
Michigan Author Dreams Up A Deadlier Ann Arbor
NPR
Michigan Author Dreams Up A Deadlier Ann Arbor. by Noah Adams. August 27, 2012. Listen to the Story. Morning Edition. [7 min 19 sec]. Add to Playlist; Download; Transcript. The Dangerous Streets Of ... Ann Arbor? Harry Dolan sets his David Loogan...
NPR
Self-Published Canadian Author Soars to #1 with his First Novel
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
27, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Canadian author Matthew Mather is the newest star in the self-publishing arena, reaching #1 on Amazon science fiction and over 30,000 copies of his series shipped within three weeks of the release of his first book, Atopia ...
Colorado vampire author Jeanne Stein on her latest Anna Strong novel and the ...
Westword (blog)
Forget Edward Cullen and his sparkly friends: If you want a modern take on vampires with a dash of romance and some real bite, check out Jeanne Stein's Anna Strong vampire series. Stein's heroine has starred in eight books since 2006, starting with The...
Westword (blog)
10 Movie Questions with Author Saba Teklegiorgis
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Author Saaba Teklegiorgis, co-author of the book The Art and Science of Success Vol 4, sat down to answer 10 movie questions. Her journey from Seattle to Houston and from modeling to being an author have helped reignite her passion for personal ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Pulitzer Winning Author Jon Meacham Speaks at College of Saint Elizabeth ...
Morristown Green
Award-winning author and former editor of Newsweek Jon Meacham will deliver his speech, Healing a Nation Post Election 2012, in the Annunciation Center's Dolan Performance Hall at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., ...
Martin Amis weighs 'State of England' from new US home
Reuters
Author Amis reflects on celebrity culture. * Leftist leanings seen in desire to tax the rich. * Thinks latest books are among his best. By Christine Kearney. NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Devotees of British novelist Martin Amis anxiously awaiting his ...
Author Blog: An Intentional Detour
Forward (blog)
His blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning's Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: In my last few blogs, I wrote of my hope that The Promise of Israel can ...
Forward (blog)
Disabled author plans to travel Kerouac's 'Road'
The News Herald
Next month, Bruce Gamble, a Lynn Haven author, will set out on the “Sweet Chariot” Tour, a five- to six-week road trip across America and back. If the premise sounds reminiscent of an iconic novel from the '50s, it is by design. “I was surfing the ...
Revealing Eden author needs some Good Black Friends
The Guardian
Revealing Eden author needs some Good Black Friends. If Victoria Foyt is serious about portraying the horrors of racism in her young adult trilogy, she should listen to those who know. Share · Tweet this · Email · Bim Adewunmi · guardian.co.uk, Monday...
The Guardian
Sex in China: Q&A with author Richard Burger | Danwei
By Jeremy Goldkorn
Richard Burger is the blogger behind Peking Duck, a record of his thoughts on China since 2003, when her first wrote about being in Beijing during SARS. Burger is also the author of Behind the Red Door: Sex in China, published by Earshaw ...
Danwei
Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List
Riverfront Times (blog)
You've made Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl the number-one local bestseller. (And it is local, sort of: Much of the action takes place in North Carthage, Missouri, a fictional town on the Mississippi, near Hannibal, but there are detours to the St. Louis are ...
Riverfront Times (blog)
New Bestseller List Looks at Money, Not Copies Sold - EContent ...
Apparently the number of copies sold is no longer a good enough indicator of bestsellers. With more inexpensive indie books hitting the ebook 'shelves' and, ...
www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID...
CBS News video: OBL raid book author to be on "60 Minutes" - "60 Minutes" is interviewing ...
www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7419124n
Author Rowling schedules NYC appearance Oct. 16 - Yahoo! Finance
From Yahoo! Finance: This fall, British writer J.K. Rowling plans to make her one and only in-person appearance in the U.S. to promote her first novel for adults.
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Sacramento author learns the hard way about Facebook impostors ...
Hi to you my lovely facebook friend's this is my New account now i got a Trojan virus on the other account so that why i send you a new friend request thanks for ...
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SURVEY: Do You Self-Publish or Opt for a Small Press? | Publishing ...
Given a choice, would you opt for more control with self-publishing or work with the team at a small publisher?
publishingperspectives.com/.../survey-do-you-self-publish-or-...
3 Really Good Self-Publishing Ideas and 5 Hilariously Bad Ones by ...
Self-publishing is also just so darn easy now. With just a few clicks of the mouse, you can have your book available for sale on Amazon, the Barnes & Noble ...
www.thebookdesigner.com/2012/08/alan-petersen/
Self-Publishing Stigma: Let's End It! — Self Publishing Team
My fellow indies, we have a problem. Before I climb atop my trusty soap box to expound on my feelings about this problem, I need to make something really clear ...
selfpublishingteam.com/self-publishing-stigma-lets-end-it/
The Best Book Review Money Can Buy - Neatorama
By Alex
the book review gushes, but deep down, you wonder whether it's real. Welcome to the world of fakebook review service, where enthusiastic reviews are bought and sold like any other two-bit market commodity. The New York Times has the ...
Neatorama
Book Review: The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
Blogcritics.org (blog)
The reason I requested to be on the tour for this book is actually quite nostalgic. Many years ago, what seems like 100 years ago (and unfortunately, what seems like 100 lbs. as well) I walked along the Inca Trail in Bolivia (slightly less famous than ...
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Book Review: “Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments”
Tucson Citizen
by Jonathan DuHamel on Aug. 27, 2012, under Book Reviews. This rather heavy, 425-page, soft-cover book is intended for anyone, from teenagers to adults, who want to get a better understanding of forensic science. You can get some understanding from ...
Book Review 'Fire in the Ashes' by Jonathan Kozol
Boston Globe
Boston-born education activist Jonathan Kozol has been following the lives of marginalized children in the South Bronx for decades and through a dozen books, describing in award-winning detail how this nation's “savage inequalities” have devastated the ...
BOOK REVIEW: 'Freedom Manifesto'
Washington Times
Instead, this book is about the practical effects of go ernment policy — its talk of “morality” does little more than reflect an assumption that good policy is moral and bad policy isn't. A less bombastic subtitle might be, “why free markets make us ...
Washington Times
Book Review: A New Myth for America by James Hilgendorf
Blogcritics.org (blog)
I discovered A New Myth for America among my Google+ circles. The author, James Hilgendorf, mentioned it in a post, and I was immediately intrigued. The combination of Buddhist philosophy and pride in the potential of our country is unusual, despite ...
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Book Review: Taste of Home: Best Loved Recipes
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Of course, just like Taste of Home magazine, the book is loaded with gorgeous color photographs (400 of them) of many of the recipes. The recipes also include the contributor's name, city, state, and the year that it appeared in the Taste of Home magazine.
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Book Review 245: Wily Violets & Underground Orchids
Maui News (blog)
There are 100 books about sharks for every book about minnows; and for every book about sharks, a hundred about birds. It does take a deft touch to write as engagingly about plants as about animals, and Peter Bernhardt has it. Many of the essays in ...
Book Review: Publish Like the Pros: A Brief Guide to Quality Self-Publishing ...
Blogcritics.org (blog)
The book market is flooded with how-to books on getting published. The difference with PublishLike the Pros: A Brief Guide to Quality Self-Publishing is that the author, Michele DeFilippo, runs a book design company that helps authors succeed with a ...
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