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The First Annual State of Author Discovery Address – The Readers Have Spoken!
My fellow authors… Like many of you, I’ve been reading all the publishing insider’s 2015 industry predictions. The outlook appears quite dire and challenging, especially if you believe Mark Coker. I usually side with J.A. Konrath in these matters, but he has…
Give the Gift of Book Discovery this Holiday Season
I recently happened upon an interesting survey of nearly 3,000 readers conducted by author Marie Force from June 1 – June 30, 2013. Here were some of the more interesting (and valuable) findings: Readers prefer e-books to paperbacks (77 to…
Tagged with: author discovery, authordiscovery.com, book discoverability, book pricing, book reviews, indie publishing, Omar Luqmaan-Harris, qwantu amaru
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Posted in Book Discovery, discoverability
Brand Building: An Author Discovery Must – Part II: A conversation with Author Renita Bryant
A fundamental component of an author brand is putting out quality product time and time again and that means remaining dedicated to the craft of writing. While this blog and site does not specifically deal with becoming a better writer,…
Brand Building: An Author Discovery Must – Part I: A conversation with Author Matthew Wayne Selznick
Brand building is one of the fundamentals of author discovery and marketing in general. A lot of book marketing experts talk about the concept of platform building but few zero in on the bulls-eye at the center of your author…
50 Ideas to Help to Sell 10,000 copies of your Book (Reblog from Author James W. Lewis)
AD.com note: Three and a half years ago, I joined forces with author’s Stephanie Casher and James W. Lewis to form independent publishing venture – The Pantheon Collective. At the time, James was the debut author with his novel Sellout,…
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Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing, discoverability, Reblogs
10 Ways to Boost Author Discovery After Winning a Book Award
Winning is great isn’t it? Especially when what you’ve won is an award for your creativity in producing a literary work. My novel recently won a 10th literary award since its publication in December 2011, and after the initial euphoria…
Author Richard Stephenson’s tips on how to hit an author discovery home run right out the gate
AD.com: Welcome to AuthorDiscovery,com, Richard. We’re big fans of your book Collapse over here and eagerly awaiting the follow-up, Resistance (due July 15, 2013). Collapse was your debut novel, yet you have a presence and following usually reserved for authors with…
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Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing, discoverability
Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing, discoverability
12 Author Profile Sites to Boost Your Discoverability
Last night I was reading a report by Digital Book World called What Authors Want: A Survey of Authors to Understand Their Priorities in the Self-Publishing Era – in which they surveyed nearly 5,000 authors-aspiring, self-published, traditionally published and those…
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Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing
Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing
What the Turkish #OccupyGezi protests have taught me about Author Discovery
I moved to Istanbul, Turkey back in December 2012 for a job (and to research my upcoming novel). As I’ve been chronicling this new adventure for my blog: An American Author in Istanbul, I realized the importance of authors using…
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Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing
Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing
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