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Weekly News: 8th August 2022

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

  • An example of creative marketing: an author that put his book on a Gameboy cartridge.
  • Kate Bush is an object lesson in why you should keep control of your copyright.
  • Blockchain could be useful for protecting copyright, but advocates need to move away from the “get rich quick” mentality.
  • How to write the hero for your murder mystery story.
  • How to get data about your audience so that you can make better marketing decisions.
  • Thoughts about submitting short stories to magazines, from someone that’s been on both sides of the process.
  • How to work out which book marketing services to use and which to avoid.

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Weekly News: 1st August 2022

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

  • An update on the Draft2Digital/Smashwords merger.
  • BookBub have made a commitment to equity and justice in publishing. They’ve posted a annual report on progress.
  • Don’t assume that children only want to read fiction.
  • Amazon are suing the operators of thousands of Facebook groups over fake reviews.
  • Kristine Kathryn Rusch has a warning about new offerings from agents that aren’t as good as they first appear.
  • Five turning points that your characters could encounter.
  • When you read about the demise of ebooks, remember that OverDrive has supplied 87 million ebooks to schools in four years, and that none of them are counted in industry reports.

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Weekly News: 25th July 2022

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

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Weekly News: 18th July 2022

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

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Weekly News: 11th July 2022

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

  • Be wary of emails claiming that your website is infringing someone’s copyright – hackers are using them to spread ransomware.
  • How straight fiction authors can write authentic queer characters.
  • Almost all accessibility issues on websites are caused by these six errors, some of which also apply to ebooks.
  • Kobo are expanding their Italian reach, improving existing partnerships and adding new ones.
  • BookFunnel has a useful blog post about Amazon’s move away from .mobi files for Kindles.
  • Joanna Penn has advice on the different types of editing and how editors can help your book.
  • How reading can help your writing.

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Weekly News: 4th July 2022

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

  • Harry Potter references have been quietly removed from the best-selling gay romance novel Red, White, and Royal Blue.
  • When looking at industry figures for book sales, it’s important to note what is and is not included.
  • The new Copyright Small Claims Board has started hearing cases in the US.
  • BookBub has information on using their pre-order alerts. If you aren’t eligible for BookBub alerts, you could apply the information to your mailing list.
  • Blog posts need headlines. Better headlines means more readers and more engagement.
  • Embracing your boundaries can help your art and your marketing.
  • Don’t sell all the rights to your book, because there’s no way to know how much they will be worth in the future.

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Weekly News: 27th June 2022

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

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Weekly News: 20th June 2022

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

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Weekly News: 13th June 2022

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

  • To grow your audience, focus on these four areas.
  • It’s essential to use commas properly, not just in your book, but also in blog posts and other marketing.
  • Outrun your “Spock brain” and write faster.
  • There’s no point writing a press release that gets ignored. How to write one that makes people pay attention.
  • How to get your book into libraries.
  • How to plan your novel like a pro.
  • How to get endorsements for your book.

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Weekly News: 30th May 2022

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

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