by Jo Monroe | May 1, 2013 | Big self publishing
It’s a widely accepted view (I’ve read it in so many places I can’t even remember them all, let alone list them) that there are 3 main drivers that books book sales: Write a good book (a great one would be even better) get it edited, proof read and...
by Jo Monroe | Apr 21, 2013 | Big self publishing
I heard an amazing statistic at the London Book Fair last week: 30,000 books are published every week. That’s every week! Writing a good book is hard. Publishing it (at least if you choose the indie route) is easy. Getting anyone to notice once it’s out...
by Jo Monroe | Apr 20, 2013 | Digital publishing posts
It’s time to don the lab coat and the protective goggles and fire up the bunsen burner. This book marketing won’t do itself. I’ve published two books and I’m very close to finish the editing process on book number three in the Degrees of...
by Jo Monroe | Dec 4, 2011 | Crime fiction posts, Digital publishing posts
After writing the Judging a book by its cover post, I thought I should really roll up my sleeves and design a British cover for The Loyal Servant, keeping the original for the US market. I’m not sure that Amazon Kindle publishing wholly approves of two versions...
by Jo Monroe | Sep 28, 2011 | Digital publishing posts
OK – I know the population of this poor benighted isle always has to wait a while longer for new technology to arrive from the US – we’re kind of used to it now, with the iPad and Kindle. But come on Amazon… How can you announce four new...
