Make the most of your book-fair appearance

Posted on 10/05/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nate Hoffelder has been participating in quite a few book fairs recently and, obviously, picking up a lot of tips along...

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The four autobiographies every author needs to write

Posted on 10/02/2018 at 09:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nate Hoffelder says every author needs four versions of their bio: a Twitter bio, a podcast intro, a speaker bio, and an...

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The Digital Reader rounds up free online courses for authors

Posted on 09/28/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s a page to bookmark — The Digital Reader has started (and wants to continually update) a page of free...

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Tagged As: Marketing, The Digital Reader, Writing advice

The Digital Reader's favorite podcasts for writers

Posted on 09/24/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The podcast world is starting to feel like the ebook world — so many options for consumers, so little time. So Nat...

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Watch the Kindle Unlimited funding pool grow

Posted on 09/20/2018 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may have already seen the Kindle Unlimited pool for August ($23.3 million). In case you’re curious, though, Th...

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Tagged As: Kindle Unlimited, The business of writing, The Digital Reader

Is someone else selling your book?

Posted on 09/19/2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We promise this isn’t a Talk Like A Pirate Day joke — The Digital Reader really did report on print-on-deman...

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Tagged As: Publishing, The business of writing, The Digital Reader

Instafreebie announces rebranding effort

Posted on 09/18/2018 at 09:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The website Instafreebie will unveil a new look on October 1. The Digital Reader reports that Instafreebie emailed autho...

Categories: Free ebooks

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Business takes on interactive fiction

Posted on 09/14/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Digital Reader shared two pieces recently about interactive fiction — specifically, its performance so far and...

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What WordPress users should know about Gutenberg

Posted on 08/10/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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WordPress users have likely seen posts or notices about something called Gutenberg. If you haven’t and are now ala...

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Did your audiobook appear in KU without your consent?

Posted on 08/09/2018 at 11:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here’s a warning for authors who placed their ebooks in Kindle Unlimited but not their audiobooks — better c...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Kindle Unlimited, The Digital Reader