Tag: ebooks

AN AUTHOR’S HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARE: The Publisher disappears . . .

You worked for years on the manuscript. Polished it with the help of friends and family, Shopped it around to agents and publishers. You agonized over the cover and lost sleep when you found the type-o in the crisp, newly-printed final copy. Enormous effort and time has gone into creating that six by nine inch bundle of compressed paper — like mini plywood dreams you carry them forth into the future in order to connect your writing with others. So what happens when all that work just disappears?

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5 REASONS TO ATTEND A BOOK FESTIVAL

Resilience. Authors need it. Book stores need it. Book festivals need it, too. We all need the buoyancy of reboundability! Like most other gatherings, book festivals across the US and abroad were hit hard by the pandemic. but many are returning to vibrancy as we head into the last half of 2022 and 2023.

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5 QUESTIONS for AUTHORS

There are FOUR kinds of reviews an author can receive APPLES, ORANGES, PEARS, AND PEACHES.

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And The Question Was: WHO IS A REVIEWER?

There are FOUR kinds of reviews an author can receive APPLES, ORANGES, PEARS, AND PEACHES.

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A SHORT HISTORY OF PUBLISHING

Reading a book without paper or ink! How incredible is that!  If you suggested the possibility of eBooks in the 15th century, you might have been burned at the stake as a witch!

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DESPERATE AUTHORS TURN TO FANTASTICAL EBOOK MARKETING MEASURES!

Get those creative juices flowing because marketing during the pandemic is going to take moxi! While marketing books has always been a challenging task for authors, the publishing industry is in turmoil now. Due to COVID 19, shipping and handling are a big problem with average book shipments now 22 – 30 days. This is having a major impact on the availability of some books through distributors like Amazon. In spite of this, intrepid authors are still marketing their books. Here are some tid-bits and tips to help:

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