Christine Rose

Author: Christine Rose

  • Kindle Singles

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    As I predicted over two years ago, eBooks will bring readers a resurgence of short fiction. It’s now more accessible. eZines and eReaders have given authors more markets for their short stories, and with the too-busy lifestyle in this culture, short stories provide a quick lunchtime reading escape. It’s a match made in cyberspace. Amazon,…

  • Amazon Payments

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    Last week when I was setting up O. M. Grey’s kickstarter program, I learned about Amazon Payments. Seeing as how I’m such a huge supporter of Amazon.com and everything they do, I was quite surprised I hadn’t heard of Amazon Payments before. PayPal has been my online method of choice for fifteen years. I’ve been…

  • eBook & eReader Sales (Podcast)

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    eBooks sales have surpassed both paperback and hardback combined. eReader sales are increasing, and with the new low-priced Kindle (with some bloggers predicting they’ll soon be free), eBooks are the emerging authors greatest chance to find new readers. Publishing & Marketing Realities: Episode 19 – eBook & eReader Sales. Original Blog Posts: Percentage of eReaders…

  • LSI & Amazon: Bad Breakup

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    In my book Publishing & Marketing Realities for the Emerging Author, I discuss at the length the benefits of Lightning Source for the Emerging Author. We’ve been with LSI for 3 years, and we love them. Although it seems that things are changing. Thanks to a comment by a reader, this article was brought to…

  • Totally Square (Podcast)

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    Don’t lose a sale. Learn about this little handy (and really cool) device that will allow you to take credit cards right on your smart phone! No contracts or monthly fees. And no, they’re not paying me, but they should be! I pimp the SQUARE wherever I can, just because it’s so fricken cool! Original…

  • Guest Post: Publishing – Why It Just Isn’t the Same

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    Guest Post by Dee Mason. Book publishers must be sitting uneasily right about now. With the recent launch of four new kindle editions (including one that’s bound to take some market share from the iPad), it’s for certain that Amazon is betting on e-publishing as the wave of the future. In this year alone, we’ve…

  • Kickstarter for O. M. Grey

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    Today my alter ego O. M. Grey launched her Kickstarter Project Campaign to raise publishing funds (and get a new podcasting mic). Please take a look at the project and the little vlog she made for the campaign. She’s got some great rewards like free eBooks, author signed books, a mention in the acknowledgements, a…

  • eBook Revolution, Part 2 (Podcast)

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    The time of the eBook is now. eBooks sales have surpassed both paperback and hardback combined. Through this revolution, emerging authors have a better chance than ever to be seen and to find their readers. Through Amazon’s Kindle and other eBook platforms, now readers can find you, too. Learn how to utilize Amazon’s KDP, B&N’s…

  • eBook Revolution (Podcast)

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    The time of the eBook is now. eBooks sales have surpassed both paperback and hardback combined. Through this revolution, emerging authors have a better chance than ever to be seen and to find their readers. Through Amazon’s Kindle and other eBook platforms, now readers can find you, too. Publishing & Marketing Realities: Episode 16 –…

  • Sporadic Posts

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    This summer has been one of great loss and grief. Not only did I suffer the betrayal of a dear friend, but I also lost two of my three doghters to death. They were old, 14 and 15 years old, but they were my baby girls just the same. So my little family was cut…