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Posts Tagged ‘Jane Smith

greyling bay

Posted by: allanmayer on: January 4, 2009

 I received an e-mail today from Jane Smith of ‘How Publishing Really Works.’  She has launched a collaborative novel called ‘Greyling Bay’ at:   http://greylingbay.blogspot.com/ . Anyone can contribute, but writing will have to be of a high standard. Jane is aware of the pitfalls of such a venture, but is positive that it will be a [...]

Marketing your book-Do Your Research

Posted by: allanmayer on: November 19, 2008

 
There are lots of books out there giving advice on how you can promote your self-published/ POD book and increase your sales. The following link takes you to eighteen pages of them:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Frugal-Book-Promoter-What-Publisher/dp/193299310X/ref=pd_sim_b_5
They include the following titles-

 
I can’t recommend them because I haven’t read them yet, so look at the Amazon reviews before deciding to buy [...]

Latest News

Posted by: allanmayer on: November 9, 2008

News From YouWriteOn
One doubt I had about the YouWriteOn contract was related to statements to the effect that changes may occur in my manuscript once transferred from my computer to theirs, and that no corrections would be made to these. The book, it appeared, would just be printed, even if for some reason it had [...]


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  • To see my 2009 review of the ups and downs of being a POD published author. Go to: http://allanmayer.wordpress.com/ 2 weeks ago
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