Tag Archives: ebooks

Thoughts After Eight Years of Self-Publishing and About What’s Ahead

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Lindsay

In the beginning…  I published my first novel, The Emperor’s Edge, in December of 2010. I’d taken a short stab at querying agents, but at the same time that I was doing that, I got my first kindle, and I … Continue reading →

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How to Successfully “Genre Hop” as an Author

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Lindsay

If you’re an indie author, you’ve probably heard this advice: write in a series and publish often. If you genre hop, your readers won’t follow you. If you have too many series going at once, you’ll struggle to build momentum … Continue reading →

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Putting Short Stories into Multi-Author Anthologies for More Exposure (and more money)

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Lindsay

Anthologies have been around for a long time, and it’s no surprise that indie authors are editing and publishing them, along with all other types of fiction. We’ve talked before about how it’s tough to do well with short stories, … Continue reading →

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Another Look at Amazon Advertising (with someone who is having success)

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Lindsay

Last year, I did a blog post on Amazon’s then-new advertising program and whether it’s working for me. It wasn’t, and it still isn’t (I tried again recently with a couple of my pen name books, since they’re in KDP … Continue reading →

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Are There Really “Secrets” to Self-Publishing Success?

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Lindsay

If you visit the Writers’ Cafe on Kboards in any given week, you can find authors plotting ways to engineer a bestseller or asking if there’s a way to work the system in order to “stick” on Amazon. Everybody wants success — … Continue reading →

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Should You Go Wide or Join KDP Select/Kindle Unlimited?

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Lindsay

When I uploaded my first book, The Emperor’s Edge, in December of 2010, it was a foregone conclusion that I would put it out there everywhere I could, in the hope that new readers would stumble across it and give … Continue reading →

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Pre-Orders, Sticking on Amazon, and Hitting Best Seller Lists

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Lindsay

For a while now, you’ve been able to upload your ebook early on Amazon, Kobo, Apple, and some of the other sites, listing it for pre-order 90 days (Amazon) to a year (iBooks) ahead of time, as many of the … Continue reading →

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6 Ways to Make Money as an Author (in Addition to Selling Books)

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Lindsay

The “KU Apocalypse,” as some writers have called it, has cut into the bottom line for many independent authors, especially those who have refused to participate in Amazon’s KDP Select program, because they’re not willing to go exclusive with the … Continue reading →

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