Episode 175 – Augmented Reality, Texting Stories, and Whale Readers

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Question of the Week: Which is going to hit big first and why: texting-based stories or stories with augmented or virtual reality?

Thank you, listeners, for helping us reach this landmark episode! This week, Jim and Bryan talked tips about scheduling social media, adopting habits of successful authors, and evolving with your readers. After thanking their patrons The Commons: Book 1, Time Code, and Stalked by Flames, the publishing pair discussed using Overdrive through Draft2Digital, refining your Amazon Ads, WattPad’s Tap app, virtual and augmented reality, and whale readers. This week’s Question of the Week: Which is going to hit big first and why: texting-based stories or stories with augmented or virtual reality?
What You’ll Learn:
  • How authors can use sales and social media data to reach fans worldwide
  • How authors can expand their fan base with best practices from the pros
  • How authors can evolve their writing to resonate with their readers
  • What new way authors can get their ebooks into libraries
  • What new interactive features Wattpad has added to its Tap app
  • What strategies one YA author used in her Amazon ad campaigns
  • Why one blogger thinks Amazon has plans to add VR to ebooks
  • Why whale readers are so important and what authors can do to keep them
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