Ebook Launch! 3, 2, 1

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The past few days have been a whirlwind of ebook formatting, and I haven’t taken the time to keep up the idea of a regular “diary” here, so I’ll just plunge in with a countdown from where I am. 3. New Cover Since the last post, I came up with a final ebook cover that …

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4 Terrific Indie Author Resources

The e-Publishing Diaries: PBS’s MediaShift and Other Supportive Resources August 8 (P Minus 24): Today’s updates: Received an email from Bowker’s saying that my ISBN order is being processed and should be emailed soon (more about ISBNs later this week; it’s more complicated than I first thought) Began gathering visuals for a book trailer Changed …

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“A decade to become an overnight success”

The e-Publishing Diaries: Seth Godin on Self-Publishing I am running across so many interesting articles and other resources in this self-publishing journey, that rather than try to weave all of them into longer pieces, I’m going to share some in shorter asides as they come up. From Seth Godin: “Building a tribe is not a …

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Formatting Kindle eBooks, Part 1

The e-Publishing Diaries: Formatting Kindle eBooks, Part 1 August 7 (P Minus 25): Thank you to everyone who has responded to the blog tour request! I’m putting the details together and will get back to you within a couple of days.  When many people think of e-publishing, the first thing that comes to mind are …

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