I’m interested in how many of you have been contacted by Amazon about your books and “errors?” I’ve been contacted about only one of my books, and I’ve heard from them on two separate occasions. Because I don’t think it’s remotely possible that the rest of my books are error-free (because I’ve never seen an […]
Category: Promotion
Burning Issues . . . ?
As I sit down to write this morning, I realize that having five baby goats born in the last few days on our place—and one motherless—is going to have to take precedence. Life is like that. Burning issues to be addressed, and sometimes they aren’t the ones we’d planned for. What we thought was burning […]
What should I include in my e-books to drive subscription, sales, and affiliate income?
In the last two weeks, I’ve been sharing tips from my recent Bookbub experience. You can catch those installments HERE and HERE. Today I’m picking up where I left off, and I’m talking about ways to turn free (or deeply discounted) e-books into paid sales. Want people to read your next, PAID book? Put in an excerpt and a […]
Nifty Enhancement to Amazon Giveaways
A few months ago I blogged on Amazon giveaways. It’s a neat new feature, and I like it. But I wasn’t in love with the entrance requirements. At the time, basically about the only option to require was that people follow you on Twitter, and I find Twitter fairly useless for promoting the purchase of […]
SkipJack x 4 = 5! Bundles of Love and Box Sets
For the last three years, SkipJack and its authors have been publishing (and writing) furiously. The most successful journeymen in the independent publishing (J.A. Konrath, for one) world opine that it takes four to six complementary books from an author before she starts to earn real money (if ever). That’s not unlike what you’ll learn […]
Tis’ the Season to “Write Your Own Story”. Merry Christmas !
Merry Christmas from SkipJack Publishing. The following is a repost from Pamela Fagan Hutchins on putting yourself out there. It’s timely and really, it’s not just about writing; it’s abo ut living your best life. LOVE your life, every line of it. Write your own Story this holiday season. Practice makes perfect, get a […]
Libraries, REAL Books to touch and feel..and hand me downs.
What can you do with books?? Other than read them; you can stack them, look at them, decorate with them and even insulate a wall with them. They are the BEST hand me down, re-purpose, recycle, GREEN gift you can give this Christmas season. Give a book this year, support an Author and a bookstore. […]
Promoting Nonfiction
A timely re-blog about promotion. Fiction, Non-fiction…it’s a daily grind to keep up with promotions and to “out think the beast.” Over here at SkipJack Publishing, we are in 24 hr trial and error, keep on thinking, brainstorming, researching mode. It’s tedious and time consuming. It’s Necessary!! And it can be fun. Be a fan […]
Online Promos: What’s Working Now
Happy Thanksgiving! We thought now might be a good time to re-visit Online Promos: What’s Working Now. The holiday season is upon us and Books are a favorite gift. The following information was gathered following the release of “Going for Kona” one year ago, around Thanksgiving 2014. It’s still relevant and working. Some of […]
Nook Promoting Indies? Who’d’a Thunk!
You know how I said Kindle Unlimited was the subject of this week’s planned post? Well, it was. Until I got an e-mail yesterday that was even more interesting. First, the backstory: Two years ago I did 70 Barnes & Noble events in ONE YEAR (and that’s not counting the other 80 events I did at other […]