Review: An Exciting Book for Indie Authors - Join the Revolution!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
"Reader passion drives a book's virality, both via word of mouth and social media buzz." ~ Mark CokerIf you are an Indie Author watching self-published books take over the world then this book will be very exciting. Mark Coker is an expert who founded Smashwords to help distribute eBooks all over the Internet world. He presents the five most important trends and explains the future of eBooks. To be honest reading this book made me feel like I was on the edge of my seat just awaiting the next revelation.What do readers hate?How do you satisfy a reader's desires?How many words should your book be?Why is editing your book much more important than promoting it?Why should I offer one of my books for free?Mark Coker answers all these questions and more. He makes Indie publishing very appealing. I felt he had excellent ideas to help readers find your books. He calls self-published eBooks "immortal." He explains how some authors are better off producing an eBook that sells slowly at first and then how the book can experience the magic of a random breakout. The idea is to stick with your book until it starts to sell a lot of copies. Unlike a traditional book, your eBook is never sent back to the publisher.I am not a Smashwords author yet and have just been experiencing the KDP Select program with some of my books. Mark Coker has some interesting things to say about the KDP program and doesn't recommend it. My own personal experience with the program is that I was able to give away 926 books in a little over a week.But if you want to be "in the know" and you want to reach a global market this is a good book to read. It can help any author who has produced an eBook. If you want to make it to the New York Times eBook bestseller list then you are going to need patience and probably a lot of publicity. This book will give you hope and will give you ideas you won't find anywhere else.~The Rebecca Review