Tag Archives: Robert Bidinotto

10 Winning Marketing Strategies for Your Self-Published Book

Posted on March 17, 2013 2:57 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Some time ago, I published a piece telling aspiring authors “Ten Reasons You Should Skip Traditional Publishers and Self-Publish Ebooks Instead.” Yet despite the clear advantages of “indie” over “traditional” publishing, the prospect of “DIY” publishing still scares the … Continue reading →

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Tales of Woe from Traditionally Published Authors

Posted on February 26, 2013 8:12 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Whenever I hear someone denigrating the self-publishing option, I think of the many tales of woe that I read and heard over the years from traditionally published authors — stories that discouraged me, for a long time, from writing … Continue reading →

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Dumb Advice from Forbes to Indie Authors

Posted on February 21, 2013 11:32 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Amid the never-ending anti-Amazon rants, one occasionally finds a piece that aspires to be grounded in facts and statistics. Well, this new one, by Suw Charman-Anderson in Forbes, is a classic example of how to misread (and misreport) statistics … Continue reading →

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A Humbling Endorsement of HUNTER

Posted on January 24, 2013 12:16 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Recently, I received a private message from renowned author and writing teacher Randy Ingermanson, best known as author of the bestselling Writing Fiction for Dummies. After reading HUNTER, Randy graciously volunteered the following endorsement “blurb”: Hunter is a terrifically … Continue reading →

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New Ebook Pairs HUNTER with SNAKE SKIN by CJ Lyons

Posted on December 29, 2012 7:43 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I am delighted to announce publication of a new, “double-ebook” Kindle edition of HUNTER, paired with the hot-selling SNAKE SKIN by bestselling author CJ Lyons! If you like my Dylan Hunter vigilante hero, you’ll love CJ’s own tough-as-nails heroine, … Continue reading →

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Book Signing Event on December 7

Posted on November 30, 2012 5:11 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  MARYLAND/D.C.-AREA RESIDENTS: I’ll be participating in a book-signing event with small group of talented local authors on Friday evening, December 7, 6:30 p.m., at Bridges Restaurant in Grasonville, Maryland. The details are in this newspaper article (a PDF). Bridges … Continue reading →

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Stumped for Picking the Right Christmas Present?

Posted on November 28, 2012 2:56 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Then why not give the special people in your life hours of story-telling entertainment — either an ebook, an audiobook, or a personally inscribed print book? And how can you go wrong if that story was the #1 title … Continue reading →

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My Latest Personal Interview

Posted on November 25, 2012 4:50 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

I’ve just been interviewed by Denise Wy in her blog “Successilism,” devoted to publishing success stories from people in different walks of life. It is probably the longest, and undoubtedly the most probing and personal, interview I’ve yet conducted with … Continue reading →

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Kevin Koloff, Esq., Representing “Hunter” to the Film Trade

Posted on November 16, 2012 7:56 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I am pleased to announce that the TV and film rights for HUNTER are now represented by highly respected, veteran Hollywood entertainment attorney Kevin Koloff, Esq. With 30 years as an entertainment attorney, Mr. Koloff spent 12 years as … Continue reading →

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Interview with Suspense Author Allan Leverone

Posted on November 14, 2012 11:13 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Allan Leverone is a 2012 Derringer Award winner for excellence in short mystery fiction and the author of four novels. These include the Amazon Top 25 overall bestseller THE LONELY MILE  (StoneHouse Ink), as well as the thriller FINAL … Continue reading →

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