by Charles O'Donnell | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you publish via Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) sooner or later you’ll find yourself on the KDP Community Page. The KDP Forums are a great place to share experience, ask questions and get answers. You can also find a fair bit of drama.
by Charles O'Donnell | Mar 6, 2013 | Promotion
If you read my post about first impressions you saw my best attempts at a cover that gets attention and sells books. The cover and the blurb – those are the levers the indie author can manipulate to get the prospective reader to give a book a look. Writing and cover design are different disciplines, so I admitted my shortcomings and hired a pro.
by Charles O'Donnell | Feb 23, 2013 | Excerpts
The National Security Agency is prohibited by law from eavesdropping on American citizens, yet, at the direction of the American president, they have done exactly that.
by Charles O'Donnell | Feb 15, 2013 | News
From a small but illustrious social site for readers and authors, The Park is a collaboration of writers and readers who want to build a better platform for the promotion of great books.
by Charles O'Donnell | Feb 10, 2013 | Promotion
The indie author in the Kindle Store has few tools at his or her disposal to generate sales. Two of them are the blurb and the cover.
by Charles O'Donnell | Feb 10, 2013 | Promotion
In business school they teach you two things about pricing: Pricing is important. Pricing is tricky. I wanted to price my book at $9.99 out of the gate but my wife suggested $9.79 just to be different. I should have done some research–I was obviously pricing...
by Charles O'Donnell | Feb 4, 2013 | Excerpts
Matt wonders how he could possibly have gotten together with Gina.
by Charles O'Donnell | Feb 3, 2013 | Promotion
In a previous post I wrote about my first Facebook ad. My judgment after a week was not positive. It’s been a month since that post. My Facebook Ad Campaign, titled Xmas 2012 has run its course. Here’s the final tally: Audience Reached: 4710 Average...
by Charles O'Donnell | Jan 29, 2013 | Promotion
I talked myself into it, I talked myself out of it. Then I talked myself into it again. There’s a controversy among indies over whether promoting your book by giving it away for free is a good thing. The most persuasive argument I’ve heard mostly applies...
by Charles O'Donnell | Jan 24, 2013 | Writing
Jeff Herman’s book includes a section titled “The Independent Editors.” I’m seriously considering hiring one. My brother, and actual published author, tells me everyone needs an editor. He writes I have cursed editors for stupid mistakes, but...
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