The first time I heard of Thunderclap, I cringed. Sounded like a social disease to me, not social media promotion. But I overcame my initial reaction and checked it out. I am super glad I did. Thunderclap is a service that amplifies a message crafted by you with the power of the “crowd.” Think about […]
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Maximizing Author Revenue With Online Offerings
In the last year, SkipJack has broadened its scope to offer live webinars and online training. It took us about six months to put our first twenty classes together, fitting this new initiative into our normal operations. During that time of “soft launch”—other than investment of sweat equity/time—we’ve managed to break even on the project, leading […]
How to Sell a Ton of Books in 5 Simple Steps
So you’ve written a book. It’s for sale on Amazon, your own little Field of Dreams. You’ve strong-armed everyone you know, and they’ve all promised to buy it. To read it. To review it. Only they haven’t, and it’s not selling. Meanwhile, your mother’s told everyone and their three-legged dog about her son the author. Her […]
Print Books: Eric Makes His Case
There is a raging debate in the world of independent authordom, (and sometimes even in our house), about the value of print books in an independent author’s marketing plan. While there is no clear winner in my opinion (and it depends heavily on your long term goals), I do believe that getting your books in […]
WEBINAR: What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?
Indie Publishing Webinar: What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too? — $50 for 2 hours and 15 minutes from the bestselling author of What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too? NOTE: You will receive an email with access/login information to the webinar and […]
Should an indie author use a publicist?
Excerpt from What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too? by Pamela Fagan Hutchins from SkipJackPublishing reprinted with permission from the author and publisher A publicist is a goddess who navigates the world of events and media with ease. She has a contact list that’ll make you weep, and she […]
SkipJack Author Teaching Indie Publishing Workshop in Houston
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2013 Award –Winning Indie Author Pamela Fagan Hutchins to Present on “What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?” In association with the debut of her book What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?, Award-winning, Houston author Pamela Fagan […]
Audiobooks: this is what sexy sounds like.
An adapted and unedited chapter from my upcoming SkipJack Publishing book (release date August 15, 2013) What kind of loser indie publishes, and how can I be one too? Video killed the radio star, or so sang the Buggles in 1979. But we still listen to radio, and we still read books. Not only do […]
Ain’t nothing sexier than technology strategy.
An adapted and unedited chapter from my upcoming SkipJack Publishing book (release date August 15, 2013) What kind of loser indie publishes, and how can I be one too? Ebooks, my friends, are a no-brainer. At the time I wrote Loser, ebooks sales had gobbled up more than 25% of the market for books, books […]
Getting sexy with it.
An adapted and unedited chapter from my upcoming SkipJack Publishing book (release date August 15, 2013) What kind of loser indie publishes, and how can I be one too? Good strategy makes you a soothsayer. It can capture profit when margins are slim. It’s sleek, it’s stylish, it’s sexy. So let’s get sexy together. When […]