Episode 349 – Public Displays of Selection, Indie Stages, and BookExpo No Mo’

people like this. Be the first of your friends.

Posted on by SMBS Team

Regarding Amazon’s decision not to make its imprints available in libraries, do you see this as a sensible decision, a big missed opportunity, a money grab, or something else?

This week Claire is joined by Indie Author and editor Julie Strauss. We have a great show in store for you! This week’s winner is Dave Core. Thank you to our featured Patrons – Level Up, 60 Second Tarot, and The Tilt. Top Tips of the week include when to consider pre-orders, what you need to know about building a book launch team, and what time-saving apps you need. The 5 News stories that matter most to indies this week include what Barnes & Noble is doing, why BookExpo is coming to an end, why there is a new petition against Amazon, what a new survey is saying about authors income, and why Google is making a leap into machine-generated audiobooks. Question of the Week: Regarding Amazon’s decision not to make its imprints available in libraries, do you see this as a sensible decision, a big missed opportunity, a money grab, or something else?

What You’ll Learn:
  • When (or if) to do a preorder
  • How to build a book launch team
  • Some great time-saving apps for authors
  • B&N is changing for the better
  • Why BookExpo might be no more
  • How Amazon is being pressured to lend their own books
  • What the newest Author Survey says most successful authors have in common
  • Google is making AI Audiobooks
Links:
Regarding Amazon’s decision not to make its imprints available in libraries, do you see this as a sensible decision, a big missed opportunity, a money grab, or something else?

get show updates