Episode 276 – Work-Life Balance, Mad Librarians, and the Riches in the Niches

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If you could donate some of your book sales to charity, which charity would you donate to and why?

Does your author business have a favorite charity? Bryan’s new book about writing awesome Amazon ads and hooks is coming soon! Jim has hit more than 60 reviews for Unskippable and recommends authors spend the time to build a good ARC team. This week’s Happy Books Review Winner is Philip. Thank you to our featured Patrons: How to Pick Up Women with a Drunk Space Ninja, Leah’s Choice, and The Rookie Writer Playbook: A Planner/Organizer for Writers. The Top Tips of the week include how to juggle writing time and relaxing time on vacation, why mailbox overload can spoil a great vacation, and what visibility tips you might be missing if you’re a KDP author. The 5 News stories that matter most to indies this week include why libraries are boycotting Blackstone, how Victoria Smith doubled her sales for June 2019, how the Association of American Publishers plans to sue Amazon into submission, how to avoid the dangers of comparisonitis, and why niche marketing turned into profits for Alexa Kang and company. Question of the Week: If you could donate some of your book sales to charity, which charity would you donate to and why?

What You’ll Learn:
  • How you can still write while on a trip-if you must
  • How to manage your email inbox for travel
  • What you might be missing out on if you’re a KDP author
  • Who is complaining about Amazon now
  • How an author proved that consistency wins
  • Why librarians are mad enough to shout inside the library
  • Why you might be choosing the wrong author targets in your advertising
  • How a group of authors in a small niche made the big time
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Question of the Week: If you could donate some of your book sales to charity, which charity would you donate to and why?

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