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Book Review: Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success by Mark Coker

4 things I loved and 2 things I hated about Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success by Mark Coker: Loved: 1. The book contains lots of good information about the indie ebook market. Coker cites statistics based on a study of thousands of indie releases. It reveals interesting stats both big and small such as the average word count of best selling indie ebooks and the average profitability of different price points, among many others. 2. There are many general strategies for marketing an ebook touched …
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Why Being an Indie Author is Awesome Part 1: Control Over Your Own Content

Sometimes we worry too much about the way we’re “supposed to” do things instead of the way we’ll get the best results. If you ask most people how they think you’re “supposed to” get started as an author, they’d tell you that you’re “supposed to” send out queries, get signed by an agent, snag a publishing deal, get a sweet advance, and then sit back and get paid whilst becoming a household name. That’s how you’re supposed to do it, right? I say: Screw …
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