Episode 213 – Romance Retracted, Spotify, and Monkey Selfies

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Question of the Week: If we have a Sell More Books Show Summit in 2019, where should we have it and what should we cover?

What is your top pick for the location of the 2019 Sell More Books Show Summit? Jim and Bryan started things off by thanking their wonderful patrons – The Outline Book, A Curse upon the Saints, and The Last Days. The guys have some great tips this week, including how to banish author burnout, why connecting with other indie authors through social media can build a better community, and what is the secret to success with Facebook groups. This week in news the guys dive into who can claim copyright violation by exploring the funky monkey case, learn more about trickle down royalties on Spotify and how that could be an omen for indies, uncover the truth behind the impostor syndrome on Amazon, explore Joanna Penn’s idea that authors could survive on micro payments, and discover what the traditional romance publishing industry is doing to move away from indie authors. Question of the Week: If we have a Sell More Books Show Summit in 2019, where should we have it and what should we cover?
What You’ll Learn:
  • How to avoid burnout with fewer distractions and more “you time”
  • The importance of forming relationships with other authors on social media
  • Why a Facebook Group has benefits for your marketing and your knowledge
  • Whether or not a monkey taking a selfie has rights to his own photo
  • How Spotify’s dropping revenue may be a sign of things to come for Indies
  • Why Amazon took down a popular author’s first self-published book
  • Why Joanna Penn and Jim think micro payments could be the future for indie revenue
  • What traditional romance publishers are doing to avoid indie influence
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