Debbie Weil

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Not a Full-Length Book? Write a Kindle Single Instead

Debbie Weil

I’ve been wrestling with whether the topic of Friending Over 50 (aka baby boomers and social media) is a book idea - or just a fascinating phenomenon (links to Pew Internet report on Older Adults and Social Media ) as well as a great subject for a five-minute Ignite talk. Beware: a book topic defines your speaking platform.

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Free for 36 hours: The (Updated) Corporate Blogging Book is $0.00 on Amazon

Debbie Weil

Amazon is capturing headlines again as the company bullies its way into book publishing - as distinct from book selling. But there are some bright spots for self-published authors. promos for your book. Download The Corporate Blogging Book (Updated Edition) for $0.00. The book is updated throughout.

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Attention Business Authors: Self-Publishing Is No Longer for Losers

Debbie Weil

A mere five years ago, the idea of self-publishing a serious business book would have been laughable. Self-publishing was for losers, right? The book publishing - and reading - revolution is well under way. The idea that self-publishing is a last resort is dead. Well, guess what. That notion is out of date.

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Attention Business Authors: Self-Publishing Is No Longer for Losers

Debbie Weil

A mere five years ago, the idea of self-publishing a serious business book would have been laughable. Self-publishing was for losers, right? The book publishing - and reading - revolution is well under way. The idea that self-publishing is a last resort is dead. Well, guess what. It’s out of date.

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Why a Short Book? Hint: Quicker to Write and Delivers Same Business Benefits

Debbie Weil

The cool thing about writing a short book and self-publishing it on Amazon Kindle is that you can think of yourself as a Beta Author. Think of it as an Agile Book Launch. Your short book will be provocative, smart and well-written. But it may be the first in a series of books. Business benefits of a short book.

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Is Publishing a Kick-ass eBook for Kindle One of Your Goals for 2012?

Debbie Weil

Beta Author Boost is a unique writing workshop that enables up-and-coming business authors to write and publish a short, kick-ass eBook for Amazon Kindle in 8 weeks. The program is currently in full swing with 10 subject matter experts working on a wide variety of book topics. Writing a book, even a short book, is hard.

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Newsjacking: David Meerman Scott’s New Book on Real-Time PR Is Released in Real-Time

Debbie Weil

His newest book, Newsjacking , released today, is no exception. it is being released in almost real-time in e-book format only (for Kindle, iPad and soon, Nook and Sony) and 2. I read about the book release on his blog. That sounds like a real-time book to me. DW: I’m reading your new book on my iPad.

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