This week we talked in depth about Amazon monopolies and a large study on different author marketing methods. Other stories included our tip of the week, Sony bowing out of the ebooks business, similarities between high-earning authors and the number of indies topping the bestseller charts. Jim challenged listeners to get the show a top 5 news bumper and Hugh Howey as a guest.
What You'll Learn
How to use Smashwords for pre-sales How to track your promotional campaigns on amazon How to use short stories to gain new readers What Sony could have done to compete with Amazon How Amazon is throwing its weight around with publishers What six-figure authors have in common How many indies make up the bestseller lists on Amazon Why indie authors should be encouraged from new tracking numbers Author Steve Scott's 16 methods for promoting his latest series