Archive for August, 2010
When good books go bad
In today’s hyper-fast, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it world, printed books become dated very quickly. The average production time of a book can be 6 months to a year after the author has finished writing it and the editor has finished the last correction. That’s a lot of time for a nonfiction book to age and have some of [...]
August 31, 2010
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Tags: ebooks, epub, Kindle, nonfiction books · Posted in: ebooks, How to research stuff online, Self publishing your book
Getting started with podcasting
I’ve been talking recently with several people who are interested in podcasting their books, but haven’t got the slightest idea of how to start. So, here’s a list of resources I’ve compiled ranging from videos to equipment reviews. This is by no means all of the resources out there, but they’ll get you started. Tutorials: [...]
August 24, 2010
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Tags: Amazon.com, Audacity, digitalpodcast.com, GarageBand, iTunes, mypodcast. com, podcasting, Podcasting News · Posted in: Podcasting, Self publishing your book
Sell more books by giving it away…as a podcast
Here’s a radical way to sell more books – give it away first as a podcast. Here’s why: The podcast audience is projected to grow from 17.4 million in 2008 to over 37 million by 2013. (source: eMarketer) According to a pricegrabber.com survey, some 50% of mostly online buyers say they listen to podcasts Media [...]
August 16, 2010
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Tags: audio book, iphone, podcasting, podcasts, smart phones · Posted in: Podcasting
Workshop: Finding the Best Route to Publishing Your Book
I’m the volunteer PR chair for the Colorado Independent Publishers Association here in Denver. If you’re here in Colorado and are on the fence as to how you’re going to publish your book – publish it yourself or try to sell it to a publisher – here’s a workshop you might want to attend. CIPA [...]
August 10, 2010
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Tags: CIPA, Colorado Independent Publishers Association, independent publishing, Self publishing your book · Posted in: Self publishing your book, Writing
