by Ryan Casey | May 23, 2013 | Publishing
A couple of years ago, self-publishing was a dirty word. Okay, okay — it still is. But it’s slowly shaking its negative connotations. People are not only able to publish books that publishers dismiss as inappropriate, but are managing to form stable...
by Ryan Casey | Apr 12, 2013 | Publishing
If you’re a long-term follower of this blog, you’ll remember I posted a hypothesis last summer about how a ‘Spotify for Books’ style platform would likely emerge in the coming months and years, offering readers a means to pay a flat fee and...
by Ryan Casey | Mar 20, 2013 | Publishing
I’m always very intrigued when something new comes along in the world of publishing. Whether it be a change in terms that affects the whole landscape, or the launch of an intriguing new service offering another route for independent publishers to consider,...
by Ryan Casey | Feb 23, 2013 | Publishing
1st March is a day where everything changes (again) for KDP Select and, more specifically, the promotion of free eBooks. It’s news that will affect all authors, whether partaking in KDP Select or not, so I suggest you read on if you haven’t already heard...
by Ryan Casey | Jan 25, 2013 | Marketing
Yes, I’m going to talk about KDP Select again. I’ll let you in on a secret. My previous post on how to maximise your KDP Select free days is rather popular with the Google searchers. Maybe it’s because of good SEO, or content, or whatever — I...