Guest Post: Self Publishing or Traditional Publishing: What do the numbers say?

Today’s guest post is written by Dustin Fife who holds a doctorate in statistics.  He’s also written a few science fiction novels as well.  What he has done with this post is sheerly amazing.  He used his statistical powers for good and deeply analyzed the money earning potential of self-publishing versus traditional publishing.  If you

“Come Apart” Will Be On Sale for .99 Cents through 3/31

I have decided to offer my latest novel Come Apart for a one week sale.  From today through the 31st it will be on sale for the measly price of .99 cents. Synopsis: In our lives there is always one event that we wish we could change, to travel back and make a step to the

5* Reviewed Novel Only .99 Cents For A Limited Time

It’s time for another promotion, and so I have listed my latest science-fiction mystery-thriller novel Come Apart for a low low Kindle price of .99 cents for this week.  It will remain .99 cents for the week, but revert back to $2.99 on Monday the 22nd.   It has garnered some really good reviews, but

Writer Beware: Oyster, Scribd and Smashwords

There is a new website called Oyster that, like Netflix, offers a service for a monthly fee of $9.95: eb00k lending.  After doing much research, I discovered how an indie publisher can list their book on the site and receive money every time a book is “rented”.  However, there are some things to think about before

Novel Contests vs Self Publishing

I had big plans this January to enter the Amazon Breakout Novelist Competition with my newest book Come Apart.  Of all of the novels I have written, I feel that this is some of my best work as a writer.  The competition has a grand prize of $50,000 and a publishing contract, but as I have

Sending One Book Along, Focusing On the Next One

This week was exciting! I offered my book This Broken Earth as a completely free Kindle edition and watched as copy after copy was downloaded.  The final total was 689. So what now? I have raised the price of This Broken Earth to $2.99 which is still dirt cheap.  The point is, that if you are one of

My Post Apocalypse Novel 5 Day Giveaway – Day 3

I checked Kindle Direct Publishing and yet another 120 copies of the book have been downloaded.  Looks like this freebie thing is a great idea after all. It is exciting to know that a total of 427 people have grabbed up my book (even if it is offered for free) and soon will be reading

I’m Giving Away My Post Apocalyptic Novel – Day 2

Here I am in the middle of day 2 of the 5 day give away of my post apocalyptic novel This Broken Earth.  I went to Kindle Direct just moments ago and found the following information about how many books have been downloaded since the promo began yesterday (click the image below to expand): I have

I’m Giving Away My Post Apocalypse Novel for 5 Days! – Day 1

As stated yesterday, I am going to give away my post-apocalyptic novel This Broken Earth for the next five days.  It is available through Amazon only, though, but Amazon has a handy app for any mobile device where you can download books and read them if you don’t own a Kindle. I will be tracking the

“This Broken Earth” – 1 Year Anniversary

One year ago today I released the first part of my post-apocalyptic novel about faith, This Broken Earth on several digital outlets. All three books as one compendium is available for .99 cents on Kindle, Nook, and iBooks. It has been a year of experiments, small successes, and hard lessons learned. When I originally released