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Amazon has filed a lawsuit accusing more than 1,100 members of the freelance marketplace Fiverr of offering to post phony product reviews on Amazon.com. Read the article here. I remember when I first started publishing books, a few programs I bought recommended going to Fiverr.com to buy reviews. I didn’t feel comfortable doing that after […]

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If you’re like most people, you struggle at times to get into a creative flow. You sit with fingers poised over the keyboard and nothing happens. You chew on your nails, pace, or get a cup of coffee, but no rational ideas pop into your head. Some people can generate ideas anytime anywhere, but most […]

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Artists, authors, poets, musicians, or anyone in the arts have talked about ‘their muse’ for centuries. It used to be seen as some sort of dark supernatural force, but actually, it can be anyone around you, or an image, for example, or a thing – maybe a tree. I love huge old trees. They have […]

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One of the key traits of creative people is that they’re risk takers. They’re not afraid to put something new out into the world that might be laughed at. They don’t mind being dismissed as crazy. Take a second to consider that without risks there are no rewards. You may have a few failures, but […]

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Proofreading is the last line of defense for quality control in print and Kindle publishing. But before you get to that final stage, editing is a must do before expending time and effort checking for typographical errors. Of course, many aspects need to be in place, including, structure, tone, style, etc. However, correct use of […]

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Today, publishing a book is not a difficult task. Self-publishing, with the help of a computer and other accessible tools is readily available and many writers are finding that the process is a less painful way to publish their writing than in past years. In fact, CreateSpace topped the league of self-published print book producers […]

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Today, publishing a book is not a difficult task. Self-publishing, with the help of a computer and other accessible tools is readily available and many writers are finding that the process is a less painful way to publish their writing than in past years. In fact, CreateSpace topped the league of self-published print book producers […]

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One of the main ingredients to a successful book business is tracking, whether it’s tracking your sales, ranking and reviews. Having the knowledge as to how your books are performing in the various areas is marketing power. It’s an inconvenience, however, tracking each of the retailers that sell your books to get a daily accounting […]

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Gosh, I’ve been around the world and I, I, I… that’s actually the title of a beautiful song! I say this because while looking for a post, I came across this blog that I posted almost five years ago! The article is interesting in that eBooks were still relatively in their infancy. Some of the […]

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A window of opportunity has opened for authors to promote their books right within Amazon. This is another avenue for us to boost the exposure of our book(s) and consequently make more sales. Amazon explains more on this new advertising system: How It Works First, choose the book you want to promote, and specify how […]

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