Jason Merkoski “On the Future of Books…”

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Happy Monday, WG2E-Land!!! What a treat I’ve got for ya today… Please give a big ol’ WG2E Welcome to the man who led Jeff Bezos’ team to develop the Kindle – Jason Merkoski. Take it away, Jason… If an alien came down to Earth thirty years ago and asked you where it could learn about [...]

Jason Merkoski’s Burning The Page – A Must-Read Book for Authors

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Happy Monday, WG2E-Land! A week from today (Monday, May 6th), y’all are in for a HUGE treat! Jason Merkoski – the superfab smart, techno guru who lead the Amazon team working for Jeff Bezos to develop the Kindle – will be our guest!!! How over the moon terrific is that?! I “met” Jason inside of [...]

What does it take to hit #1 on Amazon

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Let’s qualify– #1 in a major genre.  Today my book Area 51 is the #1 science fiction bestseller on Kindle.  It’s #48 overall.  As the gold rush wanes in indie publishing, I want to lay out what it took to achieve that, and remember, it is fleeting but it does set a solid base. Writing [...]

Amazon: Now Making “best tablet at any price”

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Happy Sunday, WG2E-Land! What an exciting day this past Thursday when Amazon unveiled its new Kindle Family! I took part in the event via ABC News dot com’s LiveBlog, which is a fabulous fun techno tool! Here’s the link: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/09/amazon-event-liveblog-new-kindle-fire-kindle-paperwhite-and-more/ ***Note: Thanks sooo much to ABC Reporter Joanna Stern for giving me a nice shout-out [...]

How Does a Free Ebook on Apple iPad and B&N Nook Affect Sales of Your Other Ebooks?

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Happy Weekend, WG2E-Land! I’m filling-in for The Edit Dude‘s regular spot today because he’s making a huge move…literally moving…as in he’s physically moving back to his farm.  Why?  Because he’ll now be Freelance Editing Full-Time!!!  In just two months, he’s built up his client list enough that he can now Freelance Edit full-time! Congrats, Edit [...]