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How to Link Your Kindle Book and Print Book Together on Amazon

How to link together your kindle and print book

It’s been awhile since I released a new book and this week I realized that my Kindle and paperback editions were not linked together on Amazon. This could be an issue if a buyer is looking for one or the other and doesn’t realize they are both available! Here’s how to solve the issue and

IBPA Publishing University March 9-10, 2012

IBPA Publishing University

IBPA’s 24th Annual Publishing University March 9-10, Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco No matter what stage of publishing you’re in—an author-publisher, a beginning publisher, a more experienced publisher—IBPA Publishing University, in a new location on the west coast for 2012, brings you hands-on tools and techniques to succeed. Highlights: 20 breakout sessions including the hottest

How Attending a Writer’s Conference Can Change the Course of Your Author Career

How attending a writer's conference can change the course of your author career

I just returned from speaking at the San Francisco Writer’s Conference for the fourth year in a row, and speaking there is a highlight for me each year. I was an attendee at that event seven years ago and it changed the course of my career in some pretty remarkable ways. When I showed up

How Understanding Your Target Audience Can Make or Break Your Book Marketing Campaign

Why Understanding Your Target Audience Can Make or Break Your Book Marketing Campaign

When I speak to an author who is preparing to publish, one of the first questions I ask is, “Who is your target audience?” When the answer is “everyone,” I get a little worried. “Everyone” is not a target audience for anything, anywhere. There are a lot of milk drinkers out there, but that doesn’t

Internet Radio Promotion for Authors: How I’ve Booked 20+ Shows in Less Than Two Weeks

Internet radio show promotion for authors

For years I’ve been saying that internet radio shows are an under-utilized opportunity for authors. Though these programs typically have a smaller listenership than traditional talk radio, there are still many benefits: Internet shows usually have a niche topic or theme, reaching the right target audience for your book Guests are featured from 15 minutes

Publishing Reality: Most NY Times Best Selling Authors Have Day Jobs

Publishing Reality: Most NY Times Best Selling Authors Have Day Jobs

I talk to so many aspiring authors and it concerns me that some think that their book will be the key to retirement or a ticket to financial freedom. I hate to deliver bad news, but the fact is that a very small percentage of authors actually make a living from a single book. Consider