Category Archives: E-publishing

3 Reasons I’m Glad I Chose Self-Publishing

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Lindsay

Last December, I was about an hour from uploading The Emperor’s Edge (my first full-length ebook) on Smashwords when I received an email from a literary agent. I hadn’t actually bothered with the querying process, but I’d won a critique … Continue reading →

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Pros and Cons of Writing a Series

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Lindsay

If you’re an author and you started out thinking you’d publish traditionally (i.e. find an agent who would then find you a huge multi-book contract with a major publisher, thus ensuring you could quit your day job and write full … Continue reading →

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Short Stories vs. Short Story Collections–Which Sell Better?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Lindsay

As we’ve discussed before, there are no rules about minimum word count when it comes to ebooks. You can publish a 150,000-word novel or you can publish a 5,000-word short story, and anything above, below, and in between is up … Continue reading →

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Why The 99-Cent Price Point May Not Be Working for You

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Lindsay

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the pros and cons of pricing your ebook at 99 cents. If you’re one of those authors who hemmed and hawed and finally gave it try, only to find…it hasn’t made much of … Continue reading →

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The Ebook Omnibus: A Win for You and Your Readers

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Lindsay

Since I read fantasy, a genre that often features trilogies and longer series, I have plenty of paperback and hardback omnibuses on my shelves. In case you’re not familiar with the publishing-world version of the term, this is when two … Continue reading →

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The Indie Journey by Successful Author Scott Nicholson

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Lindsay

A couple of months ago, I interviewed full-time indie author, Scott Nicholson, and we talked about advertising, pricing concerns, and other topics pertinent to ebook authors. If you liked that short piece with him, you may be interested in his … Continue reading →

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How Well Does Short Fiction Sell in Ebook Form?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Lindsay

A couple of months ago, I did a post called Novellas and Short Stories–Ebooks Not Just for Novels. It turned out to be pretty popular with authors, and why not? It takes a long time to write a novel, so … Continue reading →

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Pricing Your Ebook at 99 Cents: Pros and Cons

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Lindsay

As indie authors, we’re able to choose the price for our ebooks, so we can sell them for $10 or $5 or even $0.99. While $2.99 is the lowest you can list your ebook for if you want the desirable … Continue reading →

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