Category Archives: Interviews / Success Stories

Turning Your Novel into a Podiobook with Collin Earl

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Lindsay

If you’ve read some of the past interviews here, you know several now-successful ebook authors started out podcasting their stories. Through Podiobooks and iTunes, these authors were able to build a readership (er, make that a “listenership”) before they released … Continue reading →

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Podcasting and Blogging for Book Promotion with Joanna Penn

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Lindsay

We’ve got an interview with Joanna Penn, an experienced blogger, podcaster, non-fiction writer, and thriller author for you today. Read on to learn about her, her work, and to get some tips on promoting your books online. ~*~ Joanna Penn … Continue reading →

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How Author Heather Massey Created a Popular Blog That’s Selling Her Book

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Lindsay

I’ve talked about the benefits of maintaining an author blog before, and also how many of us–myself included!–write to the wrong audience (fellow writers instead of the readers we want to attract) if our goal is to sell books. Heather … Continue reading →

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Kate Harper on Making Money Publishing Kindle Articles

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Lindsay

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about e-publishing novellas and short stories as ebooks, since they’re less time-consuming to write than novels. Over in the non-fiction realm, Kate Harper, author of How to Publish and Sell Your Article on the … Continue reading →

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Successful Indie Author Scott Nicholson Talks Advertising in Ebooks and Pricing Concerns

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Lindsay

Today, we have an interview with Scott Nicholson, the author of thirteen novels and seven story collections, as well as the children’s book If I Were Your Monster. He sells a lot of ebooks, and he’s here to share some … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Hudock–From Podcast to Ebook with the Goblin Market

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Lindsay

As promised, we have an interview with Jennifer Hudock today, another indie who got her start podcasting and then released her ebook after she had built up an audience. Her novel, The Goblin Market, is available at Amazon, Barnes & … Continue reading →

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How Full-time Ebook Author Nathan Lowell Got Start with Podiobooks

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Lindsay

Nathan Lowell first came onto my radar last month when I was looking for new Kindle science fiction releases for a post on my other blog. I saw his two ebooks selling extremely well and did a little writeup on … Continue reading →

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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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