Episode 6: The Competition Show

This week we talked in depth about Amazon monopolies and a large study on different author marketing methods. Other stories included our tip of the week, Sony bowing out of the ebooks business, similarities between high-earning authors and the number of indies topping the bestseller charts. Jim challenged listeners to get the show a top 5 news bumper and Hugh Howey as a guest.

What You'll Learn

• How to use Smashwords for pre-sales
• How to track your promotional campaigns on amazon 
• How to use short stories to gain new readers
• What Sony could have done to compete with Amazon
• How Amazon is throwing its weight around with publishers
• What six-figure authors have in common
• How many indies make up the bestseller lists on Amazon
• Why indie authors should be encouraged from new tracking numbers
• Author Steve Scott's 16 methods for promoting his latest series