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How to Leave a Nicely Walled Garden – Through the Cracks…

Beating Amazon at their own Game (or: how to game Amazon…) Studies show that Amazon isn’t what it used to be. Statistics are doing their usual song-and-dance, but tell that the big box giant may be around (or even below) … Continue reading

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New Authors Publish Best on iBookstore? How Come?

How to Sell Your Book on the iBookstore – why does this work? My own experience strays from conventional “wisdom”. iBookstore outsells every other outlet by 4-1. And I’ll get into this below – the key questions are 1) How … Continue reading

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2nd Draft Arrived today. New title, new cover.

–>Well, it’s a new approach to this, but the content is proofed based on the first. One suggestion ( +Rob Gol ) pointed out the parody error. So I lost it. Did the keyword research I needed and came up with … Continue reading

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Smashwords overturning the self-publishing apple cart – what’s new?

This Smashwords Newsletter is an Intense Good News Download Just got this in from Mark Coker in my email and thought you should have a copy. It’s that good… Smashwords Author/Publisher Alert – August 29, 2013 Inside: 1. Smashwords introduces … Continue reading

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How to Set Up a MAC for Self-Publishing to Itunes

Adventures in Apple-land: Using a MAC as a Self-Publishing Platform When we last left our hero, he had made the decision – and leapt into the mist. I ordered a MAC mini (hold the fries) and it arrived two days … Continue reading

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