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November 22, 2015
How to: use SmartURL
How and why to use “Smart URLs” to track clicks! Thanks, Elle! Also, she shows the site’s providing ALL countries’ Amazon links for one product/book! Excellent tools and advice.
best to you all,
Sally
Originally posted on Vampires, Crime and Angels...Eclectic Me:
SmartURL’s can be an incredible tool to use in a million different ways. First off, they can be used on Facebook without causing those dreaded Captcha’s. Secondly, they’re saved on the SmartURL website, so that you don’t have to save them elsewhere. There’s a really quick and easy “Copy” button that you can just sign in to access.
Let’s take a closer look.
Start here at the SmartURL website.
Here’s your homepage.
Now let’s sign in/register and take a closer look. You can do the quick and easy option of signing in with your social media account or register to sign up the long way.
This is how your homepage will look, once you’ve got a few links added.
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Now, click on “Create SmartURL” and we’ll go to the page for how to create a link:
This is the most important part that you’ll need to keep an…
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November 20, 2015
“If You Love Science-Fiction, This Will Blow Your Mind Away!”–author, Dr. Olga Nuñez Miret, M.D., Ph.D., about The Spanners Series
“If You Love Science-Fiction, This Will Blow Your Mind Away!”—author, Dr. Olga Nuñez Miret, M.D., Ph.D., previous guest on CHANGES conversations between authors (Episode 13) and in my Guest Bloggers’ Hall of Fame!
Features The Spanners Series today on her blog to honor the release of Volume III! Thanks, Olga! Go visit, read, comment, please, and SHARE!
Filed under: CHANGES Episodes, The Spanners, This Changes Everything, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, Volume I of The Spanners, Volume II of The Spanners, Volume III Tagged: Olga Nuñez Mirét, Sally Ember Ed.D Author, The Spanners Series
November 17, 2015
Featured on Krysten Lindsay Hager’s site today: The Spanners Series’ newest releases!
Featured on Krysten Lindsay Hager‘s site today: The Spanners Series’ newest releases!
Sally Ember: My First Experiences with #CreateSpace and #Self-Publishing #Print-On-Demand (#POD) #Books
http://www.krystenlindsay.com/blog/sally-ember-my-first-experiences-with-createspace-and-self-publishing-print-on-demand-pod-books
Thanks, Krysten!
Filed under: All Volumes, The Spanners, Themes from The Spanners, This Changes Everything, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, Volume I of The Spanners, Volume II of The Spanners, Volume III Tagged: Krysten Lindsay Hager, new release, Sally Ember Ed.D Author, The Spanners Series, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, Volume III
November 13, 2015
Part II of “A Reluctant Buddhist” by Sally Ember, Ed.D., Appears 11/13/15 on The Buddhist Door
Part II of “A Reluctant Buddhist” by Sally Ember, Ed.D., Appears 11/13/15 on The Buddhist Door
Find out how…:
“…did I end up becoming a devoted, long-term student of Nyingma-lineage Tibetan Buddhism, studying, practicing, and completing my Ngöndro (foundation practices) in two-and-a-half years (“as if my hair were on fire”) while in full-time graduate school, working full time, and raising my son?
“…did I go from being unwilling even to enter the teaching venue or shrine room to being eager and willing to help start and/or expand and also, sometimes, live in and be a cook, coordinator, board member, bookkeeper, umze (chant leader), stupa mantra roller/packer, and more for not one, but three Dharma centers (in Maine, New Mexico, and California)?
“… did I transition from not even talking to Wyn for ten years to having him as Lama Drimed (Padma Drimed Norbu) become my root lama and main, then sole, Dzogchen meditation teacher and practice and retreat guide?
“…did I come to learn Tibetan well enough to be able to read, write, speak, and translate?”
Missed Part I? Find it from September 4, 2015, at Buddhist Door
http://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/a-reluctant-buddhist-how-it-took-me-eight-years-to-start-practicing-in-this-life
Filed under: Buddhism, Gratitude, Meditation, Personal stories, Tibetan Vajrayana Nyingma Tagged: A Reluctant Buddhist, Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, dzogchen, Jewish, Lama Padma Drimed Norbu, Lama Shenphen Drolma, meditation, Ngöndro, retreat, Rigdzin Ling, Sally Ember, The Buddhist Door, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Vajrayana, Vajrayana
November 9, 2015
On Barry Eva’s “A Book and a Chat” Online Radio Show 6:30 PM Eastern USA time today, 11/10/15
Barry Eva, AKA, Storyheart, Author of Across the Pond and The Bathroom Book of Romance, hosts “A Book and a Chat” and is having me, Sally Ember, Ed.D., on again, this time to discuss my new release, now in pre-orders, Volume III, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, and themes from The Spanners Series as well as writing, research, and much more.
Listen & Enjoy: http://newvisionsradio.com/2014-02-26-19-59-03/a-book-and-a-chat/a-book-and-a-chat-page-4 Try after midnight Eastern time 11/10/15 and you can hear me with Barry Eva on “A Book and a Chat” radio show on New Visions Radio any time!
Filed under: Interviews with Sally as Author Tagged: A Book and A Chat, Author Interview, Barry Eva, online radio show, pre-orders, Sally Ember Ed.D Author, The Spanners Series, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, Volume III
November 5, 2015
Soul Reapers Now Available For Pre-Order!
Mazel Tov, Shay West! AND, if anyone would like to get to know this author more, check out our LIVE talk on CHANGES conversations between authors, Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPbfKicwk4dFdeVSAY1tfhtjaEY_clmfq
Other Authors/ Readers: learn more about and get yourself or recommend someone to be scheduled as a guest for 1/16/16 and beyond: http://sallyember.com/changes-videocasts-by-sally-ember-ed-d/
best to you all,
Sally
Source: Soul Reapers Now Available For Pre-Order!
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November 3, 2015
This will be Epic
Visit with #fantasy and #scifi #authors through 11/8/15!
Originally posted on Dee-Scoveries:
In the past few weeks I’ve been immersed in an interesting new phenomenon: FantasyCon. A group called Flavor of Fantasy along with a bunch of authors, publishers, bloggers and artists has put together a gigantic online fantasy and sci fi event from Nov. 1 to Nov. 8 for everyone who loves these genres.It’s a virtual convention staged on Facebook but just like at a real convention, you’ll find booths. At these dedicated Facebook pages you can meet authors and artists and ask questions by posting comments. Enter scores of contests for chances at a TON of prizes of Amazon gift certificates, books and ebooks. There’s also chats with all kinds of different authors and some videos of panel discussions on a bunch of really intriguing topics, like the one I’m on, “The Hero’s Journey.”
Don’t miss tomorrow, Epic Wednesday, Nov. 4. I’ll be hosting a booth. Visit the main…
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November 2, 2015
On an HIATUS from *CHANGES* conversations between authors for November & December, 2015
I am on an hiatus from CHANGES conversations between authors for November and December, 2015, due to my own publication and writing schedule.
Welcoming Guest Blog posts from previous CHANGES guests: see Guest Bloggers’ Guidelines on http://www.sallyember.com/guest-bloggers-hall-of-fame
INFO: Sally Ember, Ed.D., and guests have LIVE conversations on almost-weekly Episodes of CHANGES conversations between authors during which we discuss fascinating topics.
SCROLL DOWN on http://www.sallyember.com/changes-videocasts-by-sally-ember-ed-d/ for schedule, URLs, guest info and more.
After reading ALL the instructions and information on that page and when you’re ready to request a slot for yourself as a guest, contact: sallyember AT yahoo DOT com and send your two preferred dates.
I do seek guests starting in mid-January, 2016, to be in a video conversation with me, LIVE, which is also then archived on G+HOA/Youtube.
Please keep reading on the *CHANGES* page and find out about how to get on the show.
Also: UNEXPECTED, last-minute openings for #author guests occasionally occur! Check page (above) for more information.
Filed under: CHANGES Episodes Tagged: *CHANGES* conversations between authors, *CHANGES* G+ HOA, Sally Ember Ed.D Author
I CONQUERED #CreateSpace! This Changes Everything, Volume I, The Spanners Series is in Print starting November 13, 2015!
I CONQUERED #CreateSpace! This Changes Everything, Volume I, The Spanners Series is in Print starting November 13, 2015!
FYI: Margins for 5″ x 8″ book with 543 pages need to be:
1.25″ inner, 0.5″ for the rest.
0 for gutter.
This Changes Everything, Volume II, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, and III, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, of The Spanners Series by Sally Ember, Ed.D., will be available as print editions!
$17.99 for Volume I, starting in early November! Check Amazon or my website http://www.sallyember.com (look right; scroll down) for links.
Other two to follow closely thereafter, probably at around the same price.
Yippee! Thanks, everyone, especially authors Madeline Duffy on Facebook, Dana Delamar at http://danadelamar.blogspot.com/p/createspace-tips.html and Megan at http://Toadyland.com plus the people in the CreateSpace Community forums!
If you still prefer ebooks and/or love a free one, Volume I is permafree; Volume II is $3.99 and Volume III is now in half-price pre-orders ($1.99) through 12/7/15; Vol III ebook goes into full release on 12/8/15 @$3.99 as an ebook. Website for links: http://www.sallyember.com (look right; scroll down).
Buy your sci-fi-lovin’ family and friends one of the best utopian, romantic, multiverse, psi-infused, scientific, alien-filled, Jewish/ Buddhist and absolutely unique novels you’ll ever read or give as a gift when you invest in The Spanners Series from Timult Books.
Consider purchasing BOOKS or gift cards to Amazon for whatever birthdays or holidays you celebrate!
More FYI for ebook Indie Publishers/Self-Published Authors, if you might need better distribution:
To place your book(s) on all Amazon’s Kindle Stores (USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, Brazil, Japan, India etc.), and in North America, via Apple, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Ingram, and in Europe, via Askews & Holts, Blackwell’s, BlioBook, Depository, Kalahari.net, Waterstones, Whitcoulls, WH Smith, you can use BookBaby or .eBookpartnership, for example. There are others.
You have to have your ebook files in the appropriate formats ready to upload. They do not help with that, but there are many forums and communities online who do.
Their yearly fee is less than $100 and you can save LOTS of hours for uploading your book and for tracking accounts with these retailers.
They do not take commissions, such as Smashwords and Kindle do. You keep 100% of the revenue from online retail.
However, you should buy your own ISBN’s, preferably a block of ten ($295 for ten vs. $125 for one as of November, 2015), on Bowker.
Remember to register your book(s) (print and electronic) worldwide with Bowker’s database because that is used by bookstores and libraries around the world.
Filed under: Indie or Self-Publishing, Marketing, Science Fiction and Fantasy, This Changes Everything, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, Timult Books, Volume I of The Spanners, Volume II of The Spanners, Volume III Tagged: ebooks, Gifts, permafree, POD, print books, print formatting, Print-On-Demand, The Spanners Series, This Changes Everything, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change
I CONQUERED #CreateSpace! This Changes Everything, Volume I, The Spanners Series is in Print starting November 7, 2015!
I CONQUERED #CreateSpace! This Changes Everything, Volume I, The Spanners Series is in Print starting November 7, 2015!
FYI: Margins for 5″ x 8″ book with 543 pages need to be:
1.25″ inner, 0.5″ for the rest.
0 for gutter.
This Changes Everything, Volume II, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, and III, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, of The Spanners Series by Sally Ember, Ed.D., will be available as print editions!
$17.99 for Volume I, starting in early November! Check Amazon or my website http://www.sallyember.com (look right; scroll down) for links.
Other two to follow closely thereafter, probably at around the same price.
Yippee! Thanks, everyone, especially authors Madeline Duffy on Facebook, Dana Delamar at http://danadelamar.blogspot.com/p/createspace-tips.html and Megan at http://Toadyland.com plus the people in the CreateSpace Community forums!
If you still prefer ebooks and/or love a free one, Volume I is permafree; Volume II is $3.99 and Volume III is now in half-price pre-orders ($1.99) through 12/7/15; Vol III ebook goes into full release on 12/8/15 @$3.99 as an ebook. Website for links: http://www.sallyember.com (look right; scroll down).
Buy your sci-fi-lovin’ family and friends one of the best utopian, romantic, multiverse, psi-infused, scientific, alien-filled, Jewish/ Buddhist and absolutely unique novels you’ll ever read or give as a gift when you invest in The Spanners Series from Timult Books.
Consider purchasing BOOKS or gift cards to Amazon for whatever birthdays or holidays you celebrate!
More FYI for ebook Indie Publishers/Self-Published Authors, if you might need better distribution:
To place your book(s) on all Amazon’s Kindle Stores (USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, Brazil, Japan, India etc.), and in North America, via Apple, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Ingram, and in Europe, via Askews & Holts, Blackwell’s, BlioBook, Depository, Kalahari.net, Waterstones, Whitcoulls, WH Smith, you can use BookBaby or .eBookpartnership, for example. There are others.
You have to have your ebook files in the appropriate formats ready to upload. They do not help with that, but there are many forums and communities online who do.
Their yearly fee is less than $100 and you can save LOTS of hours for uploading your book and for tracking accounts with these retailers.
They do not take commissions, such as Smashwords and Kindle do. You keep 100% of the revenue from online retail.
However, you should buy your own ISBN’s, preferably a block of ten ($295 for ten vs. $125 for one as of November, 2015), on Bowker.
Remember to register your book(s) (print and electronic) worldwide with Bowker’s database because that is used by bookstores and libraries around the world.
Filed under: Indie or Self-Publishing, Marketing, Science Fiction and Fantasy, This Changes Everything, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, Timult Books, Volume I of The Spanners, Volume II of The Spanners, Volume III Tagged: ebooks, Gifts, permafree, POD, print books, print formatting, Print-On-Demand, The Spanners Series, This Changes Everything, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change
