Tag Archives: ebooks

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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How to Make Money as a Book Blogger Part 1

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Lindsay

This is the introduction in what will be a series of posts on making money blogging about books and ebooks. My intent is to do about ten posts covering starting a blog, building traffic, and earning money through affiliate programs … Continue reading →

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Emperor’s Edge Updates: Audiobook Coming and New Cover Text

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Lindsay

I’m taking a break from talking about book promotion, blogging, and e-publishing today to post a couple updates on my own stuff. First off, for those who are curious about such things, I did some counting tonight, and Emperor’s Edge … Continue reading →

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Novellas and Short Stories–Ebooks Not Just for Novels

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Lindsay

Back in ye olde days, we could only write stories at lengths publishers were willing to buy. Thanks to the economics of the paper-based book-printing business that meant novels tended to fall into certain word count ranges, and short stories … Continue reading →

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Help with Ebook Formatting

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Lindsay

I’ve had several folks ask me about ebook formatting. Since I either a) pay someone to do it or b) use the Smashwords Word-to-ebook converter (I didn’t want to pay with my free Ice Cracker II short story, since that … Continue reading →

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Why I Self-Published AKA Reena Jacobs Does the Math [Guest Post]

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Lindsay

You guys have heard enough about my experiences e-publishing thus far. Today Reena Jacobs, a lovely author I met on Twitter, is going to share her story with you. Her first ebook Shadow Cat is available at Amazon, Barnes & … Continue reading →

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Which Genres Sell Best for Indie Ebook Authors?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Lindsay

Whether you’re just getting into e-publishing or you’ve been staring at your sales numbers for a long time (and wondering why they aren’t higher), you might be interested to know which indie ebook authors are doing very well and what … 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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