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Posts Tagged With: Kindle

Book Bundling ~ Ensuring that All Roads Lead to YOUR Book!

This IS my actual bundled-book cover! Link: Ghost Stories and The Unexplained: Book One and Book Two I signed up for a workshop a couple of months ago, the purpose of which was to introduce new packaging and promotion ideas to authors.  The workshop facilitator, whose own book is a play on the slogan, All … Continue reading »

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Author Beware!! The Sweetened kdp Amazon Global Fund

Jeff Bezos (Amazon innovator) has Sweetened, for the second time in recent weeks, the pot of money available to authors who sign an exclusive agreement to sell their ebooks ONLY through his eCommerce store front. I’m kind of a cause-and-effect gal, so let me entertain you with the causality, and effect, of his move to … Continue reading »

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“The Ghost Chaser’s Daughter” Supernatural, With A Dash of Depravity.

A.V. Harrison Publishing is pleased to announce the release of The Ghost Chaser’s Daughter, by Emily Hill. This is Ms. Hill’s fifth title written for fans of the supernatural, and folklore. She has written eight books in total, including her debut novel, Jenkins: Confederate Blockade Runner. For inspiration for her supernatural series Ms. Hill draws … Continue reading »

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A.V. Harrison Publishing To Offer French Translations

A.V. Harrison Publishing is pleased to announce its upcoming entry into Amazon’s French translation market. This business-forward move is made in association with French-English translator, Catherine Bedeski, who has joined the Edmonds, Washington micro-publisher as a consultant. Catherine Bedeski is a professional editor and translator in English, French, Japanese and Chinese with over ten years … Continue reading »

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News. Flash. Ready to Welcome The India eReader Crowd?

Dateline: 12:50PM – Thursday, 23 August BUDAPEST, HUNGARY This news is WAY TO IMPORTANT – and exciting – for me to stay in ‘Vacation’ mode. This morning trend watchers in the publishing sector were treated to the break-out news that Amazon has opened its Kindle market to consumers in India. India! An English-speaking country! Get … Continue reading »

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Gifts, GiveAways, and Games and How They Sell Books

It seems that I am seeing more and more blog posts about ‘engaging’ one’s readers and TweetMates. Make true friendships. ‘Encouraging customer loyalty’ is what authors should be engaged in as they construct their platform veteran book marketers advise. “Be pithy!” “Show a little of your personal side!” ”Keep your readers entertained, have fun, and … Continue reading »

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Star Charting Your Way to A Best-Seller!

TOP TEN ~ BEST SELLER Occasionally I am asked ‘What does it take to get an eBook into the Kindle Top Ten? This collection of Stars put ‘Ghost Stories and The Unexplained: Book One’ over the top — for seven months running — This collection PLUS (1) Goodreads, (2) BookBuzzr (3) Self Publishing Review, the … Continue reading »

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Marketing Smart ~ Staying Current! Survey Your Attitudes and Outlook!

Once again the topic is take-to-market book selling. I am so stuck on the topic of book marketing and its importance that I have devised A SURVEY that will red-flag any weak spots that you, Dear Author, might have in your DIY marketing campaign. My 2012 ‘Bringing Authors Into ePub’ advice is somewhat counter-intuitive. It … Continue reading »

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Stories from a Ghost Chaser’s Daughter

The Souls of New Orleans http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Stories-And-Unexplained-ebook/dp/B007RTGJUC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1333725982&sr=1-1 My boyfriend, Hugh, and I flew from Seattle to New Orleans in early June of 2004, the year before Hurricane Katrina hit. After touring the jazz clubs we planned to set out for a cuisine excursion and music tour that would include Etouffè, crawfish, plantains and the music and … Continue reading »

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Romancing the Reader… Unless They Want a Good Scare!

I’m the type of writer who wants to give her readers what they want…and for those who follow my Ghost Stories ‘Suspense and Horror’ series …that desire goes double! Yes, ‘Ghost Stories and The Unexplained’ and Ghost Stories From Beyond the Grave’ were both written to startle, scare, taunt, and terrify readers who love a … Continue reading »

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