Links from the book

This is the Link Round Up for any readers who purchased the print edition of Authorpreneur:

Link Round Up:

“Self Publishing is the Future, and it’s great for writers.”

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/04/hugh_howey_self_publishing_is_the_future_and_great_for_writers/

Articles by Elizabeth Sims on writing at http://www.elizabethsims.com/short-works.php

Writer’s Digest Second Draft Critique http://www.writersdigestshop.com/author-service-center?lid=wdnav2nddraft

Quarterly short story contest http://www.nycmidnight.com/

“Ebook Formatting Fairies” April 12, 2013 real sales numbers for the last three years.

http://e-bookformattingfairies.blogspot.com/2013/04/author-know-thy-business-self.html

Alliance of Independent Authors http://allianceindependentauthors.org/

Choosing A Self Publishing Service 2013: The Alliance of Independent Authors Guide

http://amzn.com/B00CC0NYCM

The Creative Penn – Writing, Publishing, Marketing www.thecreativepenn.com

Let’s Get Digital blog (His books are Let’s Get Digital and Let’s Get Visible.)

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/

Jane Friedman’s blog. Writing, reading, and publishing in the digital age. http://janefriedman.com/

J.A. Konrath’s blog about his writing and self publishing. He lists links for his print and ebook formatters, cover designer and other professional. He also shares his sales numbers and lot of opinion on the publishing industry. www.jakonrath.blogspot.com

Ebook Formatter http://e-bookformattingfairies.blogspot.com/

Joanna Penn’s list of recommended designers

http://www.thecreativepenn.com/bookcoverdesign/

A blog about watching out for assisted self publishers:

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/the-author-exploitation-business/

Writer Beware on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WriterBeware

Romance Covers http://www.romancenovelcovers.com/

Covers of Ramona (my cover designer) http://coversbyramona.blogspot.com/

A study by Smashwords

http://blog.smashwords.com/2013/05/new-smashwords-survey-helps-authors.html

Bitly to shorten links http://bitly.com/

Email List www.Mailchimp.com