This is Leigh Purtill's TypePad Profile.
Join TypePad and start following Leigh Purtill's activity
Leigh Purtill
Recent Activity
Barbara, thank you for posting this! I'm doing the same thing with my OOP titles, as well as some sequels and more standalones. So far I have one up on Amazon and B&N (Fat Girls in LA) and am getting more ready to go.
The biggest hurdle we all face as "self-pubbed" authors is marketing ourselves but where our traditional publishers may have been slow to respond to trends or news on the web, we can jump right on them and link our books, write blog posts, tweet, etc. The ability to respond quickly and timely is a big benefit over the Big 6.
Btw, there is a way to get your book listed for free on Amazon. It's a little tricky but you need to list it for free on another site like Smashwords then use the "report a lower price" link on your book's Amazon page. It has worked for many authors but it can take a long time to do so.
Good luck with the books!
~Leigh
Reviving Your Out-of-Print Novel as an E-book part 1-Barbara Jean Hicks
from the files of children's author and educator Barbara Jean Hicks In early December 2010, I started thinking about what I wanted to give as a Christmas gift to my friends and fans. Before I started writing children’s books, I wrote romance novels and novellas. (I know, what a switch!) The r...
Leigh Purtill is now following The Typepad Team
Jan 27, 2012
Subscribe to Leigh Purtill’s Recent Activity
