One of the more interesting side effects of the indie publishing boom (thank you, Kindle), is this sudden rush to create “social” sites for readers that can compete with Facebook. Or Twitter. Or whatever the new hot, social platform is. But, as many developers quickly discover, there can only be one Facebook, one Tumblr, one Twitter. And very few, have actually stopped to consider the unique challenges that readers face in the social sphere and …
Smashwords Study Reveals Best Price for Maximum Ebook Sales
It looks like there might actually be a perfect ebook price after all. Smashwords CEO, Mark Coker, has just wrapped up a new study about ebook publishing trends including price, book length and overall subject matter. In a rather long-winded (but very informative) essay over at the Huffington Post, he highlighted some of the most crucial findings for those looking to break into the world of ebook publishing. In case you don’t have time to …
7 Awesome Book Series from Your Childhood (And Why You Loved Them)
I’ve been on somewhat of a nostalgic kick as of late, and Children’s Book Week has created an additional sort of heightened sentimental awareness. One of the things that I’ve been doing recently is downloading some of my favorite novels from childhood to see how I feel about them and if my perspective has changed at all. Definitely an interesting exercise to say the least.
Evening Link: Writing Tips from Chuck Palahniuk
It’s been an insanely busy day, so I haven’t been able to get nearly as many posts into the queue as I would like. Fortunately, the good folks over at Lit Reactor had an awesome essay worth reading and sharing. Chuck Palahniuk, literary legend and author of Fight Club, penned a list of writing tips a few years ago that they republished last year.