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A New Panzerism

Panzer on ownership

There's only two things to remember:

1) Not yours

... and ...

Don't touch that! 2)  Mine.

Promoting Your Book With Promo Websites

It's more than I had yesterday.Panzer was out in the Catosphere today looking for adventure.

My bad cat boy found thriller author Silas Payton's blog.

And what did he find there?

Panzer found Payton's list of five promo websites for books. Payton has the list broken into two parts: sites that require your book has reader reviews and sites that don't require your book have any reviews or just a few.

Panzer says, "I know five doesn't sound like many, but that's five more promo sites you can add to your list."

If you need more promotion sites for your book, tootle over to promotion websites.

Memorial Day

   

Today is the day we in the United States recognize those who have given their lives to preserve our freedom and democracy.

Audio Books and the Indie Reader

Just jump right on.Panzer has told you before about the audiobook market. He's told you how to do it at ACX and where to do the selling at Amazon and Audible. Now, it looks like the rest of the indie world is catching up with him and you.

Today, my bad boy stopped in at the Indie Reader.  He found JH Mae's post Audio Books and the Indie Reader has some interesting information. Even Panzer didn't know Goodreads lists if you have an audio book version available.

Panzer says, "Have you jumped on the audiobooks wagon yet? If not, why not?"

For more information on the audio market, tootle over to Audio Books and the Indie Reader

Keyword Press and YouTube Stars

Doesn't make sense to me.Bad boy Panzer took a trip over to the New York Times site today.

He found a post he couldn't believe.

Simon and Schuster's Atria Publishing division has formed an alliance with United Talent Artists. The two have started a new publishing firm called Keyword Press. Keyword will publish books from YouTube stars.

You read that right.

YouTube stars will now be offered publishing contracts. And who are these YouTube stars? So far, they've signed Shane Dawson, Justine Ezarik, Connor Franta, Joey Graceffa, and Shay Butler. These five have 20 million subscribes among them on YouTube.

Panzer says, "What do YouTube subscribers have to do with publishing? I guess Keyword Press will find out."

This is a v-e-r-y l-o-n-g post, so grab a huge cup of tea before you go read it.

If you're interested in YouTube stars and publishing, tootle over to YouTube Stars

Doesn't make sense to me.Bad boy Panzer took a trip over ...

Doesn't make sense to me.Bad boy Panzer took a trip over to the New York Times site today.

He found a post he couldn't believe.

Simon and Schuster's Atria Publishing division has formed an alliance with United Talent Artists. The two have started a new publishing firm called Keyword Press. Keyword will publish books from YouTube stars.

You read that right.

YouTube stars will now be offered publishing contracts. And who are these YouTube stars? So far, they've signed Shane Dawson, Justine Ezarik, Connor Franta, Joey Graceffa, and Shay Butler. These five have 20 million subscribes among them on YouTube.

Panzer says, "What do YouTube subscribers have to do with publishing? I guess Keyword Press will find out."

This is a v-e-r-y l-o-n-g post, so grab a huge cup of tea before you go read it.

If you're interested in YouTube stars and publishing, tootle over to YouTube Stars

An Author Bio That Sells Books

Did you know?Panzer was speeding around the Catosphere today. He was looking for someplace new to visit. He happened to find Ben Zackheim's blog.

My bad boy found a post there about writing your author bio at Amazon and the other e-retailers. The tips in the post include how to fine tune each bio to the specific e-retailer. Turns out we shouldn't use the same bio at Amazon and Barnes and Noble or any of the others. Each gets their own special bio. By tailoring the bio to each e-retailer, you are enhancing your reader appeal and by extension increasing your sales potential.

Panzer says, "I didn't know they were each supposed to be different. I need to make some changes right now!"

If you want help with your author bio, tootle over to author bio.

A New Panzerism

They're getting heavy again.Panzer says:

Mom-Mom is really mean.

She woke me up a little while ago to call me lazy.

She doesn't realize this, but a cat's eyelids are really very heavy.

I've got to close them a lot for long times

... or risk serious injury.

Youtube Channel For Writers

Just it back and watch them.Panzer was tootling around the Catosphere today. He happened to stop in at the Michael Levin Writes blog.

My bad boy found an announcement there about New York Times best selling author Michael Levin's YouTube channel for writers. Of course, he had to check it out. Each of the videos is short, between 3 and 10 minutes is average. There are 150 videos available. The subjects cover writing, selling, editing, ghost writing, and more of Levin's wisdom.

To watch the videos, scroll down the page to the Subscribe For Free Now link and click it. This will take you to the available videos. The first video plays automatically. When it finishes, click the video you want to watch.

Panzer says, "You'll need just a small cup of tea for these videos. They're short, but full of information."

If you're interested in learning about writing from best selling author Michael Levin, tootle over to YouTube

The Education of a Pulp Writer: Three for Free!

FREE!Panzer made a return visit to The Education of a Pulp Writer blog today.

My bad boy is doing the happy cat dance!

He discovered there are three new FREE ebooks over there! These ebooks are different than the ones that were FREE last month. You'll want to hurry over and download them today as the post says they'll be "free for a few days" only.

So, if you're looking for some FREE reads for the weekend, tootle over to The Education of a Pulp Writer: Three for Free!:

 Panzer wants to thank Kevin's Corner for the tip.