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The Silent Bestseller: How Some Self-Published Books Thrive Without Viral Marketing

Jane Friedman

I ran Amazon ads, posted across social media, and told every friend and family member about my debut. Was my book just lost in the sea of self-published novels? Then, I published Falling Cryptic , and something unexpected happenedreaders who discovered my second book went back and bought my first. At first, I felt frustrated.

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How to Promote a Blog Post to Generate Traffic to It

Express Writers

Promoting it is the other half. While blog posts are valuable for nurturing existing customers and reaching new ones to bring in more traffic, effective promotion is necessary for content to be noticed. If youre unsure how to promote a new blog post, these tried and tested strategies effectively generate more traffic for brands.

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The Double-Edged Sword of List Building Promotions

Jane Friedman

I realized a lifelong dream when I self-published my first book in August 2023. I followed all the marketing advice I received about entering the publishing world, including creating a website and selecting an email service provider. In November, it thrilled me to discover a well-known book promoter’s list building giveaways.

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Tips for Writing, Publishing, and Promoting an E-book to Build Your Personal Brand

Credible Content

Writing and publishing e-books for personal branding. What Is E-Book Writing and Publishing? E-book writing and publishing refers to the process of creating, formatting, and distributing electronic books, also known as e-books. It undergoes editing, proofreading, and revision to ensure quality and accuracy.

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I wrote and published a Kindle book in one weekend, with GPT-4.

Nick Ursborne

This time I asked GPT-4 to write me a 40-page Kindle book I could publish on Amazon. I added a few photos to the book, most of which I sourced from iStockphoto. I put it all together… did some final edits… and then uploaded the text and cover art to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing site, using a pen name, Nick Tapvana.

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AI Made Me Want to Trademark My Name. Here’s How I Did It.

Jane Friedman

I was editing my third novel, Finding Imogene , on August 7, 2023, when the news broke that publishing-industry guru and nonfiction author Jane Friedmans name had been stolen and plastered across AI-generated books on Amazon and Goodreads. Before I became an author-publisher in 2018, I was a C-level executive assistant.

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The Second Edition of The Business of Being a Writer Officially Releases Today

Jane Friedman

While a good chunk of the first edition remains relevant and valid for writers, especially the guidance on book publishing, the sections that address digital media and publishing, magazine publishing, and social media are sorely out of date. More book publishing and book marketing information. Cant afford the book?

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