Never fear, the Kukral Bestseller List will always cater to indies! This week, Bryan went solo to tackle stories about the NY Times cutting some ebook lists, the trials and tribulations of Jeffrey M. Poole’s KU account, and several ideas on what indies and publishers can do next to find success. After thanking the SMBS patrons The Efficient Writer, Gone, and The Cordova Vector, Bryan also took on tips about 2016 marketing strategies, bad reviews, and DBW findings. This week’s Question of the Week: What should indies who’ve been targeting the bestseller lists do with their time and money now that they have less of a chance to make a list?

• What made the top marketing strategies of 2016 and what to expect now
• Why authors shouldn’t take down books with bad reviews and what they can do
• What marketing advice authors can use from the Digital Book World conference
• What authors stand to win (and lose) in Amazon’s Storyteller Contest
• Why the publishing industry should imitate the 90s-grunge music movement
• Why one author thinks indies need to ban together and form a co-op
• How one author’s KDP account was suspended and how he got it back
• What changes The New York Times is making to its bestseller lists

Question of the Week: What should indies who’ve been targeting the bestseller lists do with their time and money now that they have less of a chance to make a list?