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I originally met Gary Hawk 12 years ago when I sought out his help as an executive coach. Ideally suited to his calling,Gary’s wisdom, experience and insights were the perfect antidote at the time. Fast forwarding 12 years our paths are crossing again, this time to talk about the book he co-authored with his wife […]
An Interview with Cathy Hawk and Gary Hawk, Authors of Get Clarity Read More »
This last month I offered my new book, Successful eBook Publishing, as a free give-away during a 3-day free promotion using Amazon KDP Select. The final tally: 1,177 downloads. (A more detailed breakdown is noted below.) In this post I’m going to be sharing a summary of those results, a baseline on the book’s marketing
Initial Amazon KDP Select Sales Results for Successful eBook Publishing Read More »
It was more than 10 years ago when I first came up with the idea for Sellbox (since re-branded as AuthorImprints). I reserved the domain name on September 10, 2002 and the website launched a few weeks later (this screen shot was the first home page). The original intent—still true to large extent—was to provide turnkey,
Our 10 Year Anniversary and a New Sellbox.com Website Design Read More »
[Note: this book is now available] I am pleased to announce that I am releasing a new book titled Successful eBook Publishing: The Complete How-To Guide for Creating and Launching Your Amazon Kindle eBook in October 2012. It is written for self-publishers—individuals or businesses—who wish to produce quality eBooks for sale on Amazon.com. The book
One of the promises of our digital world is the ability to track engagement with digital information. Who is looking at what information, what do they do, how long do they stay, what pathway do they follow, etc. If it is digital, and there is communication connection, someone is going to develop a way to
A team of researchers from the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) has been studying non-traditional publishing for the past five years. They recently published their results and a few of their observations and findings seem to confirm what we have heard from others. These apply to individuals publishing one
Self-Publishing Insights from University of Arizona Research Read More »
How to Create a Corporate Lending Library Using Kindles and Kindle eBooks Read More »
Popular opinion prior to the release of the Kindle Fire was that the iPad, Smartphones, and Android tablets were not ideal reading devices. Serious readers chose dedicated eReaders—E-Ink (black & white) devices like Kindle, Nook and Kobo. Color didn’t/doesn’t matter for these applications, or so we thought. We always knew that some books were better
How Color Tablets Are Impacting Publishing-3 Things Publishers Should Know Read More »
Amazon commands a large percentage of the market for both print and eBooks. It is almost like a “Google for information products”. We thought it was time to create a dedicated Linkedin community around marketing on Amazon. A place where people could network and learn from each other. Click here to visit the group or
A Linkedin Group to Help Publishers Market on Amazon Read More »
This year’s Festival of Books, number 17 and the second year at USC was terrific with an estimated 100,000+ attendees. The book industry’s Book Expo America should take a page from this (no pun intended) and open BEA to the public for at least a day. Author Solutions, the large self-publisher services provider seemed to
