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2011 Business Plan in Review Start up publishing company Check! Doing it was easy. Finding a name for the publishing company was hard. It took almost two months of thinking, putting up ideas on a dry-erase board, and researching domain names before I settled on “Star Catcher Publishing.” Set up Distribution and Retailer Accounts Again, [...] Wow, it’s amazing what a year can do to plans. Way back in December 2009 I created a business plan for writing which included writing and submitting multiple novels to publishers in order to increase the odds of hitting the right editor at the right time. 2010 increased the writing, and also took advantage of [...] Amazon has announced a special ebook lending library for Prime subscribers. In the past several days they have sent emails out to the authors and publishers who use their KDP platform inviting them to join. “We’re excited to introduce KDP Select – a new option dedicated to KDP authors and publishers worldwide, featuring a fund [...] Current Nano Counts: Day 1: 9629 Day 2: 5121 Total: 14750 I’ve often said that lower priced or free ebooks can be a good idea, if there is a plan behind them. Lowering a price or making an ebook for free based on emotions (“I’m a new writer”, “No one knows me.”, “I only have [...] This is a little late from the big announcement, but better late than never. There are more Author Central’s to keep track of at Amazon. The first three, US, UK, and Germany I discussed in this post. Now we have two more to add: Japan France Please see the other post for advice on how to [...] I once had a business plan. I worked several days on it, refining and tweaking various goals. Then I got to the list of the books. And I’ve already finished and published most of them. I knew going into this that once I got going I would probably move forward a bit faster than expected. [...] I was really hoping to go rant-free for a while, maybe a month. Really, I tried… During a recent writer’s chat on Twitter an old myth came to light once again. What is it? You are either a “starving artist” or you are a “sell-out” and not a real artist. Art is above money! To [...] The Indie Author. So many challenges, so much to learn. So much to watch out for, so much to take responsibility for. And so much fun! One big plus to the Indie movement is the ability to write what you love instead of writing to editorial or marketing department demands. This means the readers are [...] |
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