MJ Rose, who’s an author and expert of long standing on publishing, self-publishing and publicity, sent out a link today to a ‘service’ I won’t dignify by naming. Here’s a screen capture from their webpage: Obviously, this is fraud. … Continue reading →
Editor’s Note: This information is no longer current. Amazon has heavily reduced the effect freebies have on your sales rank. So this is now a history piece, no longer a ‘how-to’… There’s been loads of ink about Amazon’s KDP (Kindle … Continue reading →
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Futuristic Story that Makes You Stop and Think June 14, 2012 By Michael Gallagher (Houston, TX) (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME) I really enjoyed this book, as the author quickly gets you into the head (pun intended) … Continue reading →
I’m going to assume that anyone reading this blog regularly either already has a copy of ‘Mindbenders’ or has long since decided they don’t want one. So none of you will care that the book is free tomorrow on Amazon. … Continue reading →
Once again, Jenny Milchman asked some good questions and made me think hard. So I’m publishing her email and my (much windier) reply here because I don’t want them just getting buried in Comments. The most intelligent summation I’ve read … Continue reading →
The Justice Department settled lawsuits yesterday with five of the Big Six book publishers (everybody but Random House, who were not part of the original suit) over allegations that they tried to fix the price of ebooks a few years … Continue reading →
Okay – it’s the February doldrums. Time to spice things up! (When you see exclamation marks, you know I’m in sales mode) ‘Mindbenders‘ is FREE today and tomorrow on Amazon as part of the Kindle Direct program. And if you … Continue reading →
Jenny Milchman sent me a typically well-reasoned response to my last post and it spurred a few additional thoughts. Here’s Jenny first: ‘Love your last graf! Well said, Ted, well said. I agree that anything that supports the primacy of … Continue reading →
I spent last weekend at Love Is Murder, a wonderful mystery/thriller/suspense writer’s conference in Chicago. You’ll probably hear more about it from me once I’ve had a good night’s sleep (or two). However, one subject that kept coming up was … Continue reading →
