by Ryan Casey | Oct 15, 2013 | Publishing
Note: since this post, Kobo have made some great moves and rebuilt the relationship with indie authors well. Cheers for listening, Kobo, and best wishes going forward. I’m certainly a big fan. Yesterday started like any other day for those in the writing...
by Ryan Casey | Oct 3, 2013 | Publishing
What a real Spotify for books contender would look like, in my eyes, is this: a flat fee of £10 per month to take your unlimited collection of books everywhere — mobile, tablet, etc. Sort the audience attraction out first and the royalties later (because visibility is...
by Ryan Casey | Aug 7, 2013 | Marketing, Publishing
Part three, on KDP Select and BookBub, is available here. Several months ago, I hypothesised that the changes in Amazon’s affiliate terms and conditions would lead to the self-destruction of the KDP Select programme. While my hypothesis may have appeared a...
by Ryan Casey | Jul 31, 2013 | Publishing
Two weeks ago, I launched my second novel, Killing Freedom. Now, book launches are something of an enigma to both writers and bloggers, which of course makes it a fantastic topic for discussion. In this post, I want to dispel some of the most common myths surrounding...
by Ryan Casey | Jul 4, 2013 | Marketing
A couple of months back, I wrote what was supposed to be the start of a three-part blog series on book marketing. It was intended as a sort of all-encompassing thing, covering the ins and outs of mailing lists, back matter, social media and blogging. I’ve had a...
