Many writers are torn these days between seeking a traditional publishing deal and going the self-publishing route. But in many ways, this is a false distinction, because even if you do get a traditional publishing house to give you an advance for your book, you’re still not going to sell many books unless you have [...]
We’re in the wild west days of ebook publishing as the entire book publishing industry goes through its biggest transition since the invention of the printing press in the 15th century. In a nutshell, as Seth Godin has described it, the publishing industry was built on the notion of scarcity – limited bookshelf space in [...]
A lot of people have been trying to figure out what to do with Twitter ever since it first showed up on the scene. “How can I use Twitter to market my business?” That’s the big question that I hear over and over again. Good question. Don’t know if I have the answer. But I [...]