Because of the dramatic changes brought by COVID, millions of readers are looking for books, right now. Marketing Director Susan Stitt lists 10 tips for authors—and those who love authors—to welcome with those readers and help them find great books. …
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Google Alerts are easy to set up and become your window on the world to follow authors, books or important issues that matter to you. The process is easy to set up—and to change or cancel if you don’t like the results. In this week’s article, marketing expert Susan Stitt …
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At Front Edge Publishing, we’ve had many inquiries from both authors—and our regular readers—about whether our books still are shipping. The one-word answer is: Yes! Marketing Director Susan Stitt explains the options for coping with (or even bypassing) delivery delays. …
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Audiobooks are on the verge of a massive surge in popularity and accessibility, both for readers and authors. Learn about current audiobook technology, current production obstacles and upcoming improvements. …
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Indie Days 2019—Front Edge Publishing Marketing Director Susan Stitt reports on news from the invitation-only conference for leading mid-sized publishers. Among the headlines from this annual industry gathering: Book sales continue to rise along with direct-to-reader marketing. …
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Front Edge Publishing Director of Production Dmitri Barvinok offers writers tips for choosing the best URLs for links in columns and books. …
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Why do we emphasize the need to release new books in all of the major eBook formats? Our Director of Production Dmitri Barvinok explains the basics of this important phase of our work, including examples from Kindle to Kobo about the unique reach of various devices and platforms. Yes, eBook …
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“Books bring people together. Books can become a gathering place for entire communities.” That’s how our Director of Production Dmitri Barvinok begins this week’s column on the importance of planning for an easy-to-remember Internet address (aka Web domain or URL) that will help readers find out about your book. Dmitri …
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Marketing expert Susan Stitt offers lots of helpful tips—and great examples—to help you create a robust Amazon Author Page. If you are an author, or know an author, and there’s no Amazon Author Page set up, then you’re missing out on a great opportunity to engage readers. Use Susan’s column, …
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