Quit Your Day Job (A Guide for the Self Published Author) [NOOK Book]

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Overview

Bestselling Kindle and Nook self-published author, HP Mallory, details how she sold over 200,000 ebooks in less than one year.

A former online marketing director, HP took her online marketing experience and knowledge and applied it to the self publishing market.

Not only did her writing career take off, but ...
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Overview

Bestselling Kindle and Nook self-published author, HP Mallory, details how she sold over 200,000 ebooks in less than one year.

A former online marketing director, HP took her online marketing experience and knowledge and applied it to the self publishing market.

Not only did her writing career take off, but HP quit her day job and recently signed a three book deal with Random House, Bantam imprint.

In this book, you will learn actual tips and tricks that HP used in order to reach her level of success. HP demonstrates:

* What is the best approach to take when creating book covers
* How to optimize your book's description page
* Choosing the category of your book
* The question of pricing your book
* The importance of Social Media and, more specifically, Facebook, Twitter and Blogging
* How to get reviews including interviews with leading Review websites such as Dear Author
* What to feature on your website
* The importance of Search Engine Optimization
* A Q&A with the people from Pubit!, the self publishing platform of Barnes and Noble
* The seven steps of self publishing success from the owner of Smashwords, one of the largest and most well known self-publishing platforms
* Tips and tidbits from Goodreads, the world's largest online book club website
* And so much more!

Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940013141674
  • Publisher: HP Mallory
  • Publication date: 7/27/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 50,447
  • File size: 1,000 KB

Meet the Author

Bestselling Kindle and Nook self-published author, HP Mallory, details how she sold over 200,000 ebooks in less than one year.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 27, 2011

    Great for new beginners

    This book leaves me with mixed feelings. On one hand it definitely had some very specific, technical information that I was able to learn from. Ms. Mallory does not skimp on the details that you need to correctly create Meta data for your website, for instance. I would recommend this book for someone starting out in the self-publishing world. I think it can really help to give you an idea on branding yourself, networking, and advertising yourself.

    The only part of this book I didn't like was the end of it. There were long discussions from other individuals which took up many pages, leaving the book rather short. I felt that just inserting a link to take you online to these discussions would have served much better. I guess I felt that since that particular section wasn't the author's advice in a book that cost almost $6, and it went on for quite a few pages, I felt a little shorthanded.

    Still had some wonderful advice in this book. Would recommend it.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 7, 2011

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    Great help!

    This was such a great help in my journey to self-publish. I'll be keep this close for reference as I go on. Great advice, great writing, from an author I admire. If you're looking to self-publish, this book is a must read.

    1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 9, 2011

    Good

    Really good

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 30, 2012

    Lots of great information!

    I LOVED H.P's book QUIT YOUR DAY JOB. It is full of useful information on book promo, self-publishing and more. I would recommend this to any author thinking of going the independent route.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 22, 2012

    Not impressed

    Not really any new info, more advertising for herself than anything

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 15, 2012

    Good advice but too much padding

    Another reviewer pointed this out, but it bears repeating. Most of the second half is content quoted verbatem and ad nauseum from other sources. While these are mostly the guidlines for submitting review requests for specific reviewers, the entire Smashwords guide is reprinted as well. Just mention how important the content is and post a link! Yeesh. Laser focus and a lot less fluff would earn the book more stars.

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