LGBT Discrimination at 24symbols
Before Christmas author Brian Olsen discovered that the covers of his books had been blurred on the book subscription site 24symbols. After some investigating it turns out that any book with the LGBT was automatically treated as adult content, even if the book itself was not. Find out what happened when Brian decided to question that… http://www.btolsen.com/lgbt-discrimination-at-24symbols/
Enter another promotional site for indie authors!
Late last year year Flurries of Words closed their doors to submissions and donations. This year they have launched new promotional services called Flurries Unlimited… http://flurriesofwords.blogspot.co.nz
NEWS BYTES
Apple has a major audiobook bug
Kobo has a section on its site for books from Wattpad
11 Times Science Fiction and Fantasy gave us Hope for the Future in 2015
Kobo price match guarantee – find the ebook elsewhere for less and they’ll credit the difference plus an extra 10%
HOW-TO DO-TOO
Author Andrew Upgrove has written a blog post about how to build (and not build) an author website. One key thing to remember is that you are making this site to inform your readers and potential readers, not other authors. So if you’re a new author looking to set up a website or an existing one looking to change what you already have, check out what Andrew has to say on the matter
RESOURCES
Murder Mystery novel template for Scrivener
One link for your book at all Amazon stores
Have audio books? Soundcloud helps you connect with fans and grow your audience
And if you haven’t seen it yet, last week’s podcast here it is: Goals for 2016
