I first started publishing in 2011. It was an exciting, vibrant time when the sky was the limit and the world was your oyster. There were a couple of well published cases of writers who started making a lot of money that got a lot of publicity from the news….
Let’s do a little exercise. Find 10 random readers, and ask them why they buy their books. I bet that nine times out of ten they will say that the book was recommended to them by a friend or a place that they trusted. Ask those ten people why they…
In Self-publishing Unboxed, I mentioned that I don’t use permanently free books any more. People have asked me when I would recommend using free books, and when not to use them. Free books are excellent for giving away samples of your writing. People will download the free book and then…
