by Kevin Tumlinson | Mar 29, 2021 | Features & Walk-Thrus
Let’s face a harsh fact: When it comes to making money, there are a lot easier ways to do it than writing and publishing. Stroke for stroke, books usually bring a poor return on investment (ROI), once you factor in the time it takes to research and write, the cost and...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Mar 22, 2021 | Features & Walk-Thrus
One of the most frequent feature requests we’ve gotten over the years is for the ability for authors to handle payment splitting better and easier. Keeping track of who gets paid what percentage of something such as a box set or a multi-author collaboration can be a...
by Kevin Tumlinson | May 1, 2018 | Author How-To & Mindset, Features & Walk-Thrus, Knowledge Base
I think the great philosopher, Rodney “Rod” Tidwell, best summed up both the existential question and the nature of an author’s reality when he said, “Show me the money.” Sure, Jerry Maguire gets all the credit, but we all know Rod had life pegged. The thing that...
by Joe Solari | Dec 13, 2017 | Author How-To & Mindset, Guest Post
NOTE: This week’s post about the author launch trough comes to you from guest blogger Joe Solari, author of the Business Owner’s Compendium. Every author’s journey begins with the launch of a book. Understanding the economics of a book launch, then planning and...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Jul 13, 2017 | Author Essentials, Author How-To & Mindset
Indie authors have never had a more level playing field than they do today. We’ve been empowered by a vast array of services and products, built with us specifically in mind, to the point that generating, distributing, and selling eBooks has become virtually...