What does it take to hit #1 on Amazon

Area51

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 [...]

An eBook is not necessarily forever…

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Bob Mayer and I were at Thrillerfest this past week. We gave a workshop on the Future of Publishing for the Writer. One of the things I talked about was that while we think our eBook is forever, the technology that is coming our way could actually put our eBook on the “out of stock” [...]

How Many Ereaders and Ereading Devices Are Under Our Trees?

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The Holiday-of-all-Holidays is Here, WG2E-Land!!! First of all, from your entire WG2E Team, and from our homes to each and every one of yours… Happy Holidays!!! Now then…for the sake of research and some superfab Indie Epublishing fun… How ’bout we all begin reporting in – right here at The WG2E – just how many Ereaders and/or [...]

Kindle Nation Daily Is The Place To Be!

Kindle Nation Daily

Only five days to go ’til my #1 Amazon Bestselling Book MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL makes its  Kindle Nation Daily Debut! Why is that sooo sooo important? Being a Kindle Nation Daily Sponsor is truly, in my well-researched opinion, one of the must-do’s for every Indie Epub Author! If you want to find new audiences, [...]

Tips and Tools to Use Amazon’s Digital Text Platform (DTP)

Publishing using Amazon’s Digital Text Platform, or DTP, can be daunting the first time. Here are some tools to help you get started: Amazon has a “How to Publish to Kindle” video.  You can watch it on YouTube and it will take you through the steps of how to publish your work using Amazon’s DTP [...]