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Thanks to its success in attracting and holding an audience, and despite the controversies surrounding the content it dishes out, Facebook's algorithmic News Feed quickly became the template for other social media platforms and then for traditional media companies as they shifted their offerings online. Everyone rushed into the business of
... See moreThe bulk of the units from the Amazon self-publishing options can be found on Amazon.com’s footer information, under the heading “Make Money with Us”—and then accessed by clicking the link “Self-Publish with Us”; this click takes you to the page that offers different tools for e-book, print, and audio self-publishing. Their overall pitch is to
... See moreMike Shatzkin • The Book Business: What Everyone Needs to Know®
For both fiction and non-fiction writers (although more so for fiction writers), Wattpad has become an incredibly powerful publishing platform. Here, anyone can begin publishing pages of their stories and books in real-time. Readers can follow you and your stories, comment on them for other readers to see, and share your stories with their own
... See moreNicolas Cole • The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention
O’Reilly is the way of the future: multiple formats, DRM-free, and expanding the definition of publishing to include multimedia learning, community forums, and face-to-face conferences. (Hat-tip to Jason Epstein for pointing out O’Reilly Media as an example.)
Guy Kawasaki, Shawn Welch • Ape
My quick advice is to charge $20-30 for your paperback and $9.99 for your ebook. The exceptions are if you prefer to sell
Rob Fitzpatrick • Write Useful Books: A modern approach to designing and refining recommendable nonfiction
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Anthony Pompliano • Writing for Leverage, Teenage Billionaires, The Problem with Mainstream Media, and More - David Perell on Off the Chain, Hosted By Anthony Pompliano • Podcast Notes
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Hybrid Publishing: This is a new form of publishing that sits between traditional and self publishing. Some call it “Vanity Publishing,” and there’s a wide range of what’s considered hybrid publishing. At it’s best, it is an innovative alternative to traditional publishing with better royalty rates, better terms for the author, and more
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