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Thank You Note from Terri Marie

Here’s a special message from Terri Marie: Thank you so much for helping get "Your Inner Cheerleader" to the #1 spot in at least one category on Amazon, It’s pretty wild to see the book listed as best-seller in that category and "hot new title." We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you and [...]

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Tips for Publishing On The Kindle

Joanna Penn shares tips on getting your book on Kindle, in ways that readers will like Kindle publishing tips

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Would you read a book with ads?

With e-reader prices dropping like a stone and major tech players jumping into the book retail business, what room is left for publishers’ profits? The surprising answer: ads. They’re coming soon to a book near you. To understand why this is inevitable, consider the past few years. The historically staid and technology-averse publishing ecosystem has [...]

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Amazon Helps Your Promote Your Book On Your Authors Website

If you have a book in Kindle format on Amazon, you soon will be able to embed a sample chapter on any web site. Reader can browse and instantly purchase. Those who don’t buy the Kindle edition or want a hard copy will still be able to use the Kindle For the Web version to [...]

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How To Get My Coaching FREE (one time)

I help authors sell books, build a business and take their messages to the world. We do that in two ways here.. a lot of free information on the web, and high paid clients. Unless I get a crazy idea to test new software and give away the paid consulting. I am trying out a [...]

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Manage Your EBooks To Reach More Readers

More than a decade ago, while working in the computer hardware industry, I saw some data on the trajectory of screen resolution and capacities for the future. Many pundits were saying that screens as good as paper were coming very soon, but one smart futurist showed us a graph of memory and processor capacities, the [...]

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A Touch Screen for Your Kindle?

The New York Times reported Touchco uses a technology called interpolating force-sensitive resistance, which it puts into displays that can be completely transparent and could cost as little as $10 a square foot. The capacitive touch screens used in the iPad and iPhone are considerably more expensive. Unlike those screens, the Touchco screens can also detect an [...]

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Who Controls What Price You Get For a Book?

Reading more on the Amazon/Macmillin dispute and the old school bullying tactics both are using in the fight. I’ve stated in previous posts my position.. I think the consumer (readers) will ultimately control what price we can sell a book for. Amazon is letting the market decide. Dear Customers: Macmillan, one of the “big six” [...]

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Pricing Changes for Amazon eBooks

The Wall Street Journal reports: The $9.99 best seller that helped Amazon.com Inc. build a dominant position in the now-thriving e-book market was at risk of extinction Sunday after Amazon capitulated in a battle sparked by the launch of Apple Inc.’s new iPad. Amazon conceded defeat Sunday evening after halting sales of all books published [...]

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Amazon Plays Hardball With Publishers

I caught a discussion among some writers about titles missing from Kindle when a publisher doesn’t like Amazon’s pricing. Some suggested that Amazon better be careful now that Apple has announce the iPad.. the giant iPod touch the will be out soon… claiming “the timing couldn’t be worse for Amazon” The timing couldn’t be better. [...]

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