Self-Publishing Resources and Websites

[Rawr]

Ebook Publishing Gets More Difficult - Smashword blog post about slowing of the market, what to expect and what to do to grow your career in future!

http://blog.smashwords.com/2014/11/ebook-publishing-gets-more-difficult.html

NOT a sky-falling-down post, but a great realistic look at market!

Good read. I am leaning towards optimism here, and I think, and perhaps @ChickenHawk can chime in, that the odds of a new "pretty good" writers are maybe 85% as good as a year ago? Would you guys put that number higher or lower?

Great thread GJ, keep up the good work!

 

[Gymjunkie]

Interesting perspective. Don't disagree really..

Why You Don't Need a Literary Agent (But Might Want One):
http://annerallen.blogspot.ie/2015/01/why-you-dont-need-literary-agent-but.html

 

[Mattie]

 

[Gymjunkie]

Interesting observations about Originality and Writing process etc - Originality Doesn't Sell by Charley Daveler

http://worsethanwas.blogspot.ie/2015/01/originality-doesnt-sell.html

 

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[Flora]

This is an interesting site for those of you who need to get a 'how to' book done in nothing flat. The free tool is really great and the whole system works for the simple books you might want for content on your site. http://www.biggerbetterbooks.com

 

[Gymjunkie]

Good interview about using Giveaways to build up your Author email lists. How to get real fans and not just freebie seekers etc:
http://rockingselfpublishing.com/thorn/

 

[S&P]

Thought I'd share some useful sites for self-pubbing folks!

Kristine Kathryn Rusch - hands down, BEST blog for writers about writing and writing business from bestselling author, read The Business Rush section. Amazing insight because she writes, has run a Publishing company, Distribution company and has most understanding about these thing as a writer. No one comes close probably..

A Blog Pertaining to Health | My Health Blog - great site for marketing advice, podcast and video interviews too.

KBoards - Index - very good forum for writers. Ton of pretty successful authors hang out there.

Rocking Self Publishing | Weekly interviews with self-published authors - audio interviews with successful indie authors with tips and advice (all authors make over $1k a month from books alone). Disclaimer: I'm working on it behind the scenes and am interviewed there.

Bestseller Labs - very good resource for book marketing

Jane Friedman: Writing, Reading, and Publishing in the Digital Age - probably 2nd best site here. Jane Friedman is a big name in publishing industry and has a lot of insight.

Hope this is helpful, share your favorites!

Thanks!!!

 

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[Gymjunkie]

Thanks!!!

You're welcome!

Any resources missing?

 

[Gymjunkie]

Thought I'd share some useful sites for self-pubbing folks!

Kristine Kathryn Rusch - hands down, BEST blog for writers about writing and writing business from bestselling author, read The Business Rush section. Amazing insight because she writes, has run a Publishing company, Distribution company and has most understanding about these thing as a writer. No one comes close probably..

A Blog Pertaining to Health | My Health Blog - great site for marketing advice, podcast and video interviews too.

KBoards - Index - very good forum for writers. Ton of pretty successful authors hang out there.

Rocking Self Publishing | Weekly interviews with self-published authors - audio interviews with successful indie authors with tips and advice (all authors make over $1k a month from books alone). Disclaimer: I'm working on it behind the scenes and am interviewed there.

Bestseller Labs - very good resource for book marketing

Jane Friedman: Writing, Reading, and Publishing in the Digital Age - probably 2nd best site here. Jane Friedman is a big name in publishing industry and has a lot of insight.

Hope this is helpful, share your favorites!

Can someone edit the original post and fix the link of the 2nd one? It's supposed to be www.thecreativepenn.com.. Shows wrong link now.

 

[Gymjunkie]

Reviews of Longer-Term Book Promotion websites. Haven't been even aware of them before.. most know BookBub and similar sites that do one-off promotions but these spread out the promotion over longer term of multiple months. Seem to work well according to review (not as great as BB but enough to invest seemingly).

http://readindies.blogspot.ie/2015/03/best-book-promotion-services.html

Hope this helps. If anyone was on these, share your experience!

 

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[carozy]

http://www.wherewriterslearn.com/index.htm

Where Writers Learn, a website with free lessons for writers. Skill-based and practice approach, based on the professor's MFA program at Lesley University. I'm finding the unleash-your-imagination-type lessons helpful.

 

[mws87]

No outside website, nor Alexa nor Similarweb can know real traffic to the website. So I don't trust them.. simply because you can't judge traffic without it being tracked.

Also, if book promo site makes most impact through FB groups or email lists, then their traffic doesn't have to be big at all so that's not a thing to do only. It can be small part of research..

Good to know. I feel quite foolish now, lol. Well, guess I'll stick to stalking their social platforms to see how many likes, retweets, etc. their posts get.

 

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[Gymjunkie]

Good read about streamlining your writing, publishing and marketing processes to make more money as an author. Short read by Lindsay Buroker who's a successful indie herself:

Streamlining Your Writing, Publishing, and Marketing Process to Become a More Profitable Author | Lindsay Buroker

 

[fresh]

Gymjunkie, I've recommended your covers to people in the past. Small world...just noticed your signature line. You've got a great look for the gritty/thriller vibe, etc.

 

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[ExaltedLife]

How to NOT sell the books:

How to not sell books

Awesome post by someone very successful. Good kick in the pants. Avoid if you just want writing to be hobbie.

Awesome.

 

[Olie Sins]

Thought I'd share some useful sites for self-pubbing folks!

Kristine Kathryn Rusch - hands down, BEST blog for writers about writing and writing business from bestselling author, read The Business Rush section. Amazing insight because she writes, has run a Publishing company, Distribution company and has most understanding about these thing as a writer. No one comes close probably..

A Blog Pertaining to Health | My Health Blog - great site for marketing advice, podcast and video interviews too.

KBoards - Index - very good forum for writers. Ton of pretty successful authors hang out there.

Rocking Self Publishing | Weekly interviews with self-published authors - audio interviews with successful indie authors with tips and advice (all authors make over $1k a month from books alone). Disclaimer: I'm working on it behind the scenes and am interviewed there.

Bestseller Labs - very good resource for book marketing

Jane Friedman: Writing, Reading, and Publishing in the Digital Age - probably 2nd best site here. Jane Friedman is a big name in publishing industry and has a lot of insight.

Hope this is helpful, share your favorites!

Wow man, thanks for putting this together.

 

[Gymjunkie]

9 Ways to Use Reviews in Your Marketing

9 ways to use reader reviews in book marketing - Build Book Buzz

You worked hard to get your reader reviews. Get the most from them with these 9 easy ways to use reader reviews in your book marketing.

buildbookbuzz.com

No.7 is quote uncommon and possibly, very powerful - using reviews as inspiration for rewriting and improving your blurb. Maybe a reader review captures something better and you can use that in blurb. As we know, it's best to talk like a customer anyway in marketing. And this is a great strategy for getting insights into that.