Author Archives: Lindsay

The Emperor’s Edge up on Kindle Nation

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Lindsay

When it comes to advertising your ebook, Kindle Nation is one of the biggies (if not the biggie) in the field. They’ve got an email mailing list, more than 6,000 subscribes who have the blog updates delivered to their kindles, … Continue reading →

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How to Include a “Kindle Preview” Sample of Your Ebook on Your Blog

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Lindsay

Wouldn’t it be nice if visitors could sample your ebook without ever leaving your blog? By the time they clicked on your buy-this-at-Amazon link, they’d already be in love with the story and dying to plunk down dollars to read … Continue reading →

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Ebook Pricing Strategies for Fiction

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lindsay

When it’s time to publish your first ebook, you’ll have to decide how much you want to charge for it. Since I’m reading Stephen Windwalker’s How to Price eBooks for the Kindle right now, I thought I’d do a post … Continue reading →

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7 Quick and Dirty Link Building Tips for Authors

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Lindsay

I’m pretty new when it comes to ebook publishing, but I’ve been making a living from my websites for the last six years, and I’ve had to learn a thing or two about search engine optimization along the way (yeah, … Continue reading →

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The Emperor’s Edge Ebook Excerpt for #SampleSunday

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Lindsay

Since I blogged about Twitter’s #SampleSunday last week, I’ll try uploading a portion of my ebook this week and see if anyone pops by. (Come on, you know you want to!) The Emperor’s Edge is a high fantasy adventure in … Continue reading →

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Ebook Fantasy Author to Hit over $100,000 in Earnings This Year

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Lindsay

A couple weeks ago, Smashwords posted an interview with one of their star authors, Brian S. Pratt. I didn’t write about it at the time, since I’d just posted about Joe Konrath making over $600 a day from his Kindle … Continue reading →

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Where to Upload Your Free Ebooks

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lindsay

While there’s some debate going about whether offering a free ebook is a good marketing tactic, you may want to give it a try for yourself. So far, I’ve got Ice Cracker II up at Feedbooks and Smashwords, where it’s … Continue reading →

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Publishing a Free Ebook: Pros & Cons

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lindsay

Can giving away a free ebook be a good marketing tactic? I’m about to try it. As I type, I’m uploading my novel, The Emperor’s Edge, to Smashwords. I’m going to sell it there and on Amazon, B&N, etc. for … Continue reading →

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