Christine Rose

Author: Christine Rose

  • eBook Sales Top Everything.

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    This is how fast things are changing in publishing. My book Publishing and Marketing Realities of the Emerging Author has only been at the editor’s a week, and already it needs to be updated. Even between drafts, I would have to update information and figures. Last July, Jeff Bezos announced that eBooks sales had outsold…

  • Fear Obscurity, Not Piracy

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    Tim O’Reilly said, “Obscurity is a far greater threat to authors and creative artists than piracy” in a piece written nearly ten years ago. And I think he’s right. Even more so today than a decade ago. Why? Because it’s no longer 100,000 books published every year, it’s over three times that. And that figure…

  • The MTV/American Idol Effect in Writing

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    A Guest Post by Rhonda Eudaly This essay will appear in my forthcoming book Publishing & Marketing Realities for the Emerging Author. —-{—-{@ Once upon a time it was enough for authors to write a brilliant story, have it published, and be exalted all without leaving their homes. It was, once, “sexy” for an author…

  • Book Buying Trends from 2009

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    State of US Book Buying Consumer – Book Expo America (BEA) 2009 SOURCE —

  • Totally Square

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    A few weeks ago at a fantasy convention, a colleague turned me on to SQUARE. And it is the coolest. thing. ever. Ethan and I have been on the road promoting and selling our books for over three years now. In doing so, we had to get a merchant account, because without one you’re unable…

  • Using Public Speaking to Market Your Book

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    A Guest Post by Denniger Bolton. This essay will appear in my forthcoming book Publishing and Marketing Realities for the Emerging Author. —-{—-{@ Your willingness to do “whatever it takes” to reach your goals is the key ingredient to success in any endeavor. However, most writers I know, not all but most, are solitary souls…

  • Neil Gaiman on Piracy

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    People often ask me about piracy issues and digital rights management (drm) concerns. I can’t say it any better than Neil has. Good stuff. —-{—-{@ All our books are DRM free. What are your thoughts on the issue of piracy and DRM?

  • Posting Challenge 2011

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    In 2009, I posted something everyday over on our old blog. That is until I got really, really burned out sometime in October. Then in 2010, my posting was very sporadic as I recovered. Now in 2011, I’ve stepped up my blogging again. For the past several weeks, I’ve been blogging three times a week,…

  • Emerging Author Spotlight: Evelyn Lafont

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    With some luck, and perhaps copious amounts of chocolate and coffee (perhaps even some vodka), I will have a new independent author to spotlight every Wednesday for Twitter’s #WW #WriterWednesdays. I’d like to start this weekly tradition off with a really fun author I met via Twitter: Evelyn Lafont, the KeyboardHussy. Evelyn’s first novella, Vampire…

  • Self-Publishing’s Golden Goose

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    If you pay attention to the publishing world at all, then you have heard the name Amanda Hocking. You likely have also heard the name J. A. Konrath. They are currently the greatest self-publishing success stories circulating cyberspace, but others are not far behind. Amanda Hocking is 26-years-old and lives in Minnesota. She has already…