Most of us use a diary to track our appointments and engagements. Some of us keep journals to remember interesting events. But sometimes there are things you want to record for which you need something more bespoke. And that’s where custom journals can be useful. My second business, ADHD Kids, provides support and learning for …
Back in 2013 I self-published a book, “The Boy From Hell: Life with a Child with ADHD”, and in 2016 it was republished as an updated second edition by the renowned Jessica Kingsley Publishers. The day I took delivery of my author copies of the new book was a very exciting day for me. The …
In a previous post I talked about what Kindle Countdown Deals are and what I discovered when I ran my own UK promotion. In this post I’ll show you how to set up a Kindle Countdown Deal so you can try out this marketing tool for yourself. Kindle Countdown Promotions are available on the .com …
Last month I ran my first Kindle Countdown Deal, more as an experiment as anything. My book The Boy From Hell: Life with a Child with ADHD is on a niche subject and while it sells steadily it sells slowly – an “average” month sees me selling about 60 copies across Kindle and print, or …
Authors selling Kindle books have the opportunity to join Kindle Select, through which they can run occasional promotional offers – either free giveaways or Kindle Countdown Deals. In exchange, they have to give Kindle exclusivity on the digital version of the book – so no selling for Nook, iBooks or any other ebook platform. Opinion …
If you’re a published author with a book available from Amazon – whether it’s in print or digital format – you could be missing a trick if you aren’t using Author Central. Author Central is a neat little feature that not everyone knows about – but it gives you a bigger profile on Amazon and …
A few weeks ago I introduced you to Flipboard, the iPad tool that pulls together various articles on a theme into “magazines”. Well today I’ve discovered another new tool that actually lets you create an online magazine from scratch … Glossi uses a drag-and-drop interface to let you add text, images and even video to a …
This week I wanted to give you a quick heads up about another cool app for iOS and Android devices – Flipboard. This is a tool that helps you find information on the subjects that interest you, and it’s great for reading all the latest news on film releases/art journalling/cricket/insert random hobby here in one place. …
Yesterday I was browsing through the apps on my iPad, and I came across one I downloaded a while ago but hadn’t yet had a play with – Haiku Deck. As there was nothing on the telly I spent a few minutes messing around with it – and quickly discovered that it lets you create …
Do you use interviews to promote your business, increase traffic to your website or raise your profile? When I was writing my book I wanted to include chapters written from the perspective of my children, but I knew I didn’t have a chance in hell of getting either of them to actually write anything! So …
