Places like bookstores that do
indie author events all the time are a go - to.
I learned a great deal and may even write a book on hosting
indie author events to share my acquired knowledge.
There are probably other great opportunities for live
indie author events that are escaping me at the moment.
I am a California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch Board member and need more information immediately since I was just told about
your Indie Author event.
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Authors who want to attend
events but don't see that their library is participating can inform the
Indie Author Day team.
Every day I seek talent and publishing
events through blogs, from
indie authors to professional organizations, and it's amazing how many do - not - have share buttons.
They hosted an
event for
indie authors.
Then I met Ricardo Fayet at a number of
events, and discovered that his start - up, Reedsy, is aimed at connecting
indie authors with editors and other professionals.
Joel Friedlander, who's been designing print books for decades and blogs at the Book Designer, told me in an email that when
indie authors try to sell books to stores or arrange an
event, they find out the «awful truth»:
Self - published
authors are expanding into conferences throughout the world, with some
indie - centric
events hitting the big time like
Author Marketing Live, PubSense Summit, and IndieRecon.
The amazing Triskele Books team, who masterminded the
event in partnership with ALLi, set up the opportunity for
indie authors to be interviewed by Andy Bromley of Ingram, the book distributor responsible for the publishing and distribution services Lightning Source and Ingram Spark, through which many
indie authors, myself included, publish their books.
Honestly, it will always sting for a nanosecond when I read about
authors winning awards that I can't begin to hope to win as an
indie, or heading off on book tours, or getting picked to speak at big
events, or receiving glowing reviews from notable publications, or hobnobbing with other big name
authors.
The
Indie Author Society also runs a local Meetup
event.
With the exception of specific publisher - sponsored
events, every panel, workshop, or party I helped with or attended at RT had traditional and
indie authors side - by - side.
Thanks to Flora Brown (www.FloraBrown.com) for making the librarian aware of National
Indie Author Day and encouraging him to hold this
event.
My first live
event was the
Indie Author Summit and I sold more books here than I have anywhere else.
The first hour of this three - hour
event will be dedicated to that live webcast; then two more hours will be dedicated to
indie authors and their books.
This week, in conjunction with their appearance at the
Indie Book
Event, the IBC will be hosting another blog tour of twelve
authors, the Menage a Blog, which begins on July 18th with Amber Scott's Fierce Dawn, Carolyn McCray's The 7 Folds of Winter, and Deena Remiel's Brethren Beginnings Volume One.
There were social
events that
indie authors were invited to in which participants simply sat around discussing all manner of topics related to the writing and publishing businesses.
(Spoiler alert: he spoke at last year's
event, and is slated to speak at this year's DBW
Indie Author.)
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«During the first annual
Indie Author Day on October 8, 2016, libraries from all over North America will host their own local author events with the support of the Indie Author Day
Author Day on October 8, 2016, libraries from all over North America will host their own local
author events with the support of the Indie Author Day
author events with the support of the
Indie Author Day
Author Day team.
While Amazon might seem to be retail - centric on this one, complete with a reader hashtag for social media that they can use to share what they're reading, the company also reached out to individual
indie authors in the weeks leading up to the
event, inviting specific
authors to take part in the month - long
event.
One of my favorite places to do an
author event is at
indie bookstore Robots and Rogues in Lafayette, Indiana.
The
event was the grand unveiling of KDP Select, a program that was being sold to
indie authors as a way of increasing exposure and possibly bumping up royalties as well.
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As I'm out at some busy
events this weekend and Michelle has just come back from a retreat, I've asked David Estes to post today in response to an appalling blog article from an
indie author, telling book bloggers that we were «doing ourselves a disservice» not reviewing
indie.
This is the kind of convergence of
events an
indie author waits a lifetime for.
Would people come to the
event, would anyone be interested in purchasing books from the various
indie authors?
Many
indie authors, however, gear their promotional cycles around northern hemisphere seasons or
events.
Events are designed to explain the details of this process to
authors and to promote the availability of self - published works through
indie bookstore websites.
Indie Author Day, a nationwide event sponsored by BiblioBoard, is designed to bring local indie writers together to meet and learn from each o
Indie Author Day, a nationwide
event sponsored by BiblioBoard, is designed to bring local
indie writers together to meet and learn from each o
indie writers together to meet and learn from each other.
The day - long
event will be packed with opportunities to learn from successful
indie authors and digital publishing professionals.
In celebration of IngramSpark's sponsorship of the
Indie Author Fringe
event, all title setup costs will be waved.
The
event is an opportunity for
indie authors from the library's Local Authors collection to showcase their books, which include works for all genres and age groups, to local readers and to connect with publishing res
authors from the library's Local
Authors collection to showcase their books, which include works for all genres and age groups, to local readers and to connect with publishing res
Authors collection to showcase their books, which include works for all genres and age groups, to local readers and to connect with publishing resources.
With «staff picks,»
events, and
author interviews, these
indie eBookstores are the future of a mediated and targeted book - buying experience.
I've got a guest blog over at Gravetells about newsletters as part of her can't - miss Indiependence
Event, a month - long celebration of
Indie Authors!
With a revolving lineup of offspring driving the RV and her one - eyed Boston terrier in tow, Hutchins will be traveling around the country hosting
author events at bookstores, meeting with book clubs and writers groups, and presenting on topics ranging from «Deliberate Creativity» to «What kind of idiot
indie publishes, and how can I be one too?»
As I said, last year was the first
Indie Author Day
event ever.
Collateral is a broad term for any physical marketing pieces you use to represent your
indie author brand, so flyers, business cards, posters for
events, anything else you use to sell books.
I primarily attended the
event to show my support to Joanna Penn who I regard as an online mentor and the ultimate
indie -
author who knows how to run her
author business like a Pro.
Authors like Berman and Theresa Ragan, who was interviewed by GoodEReader about her
indie - to - traditional transition at last week's BookExpo America publishing
event, are helping to shift the perceptions about how a book comes to be.
Its almost the opposite here in North America where
indie authors hardly ever have a presence at Comic - Con or even trade
events like Book Expo America.
Be listed in our searchable «Find An
Indie Author» member database, trawled by literary festivals,
event organizers, journalists, publishers, literary agents, self - publishing platforms and anyone who wants access to successful self - publishers.
Through our ongoing «Open Up To
Indie Authors» Campaign and other guides, campaigns and associations, ALLi is helping to facilitate mutually beneficial partnerships between authors and the publishing industry and book trade — publishers, bookstores, libraries, book clubs, festivals, literary events, as well as reading agencies all over the
Authors» Campaign and other guides, campaigns and associations, ALLi is helping to facilitate mutually beneficial partnerships between
authors and the publishing industry and book trade — publishers, bookstores, libraries, book clubs, festivals, literary events, as well as reading agencies all over the
authors and the publishing industry and book trade — publishers, bookstores, libraries, book clubs, festivals, literary
events, as well as reading agencies all over the world.
Here are 5 great reasons to attend the October 2016
Indie Author Fringe
event...
Our ongoing campaign, Open Up To
Indie Authors, encourages and aids literary events, festivals, book prizes, reviewers, booksellers and other interested parties to find ways to include self - publishing a
Authors, encourages and aids literary
events, festivals, book prizes, reviewers, booksellers and other interested parties to find ways to include self - publishing
authorsauthors.
Other
events included a panel on building your
indie author team, and a session about e-book pre-orders, which session leader and Smashwords founder Mark Coker called, ``... probably the most exciting tool today for self - published
authors,» citing more effective advance marketing and the opportunity to break onto the bestseller lists as reasons to provide pre-orders.
Ross and the alliance have arranged another of its online
Indie Author Fringe events for October 14, the day after the independent author program in Hall 3.0, which will offer a series of informational segments for independent writers online, timed to coincide with Frankfurt Book
Author Fringe
events for October 14, the day after the independent
author program in Hall 3.0, which will offer a series of informational segments for independent writers online, timed to coincide with Frankfurt Book
author program in Hall 3.0, which will offer a series of informational segments for independent writers online, timed to coincide with Frankfurt Book Fair.
Online presence on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Goodreads, PaperLi, YouTube and Google + Searchable member database with book profiles Opportunities to guest on the Self - Publishing Advice blog and present at our
Indie Author Fringe Members» Showcase online and at book fairs and
events