Author Archives: Lindsay

Indie Fantasy Author Tracy Falbe Making Solid Part-Time Income

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Lindsay

Indie fantasy author, Tracy Falbe, hasn’t quit her day job yet, but she’s making a reliable second income from her four-book fantasy series. She got into self-publishing before the Kindle came along, so she’s experienced the changes the e-publishing revolution … Continue reading →

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Help with Ebook Formatting

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Lindsay

I’ve had several folks ask me about ebook formatting. Since I either a) pay someone to do it or b) use the Smashwords Word-to-ebook converter (I didn’t want to pay with my free Ice Cracker II short story, since that … Continue reading →

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Simon Royle–Indie Author Selling Well with Debut Ebook [Interview]

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Lindsay

Whether you’re already an indie ebook author or just thinking of getting started with e-publishing, you’re probably as excited as I am to hear about all the folks doing well with their offerings. Today, we have a short interview with … Continue reading →

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Offering a Free Ebook for Marketing — My Results

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Lindsay

About six weeks ago, I e-published my first novel, The Emperor’s Edge, and, at the same time, I uploaded a free ebook (okay, it’s just a short story) to Smashwords. I hoped people would try the free ebook, like the … Continue reading →

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Three Amazon Marketing Tactics to Increase Book Visibility

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Lindsay

If your books are languishing in obscurity at Amazon, and you’re sure folks would love them if only they could find them, there are a few marketing tactics you can try on the Amazon site itself. I’ve done some of … Continue reading →

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Book Trailers for Promotion, Yay or Nay?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Lindsay

If you haven’t heard of book trailers, they’re just what they sound like: short videos, similar to movie trailers, that are designed to generate interest in your book. If there’s a film producer inside you, waiting to get out, you … Continue reading →

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Interview with Successful Indie Fantasy Author Jason Letts

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Lindsay

We’ve got an interview with indie fantasy author Jason Letts for you today. He’s been e-publishing for less than a year, but he’s already sold thousands of ebooks. As you can see from his official author picture, he’s a bit … Continue reading →

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Goodreads Advertising Results and Tips on Creating Campaigns

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Lindsay

Warning: this post is long and rambling. Read at your own discretion. There are a lot of challenges as an indie ebook author, but perhaps the biggest is being found. As I’ve mentioned before, nobody is going to stumble across … Continue reading →

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