Archive for April 2016
Financial Success for Fiction Authors
There are many ways for a fiction author to “make it.” The following is method of research, testing, and analysis one way to get started and build financial success as a fiction author. Step 1: Research The basis of this approach is to make the business decision to write to an active market. Two examples…
Read MoreThe Purpose of Your Book Distribution Network
Building your book distribution network will require some effort on your part. If you plan your end game in advance, you will be ahead of most people and have the advantage. Your short-term end game, of course, is to sell books, and some people think that is their only goal. But there are larger goals…
Read MoreHow to Build a Mailing List That Actually Buys Your Books
The most important piece of your book distribution network is a mailing list of people who will actually buy your books. Anyone can build a mailing list, and it’s not that hard once you apply yourself to the task. But how do you find people who will actually buy your book? Start With Your Current…
Read MoreBeyond Kindle—Build Your Own Distribution Network
I had a good conversation with a friend of mine about this issue of Amazon vs the rest of the publishing world. He has some very good arguments for why KDP Select is not a good thing and how its purpose is actually to kill the competition. He’s probably right. What I realized, however, is…
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