The November 2011 issue of my Bainstorming blog is now live at http://www.darrellbain.com/ Subjects this month: Great Idea For Economy--and you, Early...
I submitted 2 questions yesterday, why were they not published? Â Thank you, Tom Welch, MBA, CPC, MPV Author, Consultant and Researcher Twitter HireTom...
By now those notes are gone and I can't refer to them, but they likely contained links to commercial services and little else. This group isn't about writing...
Ed: In one message, I only asked the question whether DPPPress identified on the vendor list was still in business since their phone # and website no longer ...
Well... I'd say that's their problem. Something they have to fix if they're still viable and/or wish to remain so. Not your problem. Not our problem. Ed...
I'm wondering if there are any ebook publishing/distributing sites out there that support free-will donation instead of a flat price. Alternatively, I might...
New guys read this: http://www.ebookcommunity.org/ebook-community-guidelines.html A number of people who recently joined sent book promos and samples as their...
Thanks, Brenna, for recommending Smashwords. I see you're right, they give an option for the reader to set the price. Barnes & Noble no longer accepts...
... I don't like Smashwords either, but it does allow the option you want. B&N allows free reads but doesn't allow donation type. Unfortunately, I don't think...
I'm having trouble finding good places to submit reviews of my ebook. A lot of places seem to want to write their own reviews, but I already have a review...
Do I understand you correctly that you are trying to have a review that you or a friend wrote about your book published on a book review site? If so, that is...
Agree with Tom. Amazon is your best bet for a friend review, but even then your friend will need to write/submit it under his/her logged in account. You will...
B.T. Reviews sell books. The best reviews are written by others. You should submit a news release on your book to help the reviewer focus on the issues. The...
Thanks for the replies. Those were great points and recommendations. Impartial reviews by reviewing sites are definitely better. Perhaps I should have stated...
I write to apologise and warn of a flood of information emails. Fingers crossed, I am over a series of computer glitches, and catching up with useful...
Authors Guild Voices Concerns with 'Amazon's Library Lending Mess' ... 'License to Amazon's Lending Library is outside the bounds of the publisher's licensing...
UK Publishing Survey: only 20% use email automation and Social Media integration is low ... Publishers should concentrate efforts on automation, social media...
[I know this is an excellent survey in many ways. But I am disappointed that there seem to be errors and shortsighted 'history'. Things which caught my eye...
Copyright Is Failing ... Who Feeds the Artists? Asks EU Commissioner http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/37349 '...spoken out against the so-called copyright...
[This is a bit of an irritating graphic, but worth perusing. Note ebookfriendly.com has an obvious and visible bias.] 9 Things To Know About Amazon ... How...
Amazon May Be Launching An 8.9-inch Kindle Fire In Q2 2012 ... Amazon may already be planning the launch of a larger version of its Kindle Fire tablet, a new...
[At a glance this looks like the usual 'we want it free and we want it now' cry.] Why Might A Publisher Pull Its E-books From Libraries? ... Here are some...
Concept: 1. Heavily modify my titles, leaving only the first few and last few chapters intact and scrambling the rest. File sizes wouldn't change. 2. Create...
... Now that is fiendish Ed. And a very good idea. One thouight. How much do we know about how torrent users grow up. Do they [or I suppose it is still will...
... So let's set something up. Unauthorized sharing of ebooks is largely a crime of opportunity; a title is there, so they grab it. Could even be some of the...