·Marketing & Promotion
YouTube for Authors: Expect Nothing Before 100 Videos
Most author channels die at twelve videos. The ones that transform careers almost never gain traction before triple digits.
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Indie Author Insights
News, analysis, and practical perspectives on self-publishing, ebook markets, and the indie author industry.
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·Platforms & Sales
Amazon's Categories: How to Pick the Right One
Most indie authors pick their categories once, forget them, and leave thousands of sales on the table forever.
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·Platforms & Sales
Why Children's Book Covers Follow Different Rules
A cover that delights a three-year-old will actively repel a ten-year-old — and most indie authors design for neither.
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·Rights & AI
Kindle Translate Beta: Is It a Real Opportunity?
Amazon quietly launched a translation tool that could sign away rights you didn't know you still owned.
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·Rights & AI
Do publishers know how to handle AI writing?
AI has been part of daily life for years now. Yet publishers and writing awards still haven't figured out how to handle it.
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