Tag Archives: E-book

Lorna’s Voice, Princess Di, and Me!

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Diana Douglas

For those of you who aren’t lucky enough to have met my writing, blogging friend, Lorna of Lorna’s Voice, you should pop over to her blog http://lornasvoice.com/2013/09/12/. She has a special treat, today. She did an interview Princess Diana! Well, … Continue reading →

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KDP Select, Smashwords, Making Revisions to a Self Published Novel and a Reader’s Complaints

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Diana Douglas

I realize the title of this post seems random, but that’s the kind of month I’ve had. It began with a complaint from a reader, a case of Shingles (I didn’t know what it was so I ignored it at first) and the joyful process … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing on Amazon #6, Links and Lighting Up the Blogosphere!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Diana Douglas

O.M.G. I’m doing it again. I’ve given you a page full of links. How exciting is that? It may not be exciting but if you plan on marketing an e-book on Amazon or anywhere else, you should hang onto these links … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing on Amazon #5 With Over a Million Titles in the Kindle Bookstore Are the Odds Against You?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Diana Douglas

I have limited experience when it comes to Amazon’s e-book marketing (or any other kind of book marketing) but I am sure of two things:  (1) The numbers are daunting.                 (2)Visibility and placement are key to success. Fortunately, there are authors who have been down this road and … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing on Amazon #4 Judging a Book By Its Cover

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Diana Douglas

Someone once said that you can’t judge a book by its cover, but we make judgements based on appearances all the time. There is the assumption that if you’ve made the effort to create quality packaging, the product inside will be … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing on Amazon #2

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Diana Douglas

There’s a lot to overcome when an author makes the decision to self-publish. Criticism is at the top of the list and some of that criticism is justified. There’s a lot of poorly written, poorly edited, poorly formatted, self-published crap out there.  When I decided … Continue reading →

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