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Killer clauses – a summary and some thoughts
Just to recap, the past six weeks have been taken up with looking at nefarious publisher clauses in an admittedly limited pool of contracts. I briefly touched on: Length of rights Right of first...
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We need distributor diversity in self-publishing
Last week, ripping on Charles Tan’s post, I related my experience of self-publishing through Amazon and the fact that I can’t even download (or even buy) a copy of my own book to check the formatting....
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Polish print books versus Western print books versus the ebook revolution
Last month, we went to Poland for a holiday. In fact, I’m writing up that trip as a small non-fiction book, titled IT’S 10AM, WHY AM I STILL SOBER?, to be released next month. (Ahem) Okay, I’ll get...
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KDP Select appeals to my greed. Fails.
When I checked my email this morning, I noticed an interesting little note from KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) in my Inbox. It said: We’re excited to introduce KDP Select…KDP Select gives you a new way...
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Introducing Sandal Press and its blog
It is a fact that a lot of promotional truths fly right over my head. And if I’m going to be a successful writer, I really need to make an immediate priority of think about marketing a little more....
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Now appearing…
Two pieces of news for you. One, there’s a handy dandy discussion on SFR (science-fiction romance) and self-publishing happening over at Heather Massey’s always-interesting blog, The Galaxy Express....
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New covers for the CHECK YOUR LUCK series! #uf #indie
If you’ve been following me on the Sandal Press blog, you would have noticed that we did a recent post on new covers. What we were still working on were also new covers for the CHECK YOUR LUCK series....
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The Check Your Luck Agency is #free #ebooks not #kindle!
As we’re headed solidly into December, I note that the year has just flown by. For a small publisher, however, it’s a bit of an artificial boundary, as we’re already planning our October 2013 releases!...
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An interesting email #carinapress
An interesting email landed in my Inbox earlier this week and, as it was addressed to me, I think I’m safe to use my own discretion and share it with you. The email had to do with pricing changes. I am...
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A #Harlequin update #carinapress
I almost didn’t write this short update because it sounds an awful lot like crowing but, then again, business and economic analysts do it all the time, so why not? In the post about Carina Press that I...
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#Ebook sale begins 01-August #sfr #sf #uf #indie
I try not to overly promote on this site but, hell, I’m an author so I figure I have to do it every now and then. Here, then, is my announcement that, from the first to the eighth of August, all...
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#Ebook sale! #sf #sfr #uf 99-cents! (ish)
[I promise I'll get back to regular programming next week but, for now, here's mega-promo!] Roll up, roll up, for the first ever Sandal Press sale, with every non-free Sandal release at 99 cents (ish),...
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