Jane Friedman

MAY 17, 2023

Likewise, publishing independently sounds like a confusing marathon without any guarantee of actual sales. I decided to publish the book independently so that Gidon’s dream would come true while he could enjoy it. So–it is possible –but I did not have massive book sales as leverage. Holocaust Survivor. Wait—what project?

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

“I have no idea where my book is published.” These are just a few of the comments I’ve heard from authors sharing their experiences with the hybrid publishing companies they’ve chosen to work with. So if you’re an author starting out on your publishing journey, it’s important to know what to look out for. What royalties?

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The editor who took over, more interested in publishing nonfiction than fiction, politely passed. Published by Akashic Books, part of their Noir series, Denver Noir was the best group project I ever did. There are lots of editors out there, and I had a solid reputation and good sales numbers. But again, the passes arrived.

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The Idea Logical Company

JUNE 19, 2022

Book publishing has changed dramatically in the past 30 years, in the past 20 years, in the past 10 years, and even in the last five years. The “incumbents” — established publishers — had a massive moat protecting them from interlopers when most books were sold in stores.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Don’t get me wrong – the platform is great for generating sales , lowering cost-per-purchase, and driving traffic. It is possible to use Instagram to drive sales – and that requires using Instagram strategically. So obviously, your Instagram follower numbers will impact your sales numbers. Followers, however, are not enough.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 17, 2024

This week, my sophomore novel Valley Verified came out into the world—exactly one year after my debut novel The Fraud Squad was published. Back then, I was blissfully ignorant of the intricacies of the publishing industry. Photo by Ryan Graybill on Unsplash Today’s post is by novelist Kyla Zhao.

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Contently

DECEMBER 29, 2022

We all know the rush of excitement that comes with publishing a piece of content. Publishing is just the end of one process and the beginning of another, essentially launching a chain of distribution tasks. Publishing is just the end of one process and the beginning of another, essentially launching a chain of distribution tasks.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 19, 2024

Two of these lists focus on self-published books exclusively (print format and ebook format), and a third list looks at both traditionally published books and self-published books (print format), but excludes Big Five publishers and other major houses. Six weeks to publish a book, that is blazingly fast.

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Buffer

JULY 23, 2024

And then we attended a webinar where we learned about platforms that help businesses write and publish press releases that get picked up by major news outlets like The Associated Press.   I was blown away: Within a week of publishing this first press release, we saw our web traffic increase by 220 percent.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 20, 2023

10, a new book was self-published, Fire and Fur y: The Story of the 2023 Maui Fire and its Implications for Climate Change by “Dr. I learned about the book from this Forbes article , but by then, Amazon had removed the book from sale. To my surprise, I saw the book was also for sale at Bookshop and Barnes & Noble.

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Animalz

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Many other content marketers tell us the same on sales and customer calls. I’m pretty happy if people still talk about one of my articles a few weeks after I hit publish. Internally at Slack, a simple saddle emoji can now convey an entire mental model about issues with positioning and sales strategy.

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Income Diary

DECEMBER 24, 2023

How To Use ChatGPT To Critique Your Sales Copy and Get More Clients By Clive Cable I recently wrote some landing page copy to launch a new ad agency. Version 1 (Clive Cable) Hidden in Plain Sight… The Silent Sales Strategies You’re Missing. These Silent Sales Strategies could double your sales in seconds.

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Credible Content

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

For example, you publish lots of content and spread it using channels like Google, LinkedIn and Instagram. Hence, you can see that the slippery slide or the slippery slope can also exist in the form of your sales or marketing funnel. Is slippery slide in copywriting just about an ad or web page? Not necessarily.

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Contently

JULY 19, 2022

Marketing teams often spend a good chunk of time and resources on efforts to get new customers—think top-of-funnel blog posts, sales collateral, and everything in between. But creating post-sales content that helps improve the experience for new and long-term customers is just as crucial. Why post-sale content marketing matters.

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Credible Content

MAY 28, 2023

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. Marketing and Promotion Effective marketing and promotion play a vital role in e-book publishing.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 24, 2023

I’ve had a couple of experiences over the past six months or so that have provided some intriguing glimpses at how publishing services are trying to make even just a little more money, while the behemoth Amazon dominates search and sales in self-publishing. Amazon.ca: paperback $21.09; hardcover $39.70

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Freelance Magic

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

These are short pieces of content and publishers need lots of them on a regular basis. trillion USD in sales in 2021. Because they bring qualified leads that result in direct sales, they are high revenue-generating assets for a company. The answer is, yes, you definitely can! The rates can start anywhere from $1000.

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Copywriter Collective

JANUARY 10, 2025

Back in November, we published an article discussing the use of copy in the Tech industry. Check out our article on AI we published back in January 2024 where we discuss how AI can assist you in your writing process. The general gist was that the big tech companies love to use buzzwords but dont fully understand how words work.

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Nick Ursborne

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Freelance and in-house writers are relying too heavily on AI tools like ChatGPT to write their sales copy, content, and social media updates. They literally can’t afford to start publishing copy and content that sounds and feels “the same”. Client companies are already seeing it… and they don’t like it. The result?

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This provision established that online platforms (and later social media companies) would not be classified as publishers, which gave them immunity from liability for user-generated content.

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Publishing Trends

JUNE 14, 2024

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Would You Name Your Baby After a Fandom? Is The New York Times Bestseller List Biased?

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Publishing Trends

APRIL 5, 2024

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. 3 Body Problem’s Lawyer is Sentenced for Murder Horror Sales are Booming- Why Readers are Resonating with the Genre How Does Book Design Decisions Impact the Environment? Another Summer of Striking on the Horizon?-

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 15, 2024

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Why is the Gig Economy a Risky Model for Those in Publishing? Authors Pushback on Growing Amazon Sales for AI Books Pay Respects or Print?- Where is the Line for Publishing Posthumously?

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the intro, investment firm KKR will buy Simon & Schuster [ Publishing Perspectives ]; Subscriber Surge Giveaways [ Written Word Media ]; Key Book Publishing Paths [ Jane Friedman ]. This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 29, 2024

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Oxford English Dictionary Adds 23 New Words Reading Initiative Drives Children and YA Sales Vermont Set to Pass Library Bill What is the Best AI Story Generator? What are the Numbers?-

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 25, 2024

How can you successfully self-publish in Germany? This episode is sponsored by Publisher Rocket , which will help you get your book in front of more Amazon readers so you can spend less time marketing and more time writing. A year later, I published my first book, and I got to make a living from it almost immediately.

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Publishing Trends

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. The Copyright Dilemma in The Age of AI? Can Literary Prizes Survive Protests?

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Nick Ursborne

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

And sometimes, when writing informational content, optimized for SEO, and published in bulk, with some light human editing AI can come close to being “good enough”. Wherever you are along the sales funnel, you’ll achieve higher conversion rates with copy that has a stronger emotional appeal. Is the copy culturally sensitive?

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Unfortunately, even though that book was published, it was not successful. So, by the time of our conversation, DePaulo was actively deciding whether to find another agent, or if it would be smarter to simply self-publish her book on singlehood. But her boss said absolutely not, because of of the sales track record. (If

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 30, 2024

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. The Censorship Battle in Florida Continues as US Publishers Sue Will Fantasy Continue to Find Strong Sales This Fall? Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.

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Nick Ursborne

MARCH 19, 2023

Many of us do this through creating our own websites, publishing newsletters, writing articles and networking on social media sites. If you write sales pages, focus your content on the strategies and tactics of writing great sales pages. As freelancers we have to get out there and build an audience.

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Publishing Trends

MAY 3, 2024

E very week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Like All Statistics, Book Stats Are Open to Interpretation The post Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 04/29-05/03 appeared first on Publishing Trends. Who Makes Up YA Readers?

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Buffer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The other day, he was telling us about one of his first sales meetings back when he was just starting out, over 30 years ago. This type of hook typically works when you share advice that deals with your audience’s deepest fear or if you want to share something time-sensitive (like a limited-time sale).

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Backlinko

APRIL 7, 2025

We aim for every article we publish to meet or exceed Google’s helpful content standards. Use it before hitting publish to ensure your content meets Google’s quality standards. They also published detailed explanations of how they weigh different factors in their rating system. And ranks for more than 3.2K

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Backlinko

JULY 12, 2024

Then, find the result with the oldest publish date to identify the original creator. In this example, the oldest published data is for a Shutterstock page. And in Yandex, you get related search queries and a “For sale” tab specifically from online stores. Making Shutterstock the original image source.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Do you want to publish an image-heavy book like a cookbook? How can you navigate the challenges of photography, book design, and publishing choices to make the best product possible? So a lot of people do want to publish a cookery book, but let's go into each of the challenges one at a time. It's a bit strange.

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Elna Cain

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For example, if you have an email funnel, sales page, white paper or case study as a portfolio entry, most likely the business will not update it. So, I can publish them on my portfolio or wait until I get more recent pieces. I will run my old client pieces in Copyscape to check to see if it’s published somewhere else.

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