Category: Technology

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Artificial Intelligence FOMO

Yes Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how authors can benefit from it is very hyped right now. I’ve heard a lot of people complain that “everyone will be using it and producing 5, 10 15 (name the magic number) of books every year and it will be even harder to compete. The hype is to appeal […]

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concept picture of a human eye peering into a blockchain network where a NFT book resides with a encrypted token that identifies it and can be traced.

The Blockchain, NFTs, Cryptocurrency and Author Opportunities

UPDATE: June 26, 2021 When I wrote this blog back in April I was working on a secret project around this entire NFT option. Specifically, I had been invited to be in the first group of authors to offer a Limited Edition digital NFT Book in a new marketplace that catered to both authors and […]

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How to Create an Audiobook

The independent publisher has several possibilities. The one you chose depends on your skills, the amount of work you want to do with the process, and the money you wish to spend. Im going to break this into two sections: 1)Narration;  and 2) Distribution. In a later post I’ll talk about Marketing. NARRATION You can […]

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Secrets to Effective Author Marketing by Maggie Lynch

Secrets to Effective Author Marketing

It’s finally here! Secrets to Effective Author Marketing was released yesterday. At 372 pages it is filled with a combination of both tried-and-true consistent PR and marketing techniques, as well as the implementation of new opportunities that have become available over the last few years. With some good software tools any indie can now take advantage […]

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Hackers, Malware, and Security Oh My!

May was not a happy month for me. Just when the WannaCry and RansomWare attacks were going on, my site was also hit. I can’t verify that it was with one of those, but I can verify I really did wanna cry and in fact did cry in frustration about three days into the attack. […]

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publishing trends identified in book The Long Tail by Anderson

How New Trends Impact Publishing Goals

I hope your end of 2017 was truly a celebration of the past year and all that you accomplished. If not, then perhaps a celebration of surviving last year, with a promise to start 2018 with fresh energy and a solid plan for publishing your work. I thought I would start the new year, by […]

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