Audiobooks are gaining a lot of momentum in the publishing industry. In addition to offering ebooks and print editions, indie authors should consider also producing audiobook versions of their works. According to Publisher’s Weekly, a recent annual survey of industry trends by the Audio Publisher Association (APA) found that “sales of audiobooks rose 20% in 2015 over 2014, … [Read more...] about Indie Authors: Declaration of Independents Audiobook Contest with ListenUp Audiobooks
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Indie Authors: Using 99 Designs to Crowdsource a Cover
Last year, I published the first book in my series for beginners on how to make ebooks (currently working on the second, which will focus on fixed format, or children's books). It was my second book, and I had learned a few lessons from when I published my first book. This time around, I did everything right. Or so I thought. I had beta readers, a strong book description, a … [Read more...] about Indie Authors: Using 99 Designs to Crowdsource a Cover
New IndieReader article: All About Chapbooks
Here's an excerpt from my recently published article on IndieReader, "All About Chapbooks" : "With digital technologies, readers have an abundance of options: novels, articles, novellas, short stories, long form journalism, and more. But what about lesser-known forms of literature? Chapbooks have been around since medieval times, when European salesmen, or chapmen, moved … [Read more...] about New IndieReader article: All About Chapbooks