Another post by Eric “Excuse the Typos” Hutchins, the last of the series he wrote on his five-week trip to Siberia. Should an author blog? It’s all about perspective. If your goal as an author is to attract new readers to your published work I think you are wasting your time writing a blog. There […]
Category: Promotion
Author Blogging: Yay or Nay?
Who wants to guest post on SkipJack?
We are looking for tales of learning, success, and failure to share with our readers on Skip the Jack, and we are looking to cross-pollinate. If you think you fit the bill, email info @ skipjackpublishing . com to volunteer. We are seeking 300-800-word pieces or excerpts on publishing and promotion that address current topics […]
BookBub: Read the Fine Print, and the Email
Last November I had a spectacular 99 cent promotion with BookBub for my novel Saving Grace, selling over 4300 of it in five days, plus a few hundred of my other books. It wasn’t all on Amazon either. Bookbub has incredible reach with Nook, iTunes, and Kobo, too. So great that I couldn’t wait to get my […]
New Release and Audiobook Giveaway!
Finding Harmony, #3 in the Katie & Annalise mystery series, released! 16 five-star reviews on Amazon on day one! Finding Harmony takes you on a high stakes race through the islands with suspense, a little voodoo, and lots of laughs. => 99 cent ebook sale during February on #2, Leaving Annalise, in honor […]
What’s Working and What’s Not in Indie Publishing: The 2013-2014 List of Five
In our continuing SkipJack experiment in indie publishing, we try to keep you up to date on what’s working and what’s not. Here’s what we learned in 2013: 1. BookBub Works Best, Some Others Work Well, and Most Don’t Work at All Want to read the skinny on BookBub? Check out the details here. In […]
How to Sell a Ton of Books with BookBub: A Tale of Two Authors
This post is a follow-up to Holy Crapoly: You’re Going to Want to Hear This! Recently two Amazon bestselling authors set out to promote their second novels. A lot had changed in the world of ebook promotion since each of their debuts, however. When Rodney Walther first released Broken Laces, he had great success with […]
Holy Crapoly! You’re Going to Want to Hear About This.
Well, give us 10 days to collect all the data and we’ll have quite an indie publishing story to share with you. What, you ask? What story? What happened? Well, I finally, after six applications and five rejections, got a BookBub day. I got it for the book I wanted, too: Saving Grace, the lead […]
How to Leave a Review on Goodreads
Did you love a book? Hate it and think it was a total waste of your time? Then leave a review. One of the most valuable tools for discovering great books is the reviews left by other readers. Reviews also help a writer tremendously. There are many options for leaving a review on a book. […]
What’s good for the goose is NOT good for the gander, on Amazon.
I LOVE Amazon. Please understand, as an indie author, I make the bulk of my $$$$$ on Amazon. In many ways, they single-handedly caused the leveling of the traditional publishing playing field so that indies have a chance to publish on their terms. I don’t love EVERYTHING about Amazon, however, because I’m not a robot. […]
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 […]