Amazon has expanded its “Send to Kindle” button, a tool that lets readers save online content to read on their device. Now a website owner or blogger can install the button on their site so readers can just click to
Build Global Readership on ReadWave.com
ReadWave.com is an interesting new author platform brought to our attention by one of our clients, author Lynne Marie. The London-based company enables writers to build up a global readership for their stories. According to CEO and co-founder Raoul Tawadey, “In
How Facebook’s New Look Impacts Author Pages
Facebook has announced a new version of their newsfeed, “designed to reduce clutter and focus more on stories from the people you care about.” According to Facebook’s recent release about the redesign, you’ll see all the stories you saw in
90 Out Loud: Video Social Book Promotion
Love, love, love this concept. Brian Cheng, author of the soon-to-be-released Southern Cross the Dog (Amistad: HarperCollins, May 2013) has recently started a clever video series on Tumblr called 90OutLoud (or see the vids via his 90Outloud channel on YouTube).
Seven Sites for Indie Authors
Indie authors have become an industry unto themselves, and that means more ways are being created each day specifically for indie authors to connect with each other and with a new breed of readers. Here are seven to add to
How to Use Twitter Hashtags
It’s a question we often get from authors: What’s a “hashtag” and how do I use them? First, take the time to read Twitter’s own explanation. Hashtags can be useful both to find content on Twitter, but also to categorize
Test Your Words on Wattpad’s 13 Million Readers!
With all the talk among authors these days about trying to drill down to readers for real-time feedback, we think Wattpad is really onto something, and so do lots of authors. While at the Tools of Change for Publishing conference,