Question of the Week: If you were on the shortlist to get a Hugo nomination in the midst of the Sad Puppies controversy, would you have withdrawn your name? Why or why not?
Jim and Bryan started the episode by announcing their new Patreon page. By becoming a patron of the show, you can get your book mentioned on air and contribute to several awesome milestones like extra episodes and an SMBS road tour! Check out the page at https://patreon.com/smbs
During the episode proper, the sluggers of self-publishing news tackled tips on improving Dragon Dictate, selling direct, and pricing your books. News stories included the last-second acquisition of PubSlush, the closing of HarperCollins Authonomy, Ann Jacobs’ attempt to join the Ellora’s Cave lawsuit, Konrath and Eisler’s take on the “Amazon is a Monopoly” meme, Amazon’s new Also Boughts drop-down menu, and the massive Hugo Awards controversy. This week’s Question of the Week is “If you were on the shortlist to get a Hugo nomination in the midst of the Sad Puppies controversy, would you have withdrawn your name? Why or why not?”
What You’ll Learn:
- How to become a patron of the Sell More Books Show
- What one author did to improve accuracy on Dragon Dictate
- How Jane Friedman sells products directly on her site
- The differences between selling at $0.99 and $4.99
- Which company picked up PubSlush off the pile
- Why HarperCollins dropped Authonomy
- What Ann Jacobs’ motion means to the Ellora’s Cave suit
- Why Amazon isn’t a monopoly
- How the new Also-Boughts drop-down menu may impact sales
- Why history may not smile on this year’s Hugo Awards
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Question of the Week: If you were on the shortlist to get a Hugo nomination in the midst of the Sad Puppies controversy, would you have withdrawn your name? Why or why not?