Dave Chesson on converting casual fans to superfans

Posted on 10/18/2019 at 11:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson won’t sugarcoat it: Building a passionate readership base isn’t complicated, but it does take effort. Fortunately, Chesson has...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing

Study: Should you hit the Kindle keyword character limits?

Posted on 10/11/2019 at 10:58 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Are you among the people who sees a character or page limit and assumes one must use all of the...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Keywords, Marketing

What can you offer as a reader magnet, beyond a short story?

Posted on 10/03/2019 at 11:32 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’re all familiar with the concept of a reader magnet — what it is and how it works. Maybe you...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Email newsletter, Marketing

What would you do differently before publishing your first book?

Posted on 09/29/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Unless one of you is holding out on the world, none of us can go back in time and fix...

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Tagged As: Cover design, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing, Reader reviews

Stuck at the beginning? Try a first-sentence generator

Posted on 09/10/2019 at 10:22 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Beginning your story can be one of the toughest parts of writing. Of course there’s an app — or, more...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writer's block / writing prompts

Dave Chesson's five steps to writing a strong book title

Posted on 08/27/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After drafting, writing, and revising, you might feel like your book creativity has been exhausted. But unless you're a writer...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing

How to express your personality throughout a book

Posted on 06/24/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson doesn’t want you to miss a single chance to promote your author brand. In addition to an amazing...

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Anatomy 101: The book edition

Posted on 06/18/2019 at 10:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Think a book is made up of a story sandwiched between two covers? Think again! Dave Chesson provides a thorough...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Design

Use these tools to convert EPUB book files into MOBI ones

Posted on 05/30/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Love it or loathe it, Amazon owns 85 percent of the ebook market. So if your books aren’t available on...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Technology

Is NetGalley worth it? The Kindlepreneur takes a look

Posted on 05/16/2019 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We of course believe in our newsletters’ power to bring in new readers and new reviews for you. That said,...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing, Reader reviews