This Week on Books Direct -
10 November 2013
Here's
a list of the articles you may have missed this week:
"Celebrating Christmas" - Brought to you by Bundle of the Week.
This
week's bundle offers a collection of ebooks to help you celebrate a simple
Christmas with traditional activities, homemade gifts, healthy recipes and a
devotional for the advent season. Save more than 75% as you rediscover and
focus on the true meaning of Christmas!
"Kindle Countdown Deals" - brought to you by Amazon.com.
Have
you heard about the new Kindle Countdown Deals? This is a new KDP Select
benefit that allows authors to run limited-time discount promotions on their
books. Customers can see the regular price and the promotional price on the
book's detail page, as well as a countdown clock telling them how much time is
left at the promotional price. What do you think?
"How to Choose a Pen Name" - Article by Belinda Pollard for Small Blue Dog
Publishing.
If
you've decided to use a pen name, how do you choose it? There are so many
options!
"10 Book Sequels Not Written by the Original Authors" - Article by Emily
Anna Smith for Mental Floss.
Can
you think of any others?
"15th Century Church Transformed into a Bookstore" - Article by DZine
Trip.
What
a lovely place to shop! What's the nicest bookstore you've ever been in?
"Amazon Has A Plan To Get Indie Bookstores To Kill Themselves" -
Article by Jay Yarow for Business Insider Australia.
Amazon
is telling bookstores that they can now sell the Kindle in their stores. When a
customer who buys the Kindle in the store buys a book on the Kindle, the store
gets 10% of the sale for two years after the Kindle is sold. Will this
eventually lead to the demise of independent bookstores?
"3 Time Tested Tips: How to Choose a Book a Child Will Cherish" - Article by
Alison Gerber for Apartment Therapy.
Have
you got a child in your life you can't wait to buy a book for? If you want your
next book purchase to be a whole lot more yowee than yuck, here are Alison's
three top tips tried and tested over the years and found to be true time and
time again.
The
staff at Book Riot share their favorite reading nooks. Where do you like to
read?
"How to Get Awesome Book Cover Blurbs" - Article by Sandra Beckwith for Build Book Buzz.
Follow
these 9 easy steps to get back cover blurbs even your mother would be proud of.
Faced
with budget cuts and changing demographics, The Pioneer Library System in Norman,
Oklahoma decided to use technology to meet its patrons needs. What do you
think?
"The Top 3 Rules of Social Media for Authors" - Article by Chris Robley for
BookBaby.
If
you want to build a large online readership and effectively promote your book
through social media, there are three very important things to remember, no
matter which social networks you're using.
"9 Things That Don't Make You A Nerd" - Article by Malina Bickford for
Thought Catalog.
Reading
does not make you a nerd!
"31 Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Writing" - Article by Leo Babauta
for Write to Done.
No
matter how much you love writing, there will always be days when you need
inspiration from one muse or another. Leo has compiled a list of some of his favorite ways of finding inspiration.
"25 Hard Truths About Writing and Publishing" - Article by Chuck Wendig
for Terrible Minds.
Be
warned. Written in Chuck's usual inimitable style.
