The Six Essential Traits of a Great POD Printer

February 11, 2012

Are all print-on-demand printers created equal? NO.  Of the five top traits of a great print-on-demand printer listed below, which one is a must have for any self-published author? You can’t afford not to read this article if you are evaluating POD printers.  Don’t give up. There are excellent POD printers out there—you just need to know […]

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Ten Self-Publishing Myths—Debunked

February 11, 2012

There are many myths about self-publishing and many of them go unchallenged. I want to change that. The Top Ten Myths of Self-Publishing People won’t buy a self-published book—John Locke and Amanda Hocking are both are self-published authors and both have sold a million plus e-books. They did most of the promotion of their books using social media […]

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TBOWT 006 – PART I E-BOOK BASICS: Ten Most-asked Questions about E-books

February 10, 2012

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSShttp://Tbowt.com E-mail us at: peggy@tbowt.com larry@tbowt.com Call us toll free to comment at: 855-675-6225 For those of you outside the USA  – If you use a Skype out number, this is also a toll free call for you as well. E-BOOK BASICS PART I Ten […]

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TBOWT 005 – The Basics of Self-Publishing Part 3

February 3, 2012

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSTBOWT 005 –  The Basics of Self-Publishing Part 3 MARK TWAIN:  “The difference between the right word and exactly the right word is like the difference between lightning, and lightning bug.” Tip of the week: Google alerts http://google.com/alerts 6 essential traits of a great POD […]

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TBOWT 004 – Basics of Self Publishing Part 2 Myths of Self Publishing 5-11

January 27, 2012

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe continue last week’s discussion of self publishing myths beginning with number 5. To hear myths 1-4 debunked, please listen to last week’s episode. 5.    No one will buy a self published book — Amanda Hocking, Tom Clancy, Jack Canfield, and John Locke 6.    I […]

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TBOWT 003 – Basics of Self Publishing Part 1, CreateSpace, Lightning Source and The Myths of Self Publishing 1-4

January 20, 2012

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSBasics of self-publishing Part I, Episode 3 We cover the first four of the nine myths of self-Publishing: Espresso Book Machine – print on demand explained, the TMC Factor TMC factor No one will buy a self published book — Amanda Hocking, Tom Clancy, Jack […]

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TBOWT 002 – Writers Conferences & The Kentucky Writers Conference

January 13, 2012

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSwww.tbowt.com larry@tbowt.com peggy@tbowt.com www.sokybookfest.org – Kentucky Writers Conference Western Kentucky University www.writersdigest.com – Chuck Sambuchino Erle Stanley Gardner quote

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Seven Secrets to Preparing Your Manuscript for an Editor

January 10, 2012

Many writers struggle with premature-hand off. What I mean is that too often, authors hand their manuscript to an editor before it is polished. Worse yet, some writers never hand their manuscript over to a professional editor—but that’s a different blog post. Here are three great reasons to polish your manuscript before you take it […]

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TBOWT 001 – Southern Kentucky Book Fest; Do Writers Compete?; QR Codes; Resale margins for self published authors

January 6, 2012

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSwww.tbowt.com larry@tbowt.com peggy@tbowt.com www.sokybookfest.org – Southern Kentucky Book Fest www.kybookfair.org – Kentucky Book Fair www.qrcode.kaywa.com – QR Codes

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TBOWT 000 – What Our Show Is About & Podcamp Nashville

December 30, 2011

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSwww.tbowt.com larry@tbowt.com peggy@tbowt.com www.podcamp.org www.podcampnashville.org www.48days.com – Dan Miller www.gspn.tv – Cliff Ravenscraft www.connieandsheilatalk.com – Connie Williams  

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Self-Publishing Basics from A to Z

December 11, 2011

We see the words self-publishing and print-on-demand mentioned all the time, but for some of you, these terms may still be a little vague. If you fall into that category, this is the blog post for you. If you know more than the basics, read this post anyway, you might still learn a thing or […]

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Why self publish your book?

July 17, 2011

Why self-publish?  Why are so many authors electing to self publish? It’s the MTC Factor. What’s that you ask? Money Time Creative Control Let’s talk about money first. For many traditionally published authors a royalty payment may be less than ten percent of the list price of the book. That means that if your book sells for […]

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