David Gaughran: The nightmare of Elm Hill Books

Posted on 08/24/2018 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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David Gaughran keeps fighting the good fight against what he sees as exploitative companies that target authors. He&rsqu...

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Switching from Createspace to KDP Print

Posted on 08/17/2018 at 03:14 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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David Gaughran, upon hearing the rumors that Createspace will be closing, did some testing to see what possible issues u...

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How to crack into the right Amazon subcategory

Posted on 07/26/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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If you’re struggling to land your book into the desired Amazon subcategory, David Gaughran is ready to help. Check...

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It's an algorithm, not an adversary

Posted on 07/13/2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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A good way to set David Gaughran’s teeth on edge is to complain about “the Amazon algorithm.” First, h...

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David Gaughran: Your inner artist isn't a great marketer

Posted on 07/06/2018 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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When it comes time to market your book, you need to tune out your inner artist, says David Gaughran. His latest blog pos...

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David Gaughran: They're still stuffing books

Posted on 06/12/2018 at 06:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

David Gaughran is frustrated to report that book-stuffing is alive and well despite Kindle Direct Publishing’s rul...

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David Gaughran: Will Amazon enforce new book-stuffing rules?

Posted on 06/05/2018 at 04:15 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author and digital publishing expert David Gaughran

We posted last week about Kindle Direct Publishing’s new attempt to prevent authors from gaming the page royalties...

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David Gaughran on converting strangers to superfans

Posted on 06/04/2018 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Can you ever have enough tips on how to market? Probably not. Joanna Penn hosted fellow author and publishing-industry g...

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