Predicting the Future of Indie Publishing
Posted on Mar 1, 2013 in Blog, Publishing | 4 comments
I was tempted to call this post “Calm the F*** Down”, but decided that wouldn’t be polite. Still, a bit of steady breathing is in order. This week, news has come out that Amazon is changing their affiliate rules, especially for those sites whose main purpose is promoting Kindle free books. I’ve run into no fewer than a dozen articles on it this week, and if you follow...
Read MoreSmashwords Alternatives Followup
Posted on Feb 22, 2013 in Blog, Publishing | 16 comments
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about my frustrations with Smashwords and the alternative distribution services I discovered. As promised, I’m following up with a short post to let you all know how it’s turning out. I submitted two books ten days ago, and they’ve already appeared on Apple, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo (WHSmith in the UK). Over time, the books will appear in other...
Read MoreFrustrated with Smashwords? There Are Alternatives!
Posted on Feb 9, 2013 in Blog, Publishing | 13 comments
Besides getting a much higher royalty rate, of course, the best part of being an independent author is the flexibility. We can change prices, descriptions, cover art, fix errors, and it all happens almost instantly. Okay, it may take a day or so for the changes to show up on Amazon, but compared to large publishers (who rarely, if ever, make ANY changes to a book once it’s released),...
Read MoreAn Extended Giveaway & Distribution News
Posted on Jan 13, 2013 in Blog, Books, Publishing | 3 comments
As many of you may be aware, I’ve had all of my books exclusive to Amazon for some time. There are several reasons for this, but part of it has been that by doing this, I’ve been able to have my books in the Kindle Online Lending Library. And, in truth, I’ve made quite a bit of money from that. (For those who aren’t aware, I get paid by Amazon every time someone checks out...
Read MoreTutorial: Ebook Formatting
Posted on Dec 23, 2012 in Blog, Publishing, Technology | 0 comments
Last week I did a video on formatting your manuscript for CreateSpace, so this week I decided to follow-up by creating a similar walkthrough illustrating how to create .mobi (Kindle) and .epub files. Soon (according to Mark Coker, within weeks) we will be able to upload epub files to Smashwords rather than using the meatgrinder. I’m pretty excited about this, because I’m planning to...
Read MoreFormatting for CreateSpace
Posted on Dec 13, 2012 in Blog, Publishing | 5 comments
Being an independently published (aka self-published) author is sometimes overwhelming. There’s so much to learn, such as how to do (or hire) cover art, how to format for all the many types of ebooks, how to format for print, blogging, social media, interviews, distribution, marketing, getting reviews, how to choose effective paid advertising, how to choose the most effective price point… it...
Read MoreMeet India Drummond
I'm a lot of other things, but mostly I'm a writer. I like books with fast action, scary killers, fantasy worlds, and a dash of romance. Maybe even all four at once. To see what types of books I write, click "Fantasy Series" in the nav bar. -- To get in touch with me, click Contact India and send me an email. 
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