Episode 67 – Simon Whistler on Starting From Scratch

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Question of the Week: What would you do differently if you were starting self-publishing today?

With Jim using his “Gone Fishin'” sign, Bryan welcomed another British guest co-host to the show this week: Simon Whistler of the Rocking Self Publishing Podcast! Simon and Bryan chatted about last week’s question before moving into tips about free Kindle book covers, online quizzes, and writing 5,000 words per hour. News stories included reports on the closing of Nook’s international store, the spread of ebooks in India, the Ted Cruz bestseller list controversy, Kobo’s eRead Local campaign, Shawn Inmon’s post on starting from scratch, and the Authors Guild’s 50/50 ebook royalty initiative. This week’s Question of the Week is “What would you do differently if you were starting self-publishing today?”
What You’ll Learn: 
  • How to create Kindle book covers for free
  • Why a quiz may help to spread the word for your book
  • How to write as fast as 5,000 words per hour
  • What’s happening to Nook’s international customers
  • Why authors should keep India in mind for their books
  • How the New York Times brought politics into publishing
  • What Kobo is doing to help local bookstores and its own platform
  • How Simon would do things differently if he started over
  • Why the Authors Guild’s efforts may not make much headway without leverage
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Question of the Week: What would you do differently if you were starting self-publishing today?

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