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By Stephanie Chandler on Jun 04, 2012 with Comments 0
Book Expo America is happening this week and it’s the largest publishing industry event held each year. We should be hearing a lot of industry data this week and according to this report from Publisher’s Weekly, there were over 211,000 self-published titles released in 2011, an increase from 2010 when 133,000 titles were released. While
By Stephanie Chandler on May 23, 2012 with Comments 1
Last week we held the Nonfiction Writer’s Conference, a completely virtual event conducted via teleconference with 15 speakers over three days. This was our second event and our best one yet! Here’s a look at the agenda: WEDNESDAY MAY 16, 2012 9:00AM – Dan Poynter – Keynote: Self Publishing and the Future of the Book
By Stephanie Chandler on Mar 22, 2012 with Comments 4
Dan Poynter has done it again by creating another brilliant opportunity for authors. Entries are now being accepted for the Global Ebook Awards, and there are plenty of categories to choose from. I can tell you from experience that winning an award for your book has many benefits. If your book is selected as a
By Stephanie Chandler on Jan 28, 2012 with Comments 0
You’re invited to a special Twitter chat event on 1/31/12: How to Drive Buyers for Your Book, In Droves! This event is hosted by Anita Campbell’s team at Small Biz Trends. I will be one of the guest contributors along with John Locke, author of “How I Sold a Million eBooks on Amazon in 5
By Stephanie Chandler on Jan 24, 2012 with Comments 25
Amazon recently announced its KDP Select program, which invites publishers and authors to make their Kindle books available via Amazon’s lending program. Amazon users who participate in the book lending program (via Amazon’s Prime service, an annual subscription program), will have an “exclusive” list of titles to choose from–all at no additional cost to the
By Stephanie Chandler on Jan 20, 2012 with Comments 2
The smart folks at Small Biz Trends are hosting their fourth annual Small Business Book Awards contest. Nominations will be accepted until January 31, and this event is for books published last year. Whether you win the contest or not, this is a great chance to get some exposure for your business book! Details for
By Stephanie Chandler on Jan 18, 2012 with Comments 0
I read a lot of manuscripts and reports so figuring out how to view them on my Kindle was a life-saver! Amazon allows you to email documents including Word docs, HTML files, and Jpgs to your Kindle and convert them for easy reading. Note that PDFs aren’t guaranteed to convert properly, though they have always
By Stephanie Chandler on Dec 21, 2011 with Comments 0
1. Commit to marketing—and finding a way to like it! 2. Do three to five things every day to promote my book (even if it hasn’t been written yet). 3. Start speaking professionally. 4. Conduct at least one speaking engagement per month. 5. Carve out three to five hours each week for writing my next
By Stephanie Chandler on Oct 11, 2011 with Comments 0
We publish a periodic newsletter for nonfiction authors that includes a summary of blog posts, special announcements, features for some of our books, and more. Check out the October edition here–and if you like what you see, sign up for our mailing list!
By Stephanie Chandler on Aug 29, 2011 with Comments 0
The San Francisco Writer’s Conference is hands down the BEST conference available for writers. Attendees come in from around the globe to experience fantastic educational sessions and access to editors, agents and industry professionals. I’m actually a success story from this event. I attended the SFWC back in 2004 with a manuscript and a dream!
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