Comments for Catherine, Caffeinated http://catherineryanhoward.com Writer, astronaut, skinny - Catherine Ryan Howard wouldn't mind being any of those things. Thu, 31 May 2012 22:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Wait Until You Hear THIS! The Taleist Self-Publishing Survey by Getting Book Reviews on Amazon « IndiePubNews http://catherineryanhoward.com/2012/05/24/wait-until-you-hear-this-the-taleist-self-publishing-survey/#comment-9791 Thu, 31 May 2012 22:14:50 +0000 http://catherineryanhoward.com/?p=11167#comment-9791 [...] survey made it official:  Reviews sell books! You can read a summary of the survey at Catherine, Caffeinated or you can buy the detailed  (self)-published version of  the report, Not A Gold Rush on [...]

]]> Comment on The ITIN, 30% Withholding, Tax Refund Saga: An Update by Turning a manuscript into an e-book – not as easy as it sounds! « thisisHelenora http://catherineryanhoward.com/2012/01/04/the-itin-30-withholding-tax-refund-saga-an-update/#comment-9790 Thu, 31 May 2012 22:05:53 +0000 http://catherineryanhoward.com/?p=9809#comment-9790 [...] On top of that, because KDP (and other alternative publishing sites) are US based and I’m a UK resident there are a lot of forms to fill out to prevent them from retaining 30% of non-US author profits. If you’re in the same shoes I strongly recommend reading the following marvellous blog written by Catherine Ryan Howard: Createspace info for UK residents: the US/UK tax treaty. Then make sure you also read this one too: Update on the same saga. [...]

]]> Comment on Applying for a US Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN): A Saga in 3 Parts by Turning a manuscript into an e-book – not as easy as it sounds! « thisisHelenora http://catherineryanhoward.com/2011/11/07/applying-for-a-us-individual-tax-identification-number-itin-a-saga-in-3-parts/#comment-9789 Thu, 31 May 2012 22:05:49 +0000 http://catherineryanhoward.com/?p=8465#comment-9789 [...] shoes I strongly recommend reading the following marvellous blog written by Catherine Ryan Howard: Createspace info for UK residents: the US/UK tax treaty. Then make sure you also read this one too: Update on the same [...]

]]> Comment on Twitter DOES Sell Books—Just Not Directly by Lori Saltis http://catherineryanhoward.com/2012/05/31/twitter-does-sell-books-just-not-directly/#comment-9788 Thu, 31 May 2012 21:42:36 +0000 http://catherineryanhoward.com/?p=10997#comment-9788 I bought your book anyway because I want to thank you for all your great advice. I’m also going to add it to my list of Kindle freebies in my blog tomorrow. Thanks again for all you do.

]]> Comment on Twitter DOES Sell Books—Just Not Directly by Angela Orlowski-Peart http://catherineryanhoward.com/2012/05/31/twitter-does-sell-books-just-not-directly/#comment-9781 Thu, 31 May 2012 17:54:50 +0000 http://catherineryanhoward.com/?p=10997#comment-9781 That’s what I absolutely love about Twitter – interacting with others and building relationships. It is a social media site after all, so shouting simply “buy my book” would be like going to a party and only nagging people to buy something or sign up for a membership of some sort etc. no mingling, no hand-shaking, no listening to others.
Oh, and don’t even have me start on tweeps who right after I follow send me DM to “check out” their book, site, like them on FB, etc. Sigh.

]]> Comment on Twitter DOES Sell Books—Just Not Directly by C. http://catherineryanhoward.com/2012/05/31/twitter-does-sell-books-just-not-directly/#comment-9779 Thu, 31 May 2012 16:28:01 +0000 http://catherineryanhoward.com/?p=10997#comment-9779 I assume by ‘blog, twitter, facebook’ that you only include your blog as your website… since that’s what it is for you. (As far as I can tell) We have a website, however, that is at our main webaddress (http://www.raventidebooks.com) and the blog is connected to it as a News/Info type of thing. I like the website because, honestly, it’s something I don’t have to update often and it still talks about the books/shows off reviews/etc.

I also don’t have anything to blog about. I don’t know how to sell ebooks myself and the idea of writing a weekly post on that sound completely boring. But so does writing about anything other than interacting with characters (read: writing novels) directly. I have a feeling this means that real book ‘selling’ for us is just plain not possible.

]]> Comment on How To Sell Self-Published Books: One at a Time by Review: Backpacked by Catherine Ryan Howard | http://catherineryanhoward.com/2012/05/07/how-to-sell-self-published-books-one-at-a-time/#comment-9777 Thu, 31 May 2012 16:11:14 +0000 http://catherineryanhoward.com/?p=10999#comment-9777 [...] followed the blog, and browsed through some of the past posts Catherine had up. I noticed at the bottom of one post that Catherine had posted a link to download one of her books for free (the promotion has since [...]

]]> Comment on Twitter DOES Sell Books—Just Not Directly by joyce nance http://catherineryanhoward.com/2012/05/31/twitter-does-sell-books-just-not-directly/#comment-9776 Thu, 31 May 2012 16:05:05 +0000 http://catherineryanhoward.com/?p=10997#comment-9776 OK Thank you. People (that I don’t know) are always asking me to Linkin with them and I don’t know what to make of it. Also, I noticed you didn’t mention website. Do you not consider that social media, just a necessity? Or do you just use your blog as a kind of website?

]]> Comment on Twitter DOES Sell Books—Just Not Directly by kimmyldavis http://catherineryanhoward.com/2012/05/31/twitter-does-sell-books-just-not-directly/#comment-9772 Thu, 31 May 2012 14:12:37 +0000 http://catherineryanhoward.com/?p=10997#comment-9772 I love Twitter and totally agree that’s it’s a relational/networking tool first and foremost. I’m not self publishing or trying to sell anything on it but I have enjoyed meeting people and sharing common interests! I think if I did try to use it as amarketing tool I would be very careful about the approach.

]]> Comment on How To Sell Self-Published Books: One at a Time by catherineryanhoward http://catherineryanhoward.com/2012/05/07/how-to-sell-self-published-books-one-at-a-time/#comment-9771 Thu, 31 May 2012 13:42:02 +0000 http://catherineryanhoward.com/?p=10999#comment-9771 Thank you! :-)

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