In this episode I talk about book reviews – why they are important, how you can get them and why not to be too bothered when you don’t get good reviews.
Podcast Episodes
Author Websites
Episode 11 In this episode I talk about Author Websites. Do you need an Author Website? No. Is it something worth thinking about setting up – definitely. You can set up things like e-mail subscriptions using services like mailchimp and have them host the sign-up page – you don’t need a website to collect e-mail addresses. […]
Side-Loading and Selling Direct
Episode 10 In this episode I cover two related topics – side-loading an eBook and selling eBooks direct from your own website. I first explain what side-loading is, that is the process of transferring an eBook file onto a device apart from a computer so you can read it elsewhere. As promised in the episode […]
Book Marketing
This week’s show is about book marketing. Yes I know I said I wouldn’t cover this, but felt that it needed some discussion. I have not been a stellar success with marketing – I’ve had some success pushing my Timeshock book in the past, but my current Magpies and Magic book isn’t doing that well at the moment.
Other Self-Publishing Podcasts
In this episode I discuss the other podcasts I listen to do with self-publishing.
Editing, It’s Not Magic Fairy Dust
In this episode I go over the various forms of editing available and my views on how self-publishers should use them.