by Guest Author | Dec 21, 2018 | Business, Business Advice
Finding a niche product to sell on Amazon can be nothing short of difficult. Amazon has been a literal gold rush for the digital age. Everyone wants a piece of the action. After all, more than half of all eCommerce transactions happen on Amazon! So, how do you go...
by Guest Author | Sep 25, 2018 | Advice for Authors, Business, Business Advice, Guest Post
Amazon has made many businesses a lot of money. Its unprecedented growth has transformed the world of eCommerce. And yet with all this, sellers are facing more competition than ever. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to get a product on page 1, let alone becoming...
by Troy Lambert | Oct 3, 2017 | Advice for Authors, Authorpreneur, Business Advice, Writing as a Business Series
Now that we have talked about the Amazon exclusive vs. wide distribution options, we need to talk about the options besides Amazon. What do we mean, exactly by wide distribution? How do you get your books on all of those different channels? It sounds like a daunting...
by Troy Lambert | Aug 29, 2017 | Advice for Authors, Business, Business Advice, Writing as a Business Series
Smashwords challenged the publishing industry when Mark Coker launched it in 2007. By 2010, the company was profitable, and was distributing books not only on its own website, but through partnerships with Apple, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Sony. Apple was also in the...
by Troy Lambert | Jul 6, 2017 | Advice for Authors, Writing as a Business Series
We have covered a lot of ground in the production process of this series, and believe it or not we are almost done. We talked about writing your book, revision and editing, the book cover, and now we are going to talk about interior design and formatting. Don’t think...
