Question of the Week: Given the fact that Amazon likely can’t stop ALL of the scammers ALL of the time, how will you best carry on without letting stories of bad practices dismantle your writing and marketing tasks?

What can you do to avoid getting derailed by stories of scammers on Amazon? Bryan returns from his trip to Virginia and he and Jim have a fantastic announcement about the Sell More Books Show Summit 2019. There’s a quick clarification regarding Reddit, a shout out for SMBS Bingo and then on to thank the Patrons, including Awakening Forever, Character Sketch & Color, and Twins of Prey. This week’s hottest Tips cover how to prevent procrastination with a daily routine, how to design a quick and useful logo, and which tools can create the launch buzz you need. The stories that made the news this week are why the Barnes and Noble CEO is out of touch, what happened to the author of Fight Club, why indie sci-fi and fantasy titles are keeping pace with trad pubbed ebooks, why diamonds aren’t always a girl’s best friend, and which strategies are not okay with Kindle Unlimited and who doesn’t seem to care. Question of the Week: Given the fact that Amazon likely can’t stop ALL of the scammers ALL of the time, how will you best carry on without letting stories of bad practices dismantle your writing and marketing tasks?

What You’ll Learn:

Why it’s important for writers to create a daily routine
How authors can create a logo for their business
How an author created a 12 book backlist in 6 months
Why traditional publishing is feeling fine and the Barnes and Noble CEO is out of touch
How an accountant embezzled millions of dollars from a well-known agency
Why science fiction and fantasy isn’t dead
How one author allegedly incentivized verified reviewers
How scammers continue to cash-in on page reads and Kindle All-star bonuses

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Awakening Forever by Jack Schaeffer
Character Sketch & Color by Emma Alisyn
Twins of Prey by W.C. Hoffman
Tip #1: Anything But Routine
Tip #2: Logo a Go-Go
Tip #3: An Author’s Dozen
News #5: All We Need is More Book Stores (1)
News #5: All We Need is More Book Stores (2)
News #5: All We Need is More Book Stores (3)
News #4: First Rule of Fight Club is to Get Paid for Fight Club (1)
News #4: First Rule of Fight Club is to Get Paid for Fight Club (2)
News #3: Sci-Fi Guy
News #2: Tiffanygate (1)
News #2: Tiffanygate (2)
News #1: Stuffed to the Brim (1)
News #1: Stuffed to the Brim (2)

Question of the Week: Given the fact that Amazon likely can’t stop ALL of the scammers ALL of the time, how will you best carry on without letting stories of bad practices dismantle your writing and marketing tasks?