Episode 54 – Luck, Oyster, and Seven-Figure Deals

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In another succinct episode, Bryan and Jim talked tips, news, and the most pressing questions of the publishing industry. They discussed tips related to email lists, self-promotion on social media, and the new Book Report tool. News stories included Amazon’s fake review lawsuit, three recent seven-figure publishing deals for indies, the luck factor of publishing, the reasoning behind Oyster’s new online book store, and the traditionally published author survey. This week’s Question of the Week: If you were already successful in self-publishing, would you take a five-book deal for a million dollars?
What You’ll Learn: 
  • How to submit to the Writership podcast
  • What you should email your mailing list
  • Why social media isn’t great for self promotion
  • How a new tool could help you see earnings more clearly
  • Why nobody cared about HarperCollins Amazon deal
  • Who Amazon sued for posting fake product reviews
  • The three indies who received big money deals
  • What you can and can’t control as an author
  • Why Oyster has created a new online bookstore
  • What traditionally published authors really think about publishers
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Last Week’s Question: If you were already successful in self-publishing, would you take a five-book deal for a million dollars?

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