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Reviewing Scribd

Posted by Joan Reeves on Oct 28, 2009 in Consumer Smarts, Internet Success, Pop Culture, Self Publishing, Technology, Writing Biz

If you’re in the forefront of book publishing revolution, you’ll be interested in Scribd, an Internet company that offers you a way to upload a document and charge for it.
This San Francisco company opened for business in 2007. Two years later they have millions of documents being sold by writing entrepreneurs. The big publishing companies [...]

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Promoting Your Book

Posted by Joan Reeves on Oct 2, 2009 in Books, Movies, Music, TV, Self Publishing, Writing Biz

Published authors bemoan the lack of promotion support from their publishers. This situation is even more dire for self-published authors who want to sell more than a few copies to friends. Since a lot of you who visit Joan Slings Words aren’t professional writers who have nonetheless published a book, I thought I’d give them [...]

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Self-Publishing: What Does Not Work

Posted by Joan Reeves on Dec 11, 2008 in Internet Success, Self Publishing, Technology, This Writer's Life, Writing Biz

Self Publishing: Valid Choice
Part 2: What Doesn’t Work & Why
Since I started this Self-Publishing adventure, I’ve researched several companies that provide publishing services. In doing so, I also checked out the products offered on their websites. Amazingly, these aren’t just books though some sites like Booklocker offer only books.
CafePress offers the ability to design your [...]

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Self-Publishing: My Mom Made Me

Posted by Joan Reeves on Dec 4, 2008 in Internet Success, Self Publishing, Technology, This Writer's Life, Writing Biz

Self Publishing: Valid Choice
Part 1: My Mom Made Me Do It
Is self-publishing a valid choice for a writer?
Yes.
No.
Maybe.
I guess it all depends on two things: whom you talk to and what your expectations are.
This subject has been fought on many battlefields so let me say up front that my intention is not to engage in [...]

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