Drum-roll. Fanfare. And can I get an \”about time\”? 🙂 It\’s been a long time coming. I want to do this project justice, so the work has taken a while to get right. The first season will be six episodes, each a short novella. When the whole season is done, it\’ll be compiled into a …
So I read the NYT article on the Amazon and Hachette SNAFU, and it was too good to pass up. There\’s just too much nonsense written into this blatant attack piece. From the opening image – a piranha with the Amazon smile – on through the text, it\’s one slam on Amazon after another. Except, …
Yup, I have BY DARKNESS REVEALED free on Kindle. Ends at about midnight. Why give my book away? I know that subject is controversial, but I have reasons. First? Because I\’ve been indie publishing for a year now. Happy anniversary! Here\’s a free book. =) No, seriously – I mean that. It\’s been a fun …
Last Day \”By Darkness Revealed\” is free on Kindle Read More »
Yup, I have BY DARKNESS REVEALED free on Kindle. Ends at about midnight. Why give my book away? I know that subject is controversial, but I have reasons. First? Because I\’ve been indie publishing for a year now. Happy anniversary! Here\’s a free book. =) No, seriously – I mean that. It\’s been a fun …
Last Day "By Darkness Revealed" is free on Kindle Read More »
Back in February, I posted the results of some data mining, specifically about the bestseller lists for fantasy and science fiction. You can see the old article here. It seemed like now might be a good time for an update. There\’s been much to-do about the change to the Amazon algorithms. The very-important \”Popularity\” ranking …
This year at BEA (Book Expo America), a number of sponsors are working together to bring a special all-Sunday set of workshops and seminars. They\’ve named the experience \”UPublishU\”, and it\’s ALL about self publishing. For $99, it looks to me like it could be a fun and interesting experience. Here\’s a link to the …
This year at BEA (Book Expo America), a number of sponsors are working together to bring a special all-Sunday set of workshops and seminars. They\’ve named the experience \”UPublishU\”, and it\’s ALL about self publishing. For $99, it looks to me like it could be a fun and interesting experience. Here\’s a link to the …
At the London Book Fair, one of the major topics of discussion was publishers discussing cessation of DRM use on their ebooks. DRM – digital rights management – is the encryption added to digital media which prevents copying, conversion, and some other sorts of uses of the media. In some cases, it might force the …
Publishers begin removing DRM from ebooks, smashing walls on Amazon "walled garden" Read More »
At the London Book Fair, one of the major topics of discussion was publishers discussing cessation of DRM use on their ebooks. DRM – digital rights management – is the encryption added to digital media which prevents copying, conversion, and some other sorts of uses of the media. In some cases, it might force the …
Publishers begin removing DRM from ebooks, smashing walls on Amazon \”walled garden\” Read More »
This change IS a pretty big deal for indie writers. Amazon announced today in their KDP newsletter that they have updated their recommendations for cover sizes for Kindle ebooks. The new guidelines are a minimum of 1000 pixels on the long side – although they \”recommend 2,500 pixels on the longest side to ensure better …
