Self-Publishing

What Is a Good Self-Publishing Company?

I saw this lead question in a recent email I received: What is a good self-publishing company? The answer is simple: YOU. Yup, the only good self-publishing company is yourSELF. That’s what self-publishing is all about. I know that there are a lot of companies out there now that call themselves self-publishing companies. But the fact […]

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Book Marketing Tips with John Kremer: April 12, 2015

Four tips for you today. First, I’m launching my first Book Marketing Q&A with John Kremer webinar at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on April 12, 2015. It’s free. I know it’s short notice but I want to test this new webinar system before launching it big time. So whoever is paying attention on Sunday evening can […]

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Seth Godin on The Bestseller Effect

Here is a new article that Seth Godin shared via email. He makes some great points on how bestsellers are created. This is definitely worth reading: There are two markets for books (and music). The first market consists of grazers, collectors, or omnivores. They make the market happen. They read a lot of books. They visit the […]

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Jim Misko: How to Do a Statewide Book Tour for Your Novel

In this article my friend Jim Misko describes how he organized and carried out a statewide book tour for his new novel. Here’s how he titled this article: From Omaha to Ogallala: The Nebraska book tour of James A. Misko for his new novel As All My Fathers Were. Note: Jim sold 720 copies of […]