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Kindle Unlimited – Some Early Results
For anyone still living under a rock, or perhaps a particularly voracious shrub, you’ll probably already know that Amazon’s new Kindle Unlimited program launched over the weekend, spurring a veritable...
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Could you survive without KDP?
Before you ask, yes that is Vin Diesel dressed as the Mona Lisa… A short post this week, while I’m gearing up for a big launch later this month (more on that soon – it’s going to be pretty epic). I...
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The $10k Self-Published Book Launch
September has been a busy, busy month, and it’s been one of the least productive in terms of actually getting any writing done. Instead, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time trying to grow some...
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Why Worrying about Genre is Holding You Back
I get a lot of emails from other authors who are struggling to gain momentum on their titles. Some of these authors have dozens of books out for sale (one industrious chap even had 70+) but sales...
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Why “Just Write More Books” is Terrible Advice: Introducing Reader Magnets
There’s some very bad advice going round the internet. The idea that an author can “just write more books” and be successful is about as useful as suggesting to Barnes and Noble that in order to boost...
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Supercharge Your Kindle Sales
Today’s post is about the sexy, exciting world of keywords and metadata. Try to contain your excitement before you fall off your chair. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, “metadata” is what...
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Four Reasons Readers Don’t Buy Your Books (it’s not your prices)
I’m kicking off today’s post with the following question: can you spot the important difference between these two vintage car ads? Advert #1 Advert #2 I first came across this comparison on a popular...
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Income Report: Why Exclusivity is Bad (Unless You’re Amazon)
Don’t get me wrong – exclusivity can be a wonderful thing. If you’re getting something in return. Consider this situation: You sell breakfast cereal. Some of your products are at the budget end of the...
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Why Authors Fail
There’s been a lot of super-serious talk on the interwebs that “the Kindle goldrush is over” and that “Kindle Unlimited is ruining authors’ careers” and “ebook sales have plateaued”. Further, these...
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The Cost of Self Publishing – You’re Focusing on the Wrong Thing
We all know it’s tough to get visibility out there in author-land, not to mention how hard you need to work (at first) to get those early reviews and mailing list subscribers. After all, you just...
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