Publishing in the classroom. When high school students are given the chance to publish their writing as an ebook, it helps them gain a new appreciati...
How to Earn Free Press Coverage (E15, P6 of 6)
How to earn free press coverage to elevate your author brand and drive demand for your books. You'll also learn how to write a press release and how t...
Social Media Strategies for Authors (E14, P5 of 6)
Social media for authors. Learn how to get more from Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. This is part five in the Smart Author podcast’s six-part audio ...
Book Marketing Promotion (E13, P4 of 6)
Learn 25 book promotion tips. The tips are grouped in logical order to roughly correspond to the different stages of a book's marketing, from pre-laun...
Autopilot Book Marketing (E12, P3 of 6)
17 tips to leverage your book to sell more books, build your social media platform and catalyze word of mouth. Part 3 of 6 in Mark Coker's six-part se...
Book Marketing Foundation (E11, P2 of 6)
Learn ebook marketing. Part 2 of 6. This episode explores author brand-building, knowledge-building, platform-building and distribution. 17 book ma...
Book Marketing (E10, P1 of 6)
Learn ebook marketing, Part 1. Introduces listeners to this special six-part series on book marketing, which guides writers step-by-step from the basi...
Indie Author Manifesto (E9)
The indie author revolution and the struggle for free expression. Learn the fascinating history behind the centuries-old struggle for free expression...
Art of Delusion (E8)
All writers can face dark days when the reasons to quit feel more sensible than the reasons to power on. In this episode, Mark teaches writers how to ...
Smashwords Survey 2017 (E7)
Learn what makes readers respond to your books. The annual Smashwords Survey takes a quantitative, unconventional approach to identifying best practi...