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Lori Devoti

Self-publishing: copy edits, tagging, odds and ends

September 19, 2011 by Edie Ramer 26 Comments
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 In June, a writer friend and I drove to an event together. On the way there, she said I’m one of the few indie authors whose books she’s read that don’t have a lot of errors and are formatted well. She said she buys a lot of e-books by indies and often feels cheated. You … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: Amazon, Author Central, Cattitude, copy edits, Dragon Blues, ebook formatting, Entangled, Galaxy Girls, Lori Devoti, self-publishing, Smashwords, tagging, Trish McCallan

Promoting Your eBook right off the bat!

February 21, 2011 by Edie Ramer Leave a Comment

It’s funny. I had this subject in mind for over a week, then today I got a PubIt newsletter. (PubIt is where you self-publish your Barnes&Noble books.) In it, successful indie author H.P. Mallory advises writers to use keywords and category words. For instance, as I type this, DEAD PEOPLE, which I published in November, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Marketing Tagged: Dead People, Demon High, Dragon Blues, H.P. Mallory, indie publishing, Lori Devoti, Misty Evans, promotion for e-books, self-publishing

Self-Publishing Basics

January 17, 2011 by Edie Ramer 20 Comments

I’ve been asked a few times lately by friends how to self-publish a book. Last week I was asked in-depth questions by Dale Mayer. After I answered them, she asked more questions. I thought I could answer them in this blog. This way I can give the link to the next person who asks me about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing Tagged: Dale Mayer, eBook, indie publishing, Kindle, Lori Devoti, Mark Coker, Natasha Fondren, Nook, PubIt!, self-publishing, Self-publishing basics, Smart Self-Publishing: Becoming an Indie Author, Smashwords, Zoe Winters

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