Author Archives: Lindsay

Online Advertising Options for Your Ebook

You’ve got your ebook up at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and the other major online bookstores, and maybe you’ve even had a few people review it (thanks Mom and crit group!), but you’re still waiting for the sales to start … Continue reading

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Kindle Ebook Publishing Primer by Ruth Francisco

Experienced ebook author Ruth Francisco wrote a wonderful ebook-publishing guide for folks just getting started. She’s the author of Amsterdam 2012 and other popular titles. This post appeared on Authonomy and Kindleboards and is reprinted here with permission. A KINDLE … Continue reading

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Amazon Now Allows You to Gift Ebooks

If you’re an author hoping to bribe a few friends and family members to read your ebook (and they are Kindle owners or have the Kindle app on their iPhone, computer, etc.), that task may have gotten a little easier. … Continue reading

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Make Money Selling Other People’s Ebooks with the SmashWords Affiliate Program

If you’ve ever tried to make money online, you’ve doubtlessly heard of affiliate programs. For those who haven’t, it’s the internet version of working on commission. If you’ve got a blog, book review site, etc., you could make a few … Continue reading

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Indie Ebook Author Gets Six-Figure Offer from Print Publisher

If you’ve ever wondered if people who start out e-publishing their novels on their own sell enough to get noticed by the big boys, the answer is yes. In Ebook Authors Making Good Money with Amazon Kindle Sales, we’ve already … Continue reading

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Book Marketing 101: Does Your Blog Have a “Pitch Line”?

A lot of agent- and publisher-hunting authors have a 15-second elevator pitch prepared for their novels. Should they ever corner an agent in the bathroom or have the opportunity to leap out at an editor from behind a potted ficus, … Continue reading

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Ebook Endeavors, Getting Started

I’ve never had much interest in writing personal blogs (the ones that make me money are information/review/shopping types), but I’m planning to document my ebook-publishing journey on this one (the web address is my name, after all). So, I’ll start … Continue reading

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E-book Authors Making Good Money with Amazon Kindle Sales

So, you like the idea of publishing your novel as an e-book, especially with so many folks toting Kindles, Nooks, Ipads, etc. around these days, but you’re wondering if it’s worth your time. Can you actually make money selling ebooks? … Continue reading

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