Episode 260 – #Bookfans, Blasted Blasty, and Rising Indies

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Question of the Week: What do you think is the purpose of Amazon’s new “quality dashboard”? And do you think it’ll be helpful or potentially abusive for authors?

Should the general public provide Amazon with quality control? Bryan is attending a mastermind retreat and Jim welcomes his guest host, Cecelia Mecca. This week’s Happy Book Reviews winner is John Box. Jim thanks our Patrons are Prometheus Rising, Triumviratus, and Dead Still. The Top Tips include why relevant hashtags are so important on Instagram, how Amazon ads improvements will help indies get more bang for their bucks, and what Bookfunnel’s “buy” button will do for you. The five Hot News stories for indie authors this week include what happened to Blasty, how Audible’s new Spanish-language platform will impact authors, what are the pros and cons of Amazon’s new quality dashboard, why Patreon has rolled out a new tier system, and how indie authors can compete with trad-pubbed authors for the top spots on the charts. Question of the Week: What do you think is the purpose of Amazon’s new “quality dashboard”? And do you think it’ll be helpful or potentially abusive for authors?

What You’ll Learn:
  • Importance of hashtags on Instagram posts
  • Dave Chesson notes some important Amazon ad updates
  • What you can do with Bookfunnel’s new buy button
  • What happened to Blasty
  • How Audible is expanding its platform
  • What the new Amazon quality dashboard might help or hinder
  • Why Patreon is adding tiers
  • The truth about indies on top of the charts
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Question of the Week: What do you think is the purpose of Amazon’s new “quality dashboard”? And do you think it’ll be helpful or potentially abusive for authors?

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