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Publishing Confusion – Part Four – Social Media

Social Media. Most of you know how to use the basics…or do you? I thought I was good with Facebook, when one day a course in our local region we found a tutorial on how to use Facebook for business. It blew what we thought we knew right open. OUCH. Luckily there was no re-learning,…
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Introducing Jenzy Montague and learn about her children’s books.

Interview With An Author – Jenzy Montague     Tell us about where are you from? Everywhere, LOL I was born in Missouri. I call Colorado my spiritual home. I loved it there and would move back in an instant. I’ve lived in California, Montclair, New Jersey, and now Virginia. I love mountains and college…
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KDP Hardbacks – Easy or Difficult?

After hearing that KDP had Hardbacks in BETA, I thought I’d take a look at the setup and see how things worked, what was different.  The first page where you type in your information is the same as for the ebook and paperback, so if you’ve already done them, then page one will automatically be…
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Update from Draft to Digital Print!

Supply Chain Delays May Impact D2D Print As a user of our D2D Print service, we wanted to inform you of the potential for delays for print on demand services that may arise in the coming months. Our print partner has informed us that they are preparing for disruptions to various aspects of the print…
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Extra Payment on LULU

Well, it seems everyone is changing and charging. I’m wondering when it will stop. At this rate, it is going to be too expensive to be an Independent Author. I signed into LULU this afternoon and saw the statement below on a closable flag across my computer screen. Beginning October 1st 2021, a small Fulfilment…
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Vanity Radio Interview Scam…

I had an email yesterday from an author asking about a radio interview with Kate Delaney and Emmy Award Winner form America Tonight. I can honestly say I’ve never heard of these type of interviews before so being me, I went on a research trip to look into it. I was drawing blanks from google…
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Ghostly Writes – Interviews

Introduce Yourself and where you’re from. Mary R. Woldering From Euclid, Ohio USA Tell us about your writing journey? I’ve always been a storyteller. Now I am a chronicler of dreams and visions. I began to publish my writings at 65, so technology is still a great unknown. What is your story about? Three ghosts…
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Industry Standard Group for Indie Publishers

As a Independent Publisher which is a Limited Company, I always tell my author friends and clients to make sure they don’t pay first and to look at prices…some are horrendous. A deposit is one thing, full payment…Hell no… they tend to be Vanity Publishers. Needless to say if you have a set of standards…
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