The Self Publishing Show

James Blatch and Lucy Dawson introduce the Self Publishing Formula Foundation, a partnership with Reedsy, that will help four authors each year to fulfill their dream of publishing and marketing their books. This week's highlights include: The origins of the SPF Foundation How the foundation works and how to apply What SPF are looking for […]

Medieval romance author Cecelia Mecca started out thinking she'd traditionally publish her books. A chat with an indie author at an RWA conference changed Cedelia's mind and a year later she's a full-time author, working at home and in full command of her author career. This week's highlights include: Picking up a manuscript after 20 […]

This week's highlights include: Doing the math and making the transition from traditionally published author to indie Focusing on the genre you love to read Do blog tours work any longer? Outlining in order to write faster Using LeadGen ads to grow Michelle's mailing list and business Classic marketing copy that still works Resources mentioned […]

This week's highlights include: Hugh's beginnings as a writer The search for a publisher … and then a change of heart Re-acquiring rights The increasing empowerment of creative people Negotiating a print-only deal The beginnings of Hugh's relationship with Data Guy and the Author Earnings reports Resources mentioned in this episode: Selfpublishingformula.com/ads17 Get on the […]

This week's highlights include: The basics on how BookBub ads work and how to split targeting Getting on the wait list to use BookBub ads Differences from the Facebook and AMS ads platforms The superior reporting of BookBub ads Using BookBub ads for picking up sales at vendors other than Amazon Resources mentioned in this […]

This week's highlights include: • Using Facebook Messenger to boost launch sales • On the excellent response rate of Messenger • Calculating ROI for ads based on sell-through rates, rather than just sales of one book • Different ways to calculate read-through • Why it makes sense to run ad campaigns at a loss because […]

This week's highlights include: The misconception that the first draft is the finished book The overwhelm that can occur when revising a novel, and how to tackle that Breaking the revision process into smaller chunks to deal with overwhelm On Joan's online courses about revision and their flexibility for different types of writers Tips for […]

The SPF Income Report is a unique look behind the scenes of a best-selling indie author's advertising spends and revenue. Check out the stories behind the spreadsheets, graphs and stats from September 2017. Leave a Review

This week's highlights include: The challenges Chris faced when sending ARCs to his readers How Booksprout addresses those challenges Why having advanced readers matters Price points for new authors and also those with larger review teams How Booksprout reduces follow-up time for authors Discoverability for readers on Booksprout The leap in ARC review response Chris […]

Kevin Tumlinson from Draft2Digital reveals the company's exciting new plans for indie authors wanting to make the most of the audiobook market. This week's highlights include: Changes to the tools available for indie authors at Draft2Digital The new partnership between Findaway Voices and D2D Details on the expanding world of audiobooks available to authors Removing […]