Category Archives: Book business

Thoughts About Book Piracy

Posted on September 28, 2014 11:59 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  As some readers know, various online “pirate” sites electronically duplicate thousands of popular ebooks from legitimate sales sites, then make them available to readers — either free or at a nominal charge — without paying their authors for each … Continue reading →

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A New Interview of Me by Lisette Brodey

Posted on September 22, 2014 4:55 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Author Lisette Brodey has conducted a long, expansive interview of me on her site, “Lisette’s Writers’ Chateau.” Our far-ranging conversation explores more than I’ve previously revealed to any interviewer about my writing methods, the merits of self-publishing, the challenges … Continue reading →

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Authors Behaving Badly

Posted on September 7, 2014 8:35 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  In an excellent blog post, bestselling author and writing teacher David Farland takes on purveyors of plagiarism, fake reviews, purchased reviews, review-swapping schemes, attack reviews, etc. Reader reviews are enormously helpful to authors. Honest reviews often encourage browsing buyers … Continue reading →

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Book Categories: A Modest Proposal

Posted on August 25, 2014 1:41 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I’ve been pondering the whole way that books are categorized and classified, and how “genres” and “subgenres” are generated. I do so because we indie authors are always agonizing about how to categorize our own books within the existing … Continue reading →

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The Best Book Marketing Advice Ever?

Posted on August 18, 2014 4:29 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I don’t know exactly how I missed this brilliant talk by Simon Sinek of several years ago. But for authors who are struggling to find more readers, his 18-minute presentation may contain the most valuable marketing and branding advice … Continue reading →

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Amazon vs. Big Publishing

Posted on August 9, 2014 5:54 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

As most of you know, Amazon has been in a serious contract dispute with Hachette, one of the “Big Five” publishing conglomerates. Central to this conflict is ebook pricing. Big Publishing wants to keep the prices of ebooks high — … Continue reading →

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Must Today’s Successful Author Be a Writing Machine?

Posted on August 6, 2014 3:51 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I follow the blogs of a number of successful authors (see my Blogroll and Favorite Author Links in the sidebar). I do so because I learn a lot from them about writing, publishing, and marketing. Now, they don’t always … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Appearances in Virginia

Posted on July 25, 2014 8:39 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I’ll be at the Massanutten Resort in McGaheysville, Virginia, for a couple of author events during the week of July 27, 2014. On Monday afternoon, July 28, I’ll be signing my books for resort guests at the resort’s weekly … Continue reading →

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Helpful Links for Authors

Posted on July 8, 2014 5:26 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I am constantly approached by authors — especially those contemplating self-publishing — with requests for how-to information about writing and publishing. That includes questions about resources, such as lists of cover artists, editors, proofreaders, where to buy ISBNs, etc. … Continue reading →

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Authors — Using Business Cards to Build Sales

Posted on May 24, 2014 5:40 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  A common lament of authors is: How do I promote my books? I’ve tried to present a host of time-tested ideas in this blog. Author business cards constitute one of the cheapest, easiest methods to build a readership and … Continue reading →

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