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Michele J. Rolle Invisible Warrior

Indie Authors TV welcomes Michele J. Rolle, author of Invisible Warrior, a memoir on growing up in a failed New York City housing project, escaping poverty, harsh conditions, and finding the light at the end of the tunnel. Hosted by Jason Matthews and Marla Miller.

Amazon author pages:

http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Warrior-A-Memoir-ebook/dp/B0095YE8DW

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Matthews/e/B004A8W4BG/

http://www.amazon.com/Marla-Miller/e/B000APJYSE/

Websites:

http://www.invisiblewarrior.net

http://ebooksuccess4free.wordpress.com

http://marlamiller.com/

G+ Pages:

Michele J. Rolle – https://plus.google.com/105359305997611846672/posts

Jason Matthews — https://plus.google.com/117850331447734054313/posts

Marla Miller — https://plus.google.com/104880672110890238358/posts

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Monte Schulz Inheritor Santa Barbara Writers Conference

Indie Authors TV welcomes Monte Schulz, inheritor of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, the greatest gathering of writers in the world. Hosted by Jason Matthews and Marla Miller.

Amazon author pages:

http://www.amazon.com/Monte-Schulz/e/B001HP1YM0/

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Matthews/e/B004A8W4BG/

http://www.amazon.com/Marla-Miller/e/B000APJYSE/

Websites:

http://www.monteschulz.com/

http://your-own-free-website.com/

http://marlamiller.com/

G+ Pages:

Monte Schulz — https://plus.google.com/118329978196365087923/posts

Jason Matthews — https://plus.google.com/117850331447734054313/posts

Marla Miller — https://plus.google.com/104880672110890238358/posts

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Indie Authors with Book Video Trailers?

Are you an Indie Author with a book video trailer? Would you like to be featured in a blog post and YouTube video about the process? If so, we’re planning an upcoming feature on this blog and my YouTube channel and are currently accepting submissions, which can be left in the comments below. Here’s what we need from you:

1. Link to the YouTube book video trailer, view count and date published

2. Brief description of how it was made (who made it and what programs)

3. Cost range: free – under $100 – under $300 – under $500 – more than that

4. Do you believe it has sold books? Was it worth it?

5. Advice for authors making one

Space is limited but all relevant comments will be published below. Here is an example:

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Sharon Lippincott Writing Compelling Description

Indie Authors TV welcomes Sharon Lippincott to discuss her book, The Heart and Craft of Writing Compelling Description. Hosted by Jason Matthews and Marla Miller.

Amazon author pages:

http://www.amazon.com/Sharon-M.-Lippincott/e/B001JS3Y2I/

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Matthews/e/B004A8W4BG/

http://www.amazon.com/Marla-Miller/e/B000APJYSE/

Websites:

http://heartandcraft.blogspot.com/

http://ebooksuccess4free.wordpress.com

http://marlamiller.com/

G+ Pages:

Sharon Lippincott — https://plus.google.com/118014937251665671624/posts

Jason Matthews — https://plus.google.com/117850331447734054313/posts

Marla Miller — https://plus.google.com/103300511748809913411/posts

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Smashwords Research 2013 Highlights

When Smashwords CEO Mark Coker talks ebooks and sales, indie authors listen. Here are highlights from a recent study:

Most books don’t sell well, but those that do sell really well (how do you get that ball rolling?)


Longer Books sell better than shorts (top sellers averaged ~ 115,000 words)
books with Shorter Titles sell better than Longer Titles (just slightly)
$2.99 most common Price Point (not a surprise since 70% royalties begin there)
Low Price sells more (usually, but $1 to $1.99 is an under-performing price range)


Free Books still get downloaded like hotcakes
$3.99 is surprisingly good price point for sales
Indie Author advantages continue to strengthen over traditional model (well, yeah, good)

Mark Coker asks us to share this info. If you found it useful, share it with others. Click for original post.

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Tracey Barnes Priestley Duck Pond Epiphany

Indie Authors TV welcomes Tracey Barnes Priestley, author of Duck Pond Epiphany, to discuss her recent novel, Duck Pond Epiphany. Tracey is a psychologist, life coach, singer and performer, star of “The Second Half: A Lively Look at Life after Fifty.” Join us live or watch the video on YouTube. Hosted by Jason Matthews and Marla Miller.

Amazon author pages:

http://www.amazon.com/Tracey-Barnes-Priestley/e/B00BOV0BSU/

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Matthews/e/B004A8W4BG/

http://www.amazon.com/Marla-Miller/e/B000APJYSE/

Websites:

http://thesecondhalfonline.com/

http://ebooksuccess4free.webs.com

http://marlamiller.com/

G+ Pages:

Tracey Barnes Priestley — https://plus.google.com/104219795541225313720/posts

Jason Matthews — https://plus.google.com/117850331447734054313/posts

Marla Miller — https://plus.google.com/103300511748809913411/posts

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Matt Pallamary Shamanic Approach to Storytelling

Indie Authors TV hosts Matt Pallamary, author, playwright, shaman, visionary and more. Join us for a fascinating discussion of his books, travels and experiences. Sure to be enlightening, please share with your circles.

Amazon author pages:

http://www.amazon.com/Matthew-J.-Pallamary/e/B001K7YB52/

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Matthews/e/B004A8W4BG/

http://www.amazon.com/Marla-Miller/e/B000APJYSE/

Websites:

http://www.screenwriterssb.org/

http://ebooksuccess4free.wordpress.com

http://marlamiller.com/

G+ Pages:

Matt Pallamary — https://plus.google.com/108074588627470168900/posts

Jason Matthews — https://plus.google.com/117850331447734054313/posts

Marla Miller — https://plus.google.com/103300511748809913411/posts

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Vote for My Gutsy Stories

Gutsy stories are pouring in to Sonia Marsh, author of Freeways to Flip-Flops: A Family’s Year of Gutsy Living on a Tropical Island and founder of the anthology.

The voting has begun for the “My Gutsy Story®.” Winner to be announced LIVE from Paris, France on May 16th.

To Vote, visit SoniaMarsh.com and scroll down the right sidebar and look for (Jason Matthews) any of your favorite authors.

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Marla Miller-Editor-With Author-Kickstarter

Marla Miller shares decades of experience from both traditional and indie publishing. Discussion focused on author platform, editing, developing manuscripts, with author vs ghostwriting, and more. Featuring host, Jason Matthews.

Amazon author pages:

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Matthews/e/B004A8W4BG/

http://www.amazon.com/Marla-Miller/e/B000APJYSE/

Websites:

http://www.thelittleuniverse.com

http://marlamiller.com/

G+ Pages:

Jason Matthews — https://plus.google.com/117850331447734054313/posts

Marla Miller — https://plus.google.com/103300511748809913411/posts

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AuthorsdB Data Base for Authors and Readers

AuthorsdB looks a lot like IMDb, rightfully so. Authors and their books should have a comparable data base like celebrities, TV and movies. Good for writers, good for readers.

Submitting your info is a snap. Fortunately, they list pretty much everywhere your books are for sale and the social media links that matter. Instead of just having  a few links like Amazon, Twitter, Facebook–you’ll get Smashwords, Apple, Sony, Kobo, B & N, your sites, Goodreads, Google Plus, LinkedIn and more if you want. Plus you can upload photos, video, audio. They have book cover contests, blogger awards, lots going on. Here’s a profile that came together in minutes: http://authorsdb.com/authors-directory/2700-jason-matthews.

From the website:

Here at AUTHORSdB we’ve formed the only database of authors, including social media, book listings and much more, for today’s mind-field of thousands of aspiring and established writers.  We are a dedicated website that helps authors for free.  Why free? We have a few Angels who simply want to see authors flourish.  Readers no longer have to Google from several different websites to find out more about a particular author – it’s all here.

AUTHORSdB uses software that engages search engines in a friendly manner.  As an AUTHORSdB author you can enjoy the benefits:

Organic (non-paid) Google backlinks are critical to any Social Media Marketing.  There is no guarantee however authors on AUTHORSdB are enjoying being indexed in Google in less than 24 hours.  See for yourself, in April we have over 30,000.  Google search:  site:authorsdb.com and see if your listing comes up.  We tweet Google alerts when authors get indexed in Google.
Share. Share. Share. In the new world of Social Media Marketing, sharing on social platforms helps gain exposure to our authors.  When an author is listed, we tweet @[author name] #gotlisted NEW AUTHORSdB Pls RT [link back to author details]  We also Like author’s facebook pages and when liked back, we share something from the authors Facebook page.  (Must have a Twitter and Facebook page to qualify)  We Google+, LinkedIn & Pininterest you!
Like our Facebook page and we will share a post from you on ours.

Awards

TOP25 AUTHORSdB.  The more views you receive on your author details page, the more you climb to the TOP25 list*.  Announced every Friday. @[author name] AUTHORSdB TOP25 & is currently #1 Pls RT [link back to author details]
AUTHOR OF THE WEEK.  Each week authors who are in the TOP 25 will be put into randompicker.com and a draw will be awarded for a banner weekly.
VIP BLOGGER We appreciate when author’s share the word about AUTHORSdB on their blogs.  We offer a VIP Blogger Award for bloggers who blog about AUTHORSdB of a free banner drawn weekly for members with listings on AUTHORSdB.com.  If your blog is not drawn, you are entered into the following week’s draw.  Valid as long as your blog post about AUTHORSdB is live. Announced every Friday.
FEATURED AUTHORS are random authors selected via our database and shown in the Featured Authors section giving every author equal promotional benefits.
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT each week the database will spotlight an author randomly bringing attention to the author.  No qualifications other than they must be listed on AUTHORSdB

 SHARE. SHARE. SHARE.

 We Are Tweeting Fools – We tweet about anything related to our members.  Whether you are #1 in Amazon, trending in social media or launching a new book.  We tweet and retweet your news.  Let us know what’s happening!

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