Independent Publishing – Page 4

greed

Contrary to that movie line, Greed is NOT good. We’ve all seen what greed has done to our nation – and our jobs, bank accounts and retirement funds – Greed caused the Second Great Depression. Well Greed, when applied to an Indy or Self publishing writer, will also cause a Depression. One in which noContinue reading “greed”

ad-lib, week 1

Okay, so it hasn’t quite been a full week yet since I started my foray into advertising, but I have some interesting results to report on. I got my first ad up and running at noon on Thursday, being the high bidder for an online comic that enjoys very high daily numbers, and immediately beganContinue reading “ad-lib, week 1”

Exposing myself

Minds outta the gutters, people! I mean Advertising. I’m taking the plunge, and putting up some Ads for the Midnight Reading site this week, and taking yet another of the steps one must climb all by one’s onesie – or, something. I may have mentioned a few posts back that I was looking into usingContinue reading “Exposing myself”

money for nothin’

I came across a website last week that had yet another un-known, un-proven writer with pie-in-the-sky ideas of making his or her fortune with a subscription-based online novel. This happens now and again, someone gets the idea he or she can web publish a novel and expect people to pay a subscription fee for theContinue reading “money for nothin’”

hog the covers

So you’ve written your novel, and picked POD as your method of publication. You’ve got your book all nicely edited and formatted in whatever size/shape you’ve picked – be it trade paperback or a hard cover. You have a nice teaser for the back, to entice readers, and you’re ready to take the plunge. HangContinue reading “hog the covers”

not dead!

I haven’t stopped my Indie publishing series – I’m just swealtering in a nasty, evil heatwave-from-hell. I’ll resume posting next week, when the temps come down from the triple digits. Gah!

two thumbs up?

So now that you have that novel written, edited, polished and printed – you’ve gone out and found yourself an ISBN, maybe a bar code too – and while you realize your pretty new novel isn’t going to sit neatly on the shelf at Barnes & Noble, it’s really only lacking one thing you’ve alwaysContinue reading “two thumbs up?”

commercial break

One of the biggest hurdles facing anyone self publishing or trying to make it in the Independent world is reaching the public. Letting readers, potential readers, buyers, and creepy stalkers know you have a book out there. Finding ways to bring eyeballs to your website or storefront. In a word: Advertising Your book isn’t sittingContinue reading “commercial break”