
2016 Indie Author State of the Union
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Dalton Lynne
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By:
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Michael La Ronn
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Want to keep up with the publishing business but feel overwhelmed?
On any given day, there are at least a dozen news articles that relate to authors. You could spend hours reading them all. Odds are, you could also be using that time to write your next book.
News You Can Use - All in One Place.
The Indie Author State of the Union is a roundup that covers the most important publishing industry events, books, podcasts, and courses of the year that you might have missed. It's a snapshot of the industry so that you can make better business decisions and sell more books.
Author Michael La Ronn spends hours researching the news so that you don't have to. Every chapter is quick and actionable so you can listen to it and get back to writing.
In this year's State of the Union you'll discover:
- What's happening with Amazon, Nook, Kobo, Apple, and more
- A new YouTube channel for authors that will blow your mind
- Why libraries are the next battleground for indie authors and how you can join the front lines
- How to write two million words every year until you die (no joke)
- 22 Marketing tools released this year that will help you sell more books
- Important business updates that all indie authors need to know to avoid lost sales, fines, and lawsuits
- All this and much, much more!
Are you ready to become a smarter authorpreneur?
©2015 Michael La Ronn (P)2016 Michael La RonnListeners also enjoyed...
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By: Anthony Parker
My only complaint is that I would have liked to have the narration done by La Ronn himself. It is very rare that I think an author should self-narrate (I still stand by only Neil Gaiman should do it for fiction, and for non-fiction it is highly dependent) but in this case, having heard La Ronn speak on podcasts and on youtube, I think he would have been more than up for the task. As it was the narrator was fine and does not take away from the book. I just think La Ronn would have done a better job. In fact, there were certain things Dalton Lynne said where I thought "that is not how La Ronn would have said that sentence."
I highly recommend this book to any author, but especially those who are self-publishing or thinking about going that route. You will be quickly brought up to speed on the latest developments and have the information to move forward with your writing career.
Must read for all self published authors
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