Episode 102 – Scams, Tables of Contents, and Digital Book World

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Question of the Week: What’s your take on back matter Tables of Contents needing to change and how will this impact you? Will you need to reformat your books?

A front matter firestorm erupted this week in the indie author community, and Jim and Bryan are here to shine some light on it. After thanking their latest patron (W.C. Hoffman and his book Twins of Prey http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JCSDYTK ), they took on a trio of tips about networking, extroverting, and finding beta readers. News stories included the sins and virtues of email marketing, takeaways from Digital Book World, Data Guy’s first public appearance, Kindle Unlimited scam artists, and Amazon’s knee jerk Terms of Service change. This week’s Question of the Week: What’s your take on back matter Tables of Contents needing to change and how will this impact you? Will you need to reformat your books?
What You’ll Learn:
  • How to connect with other members of the indie community
  • Why you shouldn’t consider extroversion as a permanent trait
  • How to find beta readers for your next book
  • The sins and virtues of email marketing
  • Four takeaways from Digital Book World
  • How Data Guy charmed the Big Five during DBW
  • What scammers are doing to exploit Kindle Unlimited
  • How Amazon overreached and damaged indies
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Question of the Week: What’s your take on back matter Tables of Contents needing to change and how will this impact you? Will you need to reformat your books?

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