![]() ![]() “Some published and some just hoping, but everyone wanted to learn,” said Burke. The workshop, which was open only to booksellers and authors, brought in a surprising number of attendees, nearly all authors. “The response from authors was huge,” said Burke. “The more people that we can get to set foot in the store, the more likely it is that those consumers are going to find something they love because, sometimes, all it takes is getting inside and seeing what the indie bookseller is up to in order to recognize the tremendous value a local bookstore brings to that community.” I know the importance of getting foot traffic,” said Lefebvre. “Our goal with Kobo Writing Life is to do these kinds of things and drive people into the store. Kobo's Christine Munroe presents at the workshop. Now, they are looking to coordinate more events that team independent bookstores and local authors (both self- and traditionally published) with Kobo. manager, worked with author Maggie Jaimeson to develop the event for Jan’s Paperbacks. Mark Lefebvre, director of self-publishing and author relations for Kobo, and Christine Munroe, Kobo Writing Life’s U.S. It was beyond what we all could have planned for,” said Burke. Seventy people participated in an afternoon educational workshop on Kobo and Kobo Writing Life’s self-publishing portal and even more participated in an evening reception to celebrate the relationship between authors and independent bookstores. ![]() Kobo Writing Life, Kobo’s do-it-yourself eBook publishing platform, sponsored the November 2 event that brought together independent booksellers and local authors. We heard about how they balance parenthood with working as indie authors, how they utilize their newsletter to reach readers, how they use their pen name for multiple genres, and get into how the indie publishing industry has changed over the course of their ongoing career and more!įollow Jasinda Wilder on Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and learn more about Jasinda and Jack on their website.Earlier this month, Jan’s Paperbacks in Aloha, Oregon, hosted an event that owner Debbie Burke said amounted to her highest grossing day ever. Be sure to check out their latest releases, Dirty Beasts: Chance, the latest instalment in the Dirty Beasts series, Music & Lyric, a new adult contemporary romance, and Blood Heir, a vampire romance (hinted at in this very episode!). ![]() Between the two of them, they have written dozens of books, many of them best-sellers, across a multitude of genres and sub-genres. In this episode, we spoke to the writing team of Jasinda and Jack Wilder (who we had the chance to meet at NINC 2022), wife and husband and parents to six kids, who write their own books as well work collaboratively. You can learn more about Mark by visiting his website, listening to the SPF Podcast, or following him on Twitter and Facebook. We spoke to Mark about his Facebook ad process, his advertising course, his newsletter and how he optimizes its reach, and what he has coming up next – including the a live conference! We had a really wonderful time and an interesting conversation with Mark – don’t forget to check out Self Publishing Formula for more resources and the associated Facebook group for a great community.īe sure to also check out Self Publishing Show Live - digital tickets are available now! Mark hardly needs an introduction – his presence in the world of self-publishing goes above and beyond, and it was great to have him join us for this episode. In today’s episode, we are joined by renowned indie publishing business expert, educator and author, Mark Dawson – who also happens to be a fellow podcast producer and host! Mark Dawson is the author of over twenty books across multiple series, has sold millions of copies of his titles, and is also the founder of the Self Publishing Formula and host of the Self Publishing Show podcast. ![]()
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