There’s a big difference between wanting, say, a sociology text about serial killers and a crime thriller on the theme. Nonetheless, the top three books in the social sciences bestsellers of Amazon.co.uk are novels about serial killers. These authors are doing incredibly well. Do they really need to be in misleading categories? When you [...]
Tags deleted from Kindle ebooks. What did you expect?
Amazon has removed tags for Kindle books. Conspiracy between Amazon and traditional publishers or the entirely predictable result of authors trying to game the system?
The day Amazon.com asked me to close my website
This site was called Kindle Self-Publishing but Amazon felt that might confuse people into thinking this was an Amazon.com site so they asked me to change it. And they did it so nicely.
Why I reported myself to Facebook for trademark infringement
I reported myself to Facebook for infringing Amazon’s trademarks.
Sunday Self-Publishing Round-Up [28 August]
It was a week you’ll remember for Taleist getting a new logo; and for finding out you can buy promotional stockings but wondering if you have the legs for them.
Why it would be better for some authors to be single
Authors of short books suffer because there’s no clear signal of quantity to readers so self-publishers risk being criticised for not providing “enough” for the money.
Upcoming training courses from Taleist
- [Melbourne] Self-Publishing Your Book (2-days)13 Jun 14 - 10:00 Australian Society of Authors 415, 5th Floor, CAE Building, 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne […]
- [Sydney] Self-Publishing Your Book4 Apr 14 - 10:00 Australian Society of Authors C1.06, 22 Mountain Street Ultimo […]
- [Canberra] Social media for public affairs27 Jun 13 - 14:00 National Press Club 16 National Circuit Barton […]
- [Sydney] Blogging and publishing online15 Jun 13 - 09:00 Walkley Foundation 245 Chalmers Street Redfern […]
- [Sydney] Social media for magazine publishers13 Jun 13 - 09:00 Walkley Foundation 245 Chalmers Street Redfern […]
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How I lost half my readers in 48 hours
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Quick guide to the Sydney Writers’ Festival 2013 for self-publishers
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Quick guide to the Sydney Writers’ Festival 2013 for self-publishers
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How I lost half my readers in 48 hours
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Novel ideas for travel and tourism
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Netflix says it’s a great time to be a writer
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Twitter, prophecy, and the 1998 Nokia Communicator
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