Not exact matches
Whether it is a little bit of marketing, writing another
section or chapter of your book, or the endless other tasks that go along with being an
indie author, the key is to just do something every day.
The Amazon Top 10 Book
section is being flooded with
indie authors optimising their titles to grab your attention, or in other words clickbait.
The 20 books in this new category are written by
indie authors and it is very likely they were approached by Apple to populate the Editions
section with bonus content that is not available on Amazon.
If you are an
indie author and would like to have your story included in our Book Plugs
section, then please provide us with the information listed below.
I began with Susan Kaye Quinn's For Writers
section of her blog and her
Indie Author Survival Guide.
PS - I have an
Indie Author Advice
section on my blog where I answer many of the frequently asked questions I get from
authors.
An association for freelancers that provide services for
indie authors,
authors can post a job / project on the Jobs
section of the site for AIPP members to apply for.
Indie Publishing Group is always eager to help promote
authors and writers, dedicating a complete blog
section to
Indie Author Interviews and
Author Advice Articles.
This is a
section upstairs where they held back to back conferences with some of the most successful
indie -
authors of the day.
BookBuzzr recently interviewed Fiona Ingram who is the
author of the book «The Secret Of The Sacred Scarab» which was nominated a Finalist in the Children's / Juvenile Fiction
section of the USA 2009 Next Generation
Indie Book Awards, as well as the USA National Best Books 2009 Awards.
The fact that you think that if
indie authors had their own
section, and nobody would browse it is very telling indeed.
There are success stories from
indie authors in the last
section but they self - published in 2010 - 2011 when there wasn't as much competition.
I think its very important for all major bookstores to have an
indie section because small publishers and
indie authors are abusing the system.
YABooksCentral.com, while dedicated to showcasing traditional novels, also has a
section dedicated to self - published and / or
Indie Authors, thus seperating the two which in my opinion was a smart move on their part.
I'm not aware of any
indie author placing hardcore erotica in any kids
section in any bookstore.
Indie Authors are currently abusing the system and having hardcore erotica placed in the kids
section of many popular bookstores.
These review channels are how these gatekeepers discover new books for kids, but they either exclude
indie books (School Library Journal), are
indie - unfriendly (Booklist wants paper books months in advance), or charge
indie authors a hefty fee to be reviewed in a segregated
section that librarians and teachers are much less likely to read (Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus).
This
section will be particularly valuable to
indie authors in helping them evaluate what markets to target.
But it is also, or at least it was, listed at the back in the
section for
indie authors.
I was struck most strongly by the
section that gave the «low down» on whether
indie publishing is good or bad for
authors.
Sure as an
indie author it's your job to get a few positive reviews, but it's not your job to control the whole damn review
section of Amazon!
As for increasing profits, until
indie authors have a larger
section of the print market or we see the end of the current big box purchasing contracts, there is very little an
author can do to increase a bookstore's profits.
The second opportunity for
indie authors at BEA is the
Author Market, a small
section of tables designed for non-exhibiting
authors to sign their books and get them listed in the BEA Official Show Directory.
Kindle Store's
section devoted to books from self - published
authors and
indie publishers.
Creating a special
section for
indie authors is a part of the plan and, more exclusively, giving away a one - year trial to Smashwords
authors.
A new
section, called Kobo Writing Life, was opened recently and it showcases best books from
indie authors.
, the comments
section exploded with proud
indie authors stepping forward and sharing their experiences.