On YouTube: New Amazon design 'screws' book reviewers |
Amazon's top book reviewers are still angry about the new design for product pages.As I noted here earlier in the week, reviewers believe the new design gives short shrift to book reviews, especially ...
Posted by Steve Weber on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:13:00 PST |
Amazon slashes space for book reviews |
Book lovers still reeling from cutbacks at newspaper book sections have a new reason to be upset: Amazon.com is reducing space for book reviews, too.Amazon is reducing the number of book reviews displ...
Posted by Steve Weber on Wed, 30 May 2007 10:06:00 PST |
How to find freelance editorial help for your book project |
For book authors, one of the great advantages of the Internet is how easily you can find and contact freelancers to help with your book project.A great resource I recently discovered is the Editorial ...
Posted by Steve Weber on Thu, 24 May 2007 10:11:00 PST |
Q&A: How can I sell my eBook on Amazon? |
QUESTION: I can't find a traditional publisher for my book. But I believe people would buy it because it has valuable information for readers, and I can price it affordably. Is there any way an unknow...
Posted by Steve Weber on Wed, 16 May 2007 09:06:00 PST |
Q&A: Should I sell my own book on Amazon Marketplace? |
QUESTION: I would rather not give Amazon a 55 percent discount to participate in Amazon Advantage. Instead, my idea is to sell my book on Amazon myself using a Marketplace selling account. That way, I...
Posted by Steve Weber on Wed, 16 May 2007 05:22:00 PST |
A chuckle about vanishing book reviews |
A lot of talk lately about the vanishing "art" of book reviewing.Well, finally someone is taking it seriously: Steve Colbert on Comedy Central. On his show Salman Rushdie says, "I'd hate to be a young...
Posted by Steve Weber on Fri, 11 May 2007 04:07:00 PST |
A dangerously good blog tour |
Want to see a blog tour for a bestseller in progress?The Dangerous Book for Boys reached No. 3 on Amazon today fresh from its first appearance at Parent Hacks. Nineteen more stops are on the schedule,...
Posted by Steve Weber on Wed, 09 May 2007 10:59:00 PST |
Plug your book with a podcast |
It's official: Big publishers are aboard the podcasting bandwagon. Today's New York Times gives another example of the speed of sound. Author Mignon Fogarty, host of the Grammar Girl podcast, took jus...
Posted by Steve Weber on Mon, 07 May 2007 09:07:00 PST |
An obituary for newspaper book reviews? |
There's considerable hand-wringing about the shrinking book-review sections in newspapers. Several large papers have recently scaled back or eliminated their book coverage, prompting the National Book...
Posted by Steve Weber on Wed, 02 May 2007 10:04:00 PST |
Q&A: How can I change my Top 8 MySpace friends? |
QUESTION: I've noticed that some author pages on MySpace have a a long list of featured friends, while most have only eight. How can I change my Top 8 on MySpace?ANSWER: Under each member's "About Me"...
Posted by Steve Weber on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:36:00 PST |
