Nicholas Croce March 10, 2010 Susan Higginbotham guest posted an informative entry at the blog Psychotic State about the importance, and perils, of using social media to promote books.
Nicholas Croce March 8, 2010 As reported in Wired, researchers at Brigham Young University "monitored the sales of 41 print books in the eight weeks before and after a free version was released." The researchers "John Hilton III and David Wiley said they found 'a moderate correlation between free digital books being made permanently available and short-term print sales increases.'”
Nicholas Croce March 4, 2010 A Web presence is growing ever more important to the success of authors. Today, without a socially dynamic site in place, you may be ignoring countless fans and risking the development of your literary career. With this said, here are some great Web platforms for authors who don't have the technical know-how or time and resources to put together a sophisticated site:
Nicholas Croce March 3, 2010 Today Book Addict contributor Amanda Pierce talks to historical author Susan Higginbotham about her latest novel, The Stolen Crown, and what it was like to go from self-published author to working with a publisher. http://shar.es/m3olj