Episode 31 – Audio, Contracts and Product Placement

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In this week’s episode, Jim and Bryan discussed a trio of tips on where you should focus your marketing, the Awesome Indies Project and using an ACX alternative. The news stories included an audiobook subscription service, product placement in novels, temporary library cards at the airport, self-publishing services contracts and the health of the publishing industry. We also chatted about the launch of Author Marketing Institute and this week’s March to a Bestseller event. Check out the event on Friday, November 7th at http://bit.ly/marchtab2  Music: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes from Daddy_G’s Memory Music, Creative Commons License. Question of the Week: Have you ever paid a company to self-publish for you? If so, were you happy with your experience and why?
What You’ll Learn: 
  • What works and what doesn’t for a non-fiction book launch
  • How John L. Monk connected with and promoted indie authors
  • The path one author took to avoid ACX exclusivity
  • Why audiobook subscription services could be the next big thing
  • How one publisher got over a million dollars for product placement
  • What one library system is doing to find new readers
  • How some publishers lock in self-publishers for life
  • Why the publishing industry is doing better than you think
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Question of the Week: Have you ever paid a company to self-publish for you? If so, were you happy with your experience and why?
Music: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes from Daddy_G’s Memory Music, Creative Commons License

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