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How to Publish Your Book as an Audiobook With Scott Sigler

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Time Saving Tools for Authors

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When I was in college, I experimented with cooking Asian food, but my stovetop-cooked rice never tasted very good. Then, one of my Asian friends introduced me to the right tool for the job: a rice cooker. Its only function was to perfectly cook rice, and it worked every time.While I never got good at cooking Asian food, I always had great rice because I had the right tool for the job.When we’re cooking up books, many of us waste time doing things the hard way because we don’t have the right tools for the job. But it’s hard to find the right tool if you don’t know it exists.In this week’s episode, I am the guest! Derek Doepker interviewed me about tools that make writing and marketing easier. The interview first aired on the Bestseller Secrets Summit, and Derek kindly agreed to let me share a portion of that interview on Novel Marketing.You’ll discoverTwo tools every author must haveA tool that saved me 106 hours (and can save you hours, too!)Tools to reduce your password-security stressAnd more! If you’re losing time or simply want to fine-tune your writing systems, listen in or read the blog version about these time-saving tools for authors.Support the show

How to Successfully Self Publish Your Book in 2023 with James Blatch

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Learn the seven critical steps to successfully self-publish your book, and find out how to excel at each step of the process.Support the show

From Podcast to Bestselling Book: How to Use Audio to Refine Your Book’s Message with Asheritah Ciuciu

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If you don’t test your book ideas, you may write a book no one wants to buy. Learn how a podcast can help you test your ideas so you can write a commercially viable book.Support the show

Black Friday Promo Tips for Authors

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Black Friday marketing phenomenon is an opportunity, but it’s also a threat.In this week’s episode, I share some powerful tips to supercharge your book sales!You’ll learnWhat motivates people to buy books on Black FridayWhich book promotion tactics work best on the big dayThree mistakes to avoid when running your holiday promotionWhat to do if Black Friday marketing stresses you out!Black Friday isn’t technically a holiday, but you can still maximize your book sales while readers are in the buying mood. Click here to read the blog version.Support the show

How to Protect Your Writing From Reputation Theft

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There is a new scam targeting authors.An enterprising scammer can use AI to write a book similar to your writing style. They can use an AI-generated cover similar to yours, and publish the book with a pen name that also happens to be yours.Sometimes, Amazon even puts this fraudulent book in your Author Central account so customers see the AI book you didn’t write listed with the books you did write.The crazy thing about this attack is that it might not be illegal.It is such a new type of attack that there is no name for it yet. But in this week’s episode, I will call it “reputation theft.” Reputation theft is where someone you don’t know uses your name and style to sell their own books.How do you protect yourself from reputation theft?How do you navigate the many legal dilemmas authors face in this age of AI-assisted writing?I invited literary lawyer Lloyd Jassin to guide us through this legal forest. He’s a publishing insider who tells us.The difference between copyright and trademarkWhich tool is best for protecting your name and workWhat you can do if you’ve been attacked by “reputation theft”Listen in and learn how to protect your writing from copyright infringement and which legal tools can help you deal with AI-generated fraudulent versions of your books. Read more…Support the show

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