Episode 97 – Also-Boughts, Business Plans, and Kindle Unlimited 2.0

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Question of the Week: Did your page numbers go down on Kindle Unlimited? If so, how far did they drop and how does that make you feel?

Stellar and bittersweet news alike greeted Jim and Bryan this week as they tackled the latest and greatest in the self-publishing world. First, Bryan announced free mailing list training on Thursday at Noon EST with Nick Stephenson (sign up here http://bit.ly/nickbryweb ). After thanking their latest patron M.A. Robbins (and the book The Tilt http://bit.ly/thetilt ), your illustrious hosts discussed tips on also-boughts, social media overwhelm, and audiobooks. News stories included what it means to be a self-publishing success, BookBub’s 98 book marketing ideas, Amazon Books’ call for curators, business plans for authors, Kindle Unlimited’s KENPC 2.0, and Author Earnings’ two-year report. This week’s Question of the Week: Did your page numbers go down on Kindle Unlimited? If so, how far did they drop and how does that make you feel?
What You’ll Learn:
  • How to be a part of free training with Bryan and Nick Stephenson
  • How to get your book into the also-boughts section
  • Why you shouldn’t spread yourself too thin on social media
  • How to choose your audiobook narrator
  • Why much more than 40 authors are self-publishing success stories
  • How to read epic posts that contain over 90 marketing ideas
  • What Amazon’s job posting for “curators” means for its book stores
  • The pros and cons to creating a business plan
  • How the community is reacting to Kindle Unlimited 2.0
  • The findings of Author Earnings’ two-year report
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Question of the Week: Did your page numbers go down on Kindle Unlimited? If so, how far did they drop and how does that make you feel?

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