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Hurray for the team at AuthorEarnings. The February 2016 ...

Hurray for the team at AuthorEarnings.

The February 2016 Report is out. And it is full of interesting facts about indies books at Amazon.
If you haven't signed up for their newsletter and you are an Indie author you are missing out on some valuable information. Seems to me you need this information about Amazon and sales if you want to increase your own sales.

They promise:
For 2016, a brand new methodology based on raw, unfiltered, Amazon-reported daily sales.

And brand new breakdowns of Amazon...

E-books. Should they be enhanced or not? I've just been p...

E-books. Should they be enhanced or not? I've just been publishing some more short stories for the Writer's Choice Shorts series. It is nice and simple, a straightforward formatting task to prepare them but should they be enhanced with links, pictures and sound effects.

I am tempted by www.booktrack.com.
They have a simple to use - their words not mine- system. In their spiel to authors they state:


Booktrack Studio is a free-to-use sound production platform that provides the ability for authors...

Writer's Choice is up and off with two novels on their way to launching.

Into February already. Writer's Choice colleagues are steaming ahead with their books. So much preparation before the release. ‘Four Nails’ by G.J. Berger is launching first. Then Sharon Robards is launching her 'Playing With Fire'. Both are historicals but a thousand plus years apart. My own novel, 'Bittersweet' has a long way to go before May's launch. I have a whole rewrite to do. Who'd be a writer. Realistically I am looking at October but I would like to make May.

2016 has been, so far, m...

virtual book fair

It seems to me we need more people like Abbie supporting herself and the rest of the Indie writers.
This is what's she is doing.

Virtual Bookfair. Online via Facebook from Feb 20th to March 4th.
This is being run by Abbie of the Support Indies Authors group on Goodreads.com with their support.

Yes, it is reputable. Check it out at Facebook!

DETAILS
Who am I?

My name is Abbie Chandler, and last July I finally published my first paranormal mystery, The Veiled Soul. I've been writing for what seems lik...

Three Cheers for Smashwords.

Smashwords have just found their authors three new markets. I love these guys. They do a good job finding ebook markets and are a pleasure to work with.

Here is the extract from their newsletter giving details of the new markets.
The full story is over at the Smashwords blog.

The new partners include:

• Odilo - Will expand our library distribution to 2,100 additional libraries in North America, Europe and South America.
• Tolino - Tolino will bring Smashwords titles to Germany's largest retaile...

Real Facts and Figures for the Indie Author.

So we Indies and our e-books are dying out? Huh! Read the facts at Authorearnings.com
These guys are great and they deal in facts!!!

http://authorearnings.com/report/indi...

When you look only at authors who started publishing less than a decade ago — in 2005 or later —...

Historical Novel Society Review

Well! Wow! A review to end all review by a reviewer who really tuned into what I was trying to say. Thank you, A. K. Bell.

And because the review is Editor's Choice my novel is now entered into the HNS's Indie awards. much Joy!

Here is the link to the review: https://historicalnovelsociety.org/re...

and the review:

Tizzie by p.d.r. lindsay

Naive and trusting, Tizzie never questions the life she leads as unpaid help in her brother’s household. Help is not quite correct – Tizzie is an acco...

A sensible view of the Kiwi cringe.

This is one of the best views on the problems New Zealand writers have within New Zealand. Cultural cringe is sad and Chris Else does a marvellous job of explaining the whats and whys. Eleanor Catton won last year's Booker Prize and found herself in trouble with the New Zealand Press and general public because she dared to make some mild criticism about certain aspects of the New Zealand literary world.

My thanks to Chris Else for this sensible and very clear explanation of soemthing which has...

Listen to the researchers who know: Independent E-Book Sales are growing.

Independent Writers owe a great deal to the team at author earnings.com. When the publishing industry is busy talking down e-books and e-book sales, telling us they have plateaued or are even dropping, here is the truth from solid research.
Take a look.
http://authorearnings.com/report/sept...

Seems to...

More Tips from the Helpful

I love all the advice from Shawn and RJ but I want to know why when I do all these things I still cannot get one person to sign up for my email newsletter which goes out (or will when I have readers!) once a year!!!!!!
Seems to me there is a magic wand involved and something else which no one can name but the lucky ones have.

Well I will persist in my efforts but I do wonder.

Here are the tips for gaining a list of readers and a hint about why we all need beta readers.


Shawn & R.J. from Book Mar...