Episode 200 – Kobo & Walmart, Apple Books, and BookStat Backlash

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Question of the Week: What’s your first reaction to Kobo and Walmart teaming up? Do you think you’ll sell more books on Kobo as a result of the partnership? Why or why not?

Will the teaming up of Kobo and Walmart be a dream team for authors? On the momentous occasion of their 200th show, Jim and Bryan kick off the fun with a special thanks to their patrons The Darby Shaw Chronicles box set, God and Gigs: Succeed as a Musician Without Sacrificing Your Faith, and Star Flame: A Story from the Meclauks Kingdom. Helpful tips this week include how authors can maximize sales with an eye-catching title, jumpstarting your promotions, and improving Kobo sales. In news, recently launched Bookstat could be headed for some legal trouble, Barnes & Noble has changed the name of Nook Press and made a few other tweaks to their set-pub platform, why writers should be on the lookout for Author Solutions clones, speculation on Apple’s latest move and what it will mean, and Walmart and Kobo announces a new partnership. Question of the Week: What’s your first reaction to Kobo and Walmart teaming up? Do you think you’ll sell more books on Kobo as a result of the partnership? Why or why not?
What You’ll Learn:
  • How nonfiction authors can test their titles to maximize sales
  • How one author sold 1,000 copies over the holiday season
  • How authors can boost sales and reach more readers on Kobo
  • Why some indies are upset about the latest Author Earnings Report
  • How authors can identify and avoid Author Solutions clones
  • What Barnes & Noble is doing to revamp its self-publishing platform
  • What Apple’s latest ebookstore renovations will mean for authors
  • What Wal-Mart has planned for breaking into the ebook market publishing
Links:
Bryan’s Job Posting – Project Manager
Bryan’s Job Posting – Customer Service Specialist
The Career Author Podcast with J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon
The Darby Shaw Chronicles Box Set by Liberty Speidel
God and Gigs: Succeed as a Musician Without Sacrificing Your Faith by Allen C. Paul
Star Flame: A Story From the Meclauks Kingdom by Yvonne Carder
Tip #1: Title Wave
Tip #2: A Promo’s Worth a Thousand Words
Tip #3: Kobo-cabana
News #5: Identity Wars (1)
News #5: Identity Wars (2)
News #5: Identity Wars (3)
News #4: Nook-lear Fallout (1)
News #4: Nook-lear Fallout (2)
News #4: Nook-lear Fallout (3)
News #4: Nook-lear Fallout (4)
News #3: Attack of the Clones
News #2: Byte of the Apple (1)
News #2: Byte of the Apple (2)
News #2: Byte of the Apple (3)
News #1: The Writing’s on the Wal-(Mart) (1)
News #1: The Writing’s on the Wal-(Mart) (2)
News #1: The Writing’s on the Wal-(Mart) (3)

Question of the Week: What’s your first reaction to Kobo and Walmart teaming up? Do you think you’ll sell more books on Kobo as a result of the partnership? Why or why not?

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