Indie Books--Their time has finally come! Now there's a Collective to spread the word! And we are dedicated to teaching authors how to build their very own social media platform (Twitter, Facebook, GoodReads, LinkedIn, Grou.ps, your own website, etc). And yep, wouldn't you know it, you gotta build those suckers, one plank at a time! Luckily there's no experience required! Check each week's listing to see which topic vital to authors that we will be focusing on. Of course, you can ask any que ...

Full-time author Bob Baker shares his best advice on book marketing and publishing, online book promotion and sales, social media optimization, and more. Visit FullTimeAuthor.com for more info.

This book is not for dummies, but it is a guide for the modern indie author. Big Publishing spends big bucks on professional copywriters who make terrible books sound good. Meanwhile, indie authors can't get traction for their remarkable books, and inferior pulp with more spit and polish takes the spotlight. Most authors suck at writing sales and marketing copy for their own books. Not because they're terrible writers, but because writing copy is completely different from writing a book. The ...