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This is the key law to obey as a self-publisher. Everyone’s heard the advice. Writers write. But it goes farther than that. Sure, entrepreneurs need to balance their workload between creative and business tasks. You need to be smart about how you do it. Essentially, if you’re not creating new content then your time is […]

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In case anybody missed it, Amazon sent out a statement to all its authors, publically posted at ReadersUnited.com. Hachette CEO, Michael Pietsch, gave his response: Thank you for writing to me in response to Amazon’s email.  I appreciate that you care enough about books to take the time to write.  We usually don’t comment publicly […]

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Boom. Amazon launched Kindle Unlimited this week and it feels like they just dropped the A-bomb on the self-publishing world. Believe it or not, this is not a knee-jerk reaction. Unlimited reading for $9.99 a month has wide-reaching implications for this month, this year, and the future. Anybody making an income with self-publishing has an […]

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If you’ve been paying attention to very-important-authors this last week, you’ll undoubtedly be joining them with a torch and a pitchfork as they go after the inhuman evil that is Amazon. “Bring down the beast!” they cry. “They are destroying the book business!” There is no doubt that Amazon has shaken the industry. Don’t let […]

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