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My Indie Publishing Story — Part Four

09/28/2021 by Debbi Leave a Comment

You may be wondering what the above image has to do with my publishing journey. Well, let me explain … BTW, the following contains at least one or two affiliate links …

By the end of 2011, I could see that counting on Amazon for sales after not becoming KDP-exclusive was a failing strategy. Even so, I refused to make my novels exclusive to them. It seemed like it would be more than an affront to indie publishing. It struck me as the worst possible way to withdraw support for what I saw as a dangerously monopolistic company.

Audio is Hot (Right Now)

09/21/2021 by Debbi Leave a Comment

Right! Audiobooks became really hot around the time I wrote this, which was a while ago. Even so, I don’t think they’re going away anytime soon. So … here’s what I wrote about them.

And here’s the previous part of this brief indie publishing series.

Happy Belated Labor Day!

09/07/2021 by Debbi Leave a Comment

Hi! It’s Labor Day today. And it seems like a good day to just remind everybody that you should always take time for yourself, no matter how busy you are and what you’re trying to do, because if you don’t take care of yourself, you’re not going to be able to accomplish what you want to do.

Book Distribution Was Always the Issue

08/24/2021 by Debbi Leave a Comment

Remember what I wrote about print-on-demand (or POD) publishing?

It doesn’t take a genius to realize why ebooks became so popular (and how Amazon built an empire, based on authors’ ~~years of rejections~~ ~~getting screwed by publishers and others~~ frustrations with matters like distribution and marketing) among authors who decided to bypass the traditional publishing route. It’s relatively cheap (depending on your tolerance for bad covers and poor editing) and it’s easy as can be.

But when it comes to print books, you need to know a few things.