When I shared a link on my Facebook page to the replay of a webinar I hosted recently with Daniel Hall on how to format an ebook for the Nook, Barnes & Noble’s eReader, one of my fans wanted to know if formatting books individually for different eReaders was better than simply using a site… Read More
Authors & Publishers
Authors, meet me May 7 in Denver; discount ends today
If you’ve written a book or want to write one, don’t miss this rare opportunity to see me in person for a two-and-a-half-hour presentation on how to use traditional and social media to promote your expertise to sell more books. I’ll be presenting on Saturday, May 7, at Author U in Denver. It’s Colorado’s premier two-day authoring… Read More
Publish an ebook for Kindle, fast: Free webinar 12/1
Three fast facts that show you why publishing ebooks for Amazon.com’s Kindle are such a big deal, especially if you’re an expert in your field: 1. The New York Times is now adding ebooks to its best-seller list. 2. For every 100 hardcover books Amazon is selling, it sells 143 Kindle ebooks. 3. Every ebook… Read More
How can an author reach therapists, pastoral counselors?
This week’s Help This Hound question is from Dr. Stephanie Buehler of Orange County, Calif.: “I am a psychologist and sex therapist who is publishing the book Sex, Love, & Mental Illness: A Couple’s Guide to Staying Connected. It’s geared toward couples in which one (or both) partners has a mental health problem, and toward… Read More
Authors, 7 things will keep you out of the poorhouse
If you’re writing a book, or thinking of writing one, please don’t take the quickest path to the poorhouse. Don’t start writing your next book unless you can identify multiple ways you’re going to make money from it. The answer “I’m going to make money when people buy it at the book store”… Read More
Sell books by the truckload: Free call explains how
Dr. Neil Baum, a urologist in New Orleans, tried lots of ways to promote and distribute his book, Marketing Your Clinical Practice. Most of them bombed. And like many other authors, he felt stuck. Then, he thought that perhaps a big pharmaceutical company might want to buy his book in mass quantity and give it… Read More
Free call today on ‘Secrets of Publicity Superstars’
If you’re around today, Thursday, Aug. 5, join Steve Harrison for a free webinar (or teleseminar) and discover 12 strategies you can use to get more publicity. It’s called “Discover the Secrets of the Publicity Superstars & Get a Lot of Media Coverage.” The call is at 2 and 7 p.m. Eastern. Steve will be talking about things you… Read More
Wanted: Tips to publicize ebook for college students
Katie Schwartz Chattanooga, TN, asks: “What are some ways to reach education reporters, or parents of students about to enter college? “I have written an ebook called Portable Parent for parents and college students, with advice the students need on life skills such as time and money management, as well as much more. Parents download… Read More
Frustrated authors, speakers: Canfield has sage advice
If you’re a frustrated author who has been trying to think of an idea for a book, finish a book already under way, or boost sluggish sales of a book that’s been on the shelves for several months, Jack Canfield has some sage advice for you. And who better than Jack to give it? He… Read More
Why I don’t worry about people giving away ebooks I sell
Twice this week, people who want to create ebooks but are afraid that the content will be plagiarized, or that their customers will give the ebooks to their friends, asked me how I prevent that from happening to my own ebooks. I don’t worry about it. Period. With one slight exception. When you turn a document into a PDF, the security… Read More