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Hello AuthorCraft, my name is D Michelle Gent, IÔÇÖm a writer, author, editor (and a few other things besides). IÔÇÖm running a website aimed at helping Indie and Small Press published Authors. I was first published by my husbandÔÇÖs small press company Gingernut Books in August 2010 and since then weÔÇÖve been determined to help […]

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VAT changes are a real blow to self-published authors

The closure of the loophole whereby Amazon routed EU online sales through Luxembourg has had an unintended negative effect on writers Anna Baddeley Until 1 January this year, a self-published author or small independent publisher had a couple of choices for where to sell their ebooks. The most obvious, and easiest, was through a big […]

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Instagram is Now a Book Publishing Platform?

These kids, they just donÔÇÖt show loyalty to brands like the olden days. Now you have to go on their turf to get their attention to keep getting attention for your brand. So, in an attempt to teach by doing, marketer Jason Sperling is releasing his new how-to in the digital age marketing book bit […]

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The best websites to discover new books

By Michael Kozlowski http://goodereader.com/blog/author/michael-kozlowski Casual readers often face challenges when new books come out by authors they love.┬áSure you can visit the local bookstore every few weeks and check out what is new and notable. ┬áToday we look at the best websites that focus on e-book discovery, finding a great new read or simply getting […]

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UK Publishing is ÔÇ£In A Good Place,ÔÇØ says PA CEO

by Roger Tagholm ┬áUK 2014 publishing revenues were ┬ú4.3 billion, with 44% coming from export markets and strong growth in the Middle East, China and South East Asia. British publishing is in ÔÇ£a good place,ÔÇØ according to Richard Mollet, Chief Executive of the UK Publishers Association. Challenges remain, of course, but he believes the industry […]

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Spotify offers its 60m users videos and podcasts

The popular streaming service aims to offer its 60m users a more personal experience Music streaming service Spotify has announced it will start offering video content, as the company widens its focus beyond music. Unveiling the changes at a company update in New York, Spotify founder and chief executive Daniel Ek said the new service […]

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5 Seriously Dumb Myths About Copyright the Media Should Stop Repeating

by John Degen Every year around ShakespeareÔÇÖs birthday, which has also been declared World Book and Copyright Day, I see articles popping up here and there repeating some howling inaccuracies about the legal and economic concept of copyright. I get itÔÇèÔÇöÔÇècopyright is complex and, frankly, not all that gripping. Also, thereÔÇÖs that free culture movement […]

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ÔÇ£I havenÔÇÖt got around to it yet!ÔÇØ

by Ben Kench Do you ever hear that? Do you find yourself saying that?? In my role as a coach, forever lovingly pushing clients along a path towards a goal, I hear┬áthat type of a sentence almost every week!!┬áBusiness owners feeling burdened by the constant stream of tasks that are on their ÔÇÿTo DoÔÇÖ lists […]

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Is the self-publishing stigma fading?

For a long time, going the DIY route repelled critics, publishers – and readers. But as its successes accumulate, so the shame falls away by ┬áBen Galley ÔÇ£Sorry ÔÇô no self-published books accepted.ÔÇØ How many authors have been confronted with those words? I certainly have. ItÔÇÖs a prime example of what has been dubbed the […]

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