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The 15-Year Author Business Pivot With Joanna Penn

The Creative Penn

In the intro, We used to do that [Seth Godin ]; Penguin Random House has acquired Hay House [ Publishing Perspectives ]; Business for Authors ; Your Author Business Plan ; OpenAI has announced a partnership with Axel Springer , the first publishing house globally to partner with them to integrate journalism with AI technologies.

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Publishing Books For Children And Profitable School Visits With Tonya Ellis

The Creative Penn

In the intro, investment firm KKR will buy Simon & Schuster [ Publishing Perspectives ]; Subscriber Surge Giveaways [ Written Word Media ]; Key Book Publishing Paths [ Jane Friedman ]. This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system.

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Lessons Learned from 12 Years as an Author Entrepreneur

The Creative Penn

With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. I've done many interviews on it (linked here), and I have reams of more personal writing in my journals and also in various draft Scrivener projects.

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Different Ways To Market Your Book With Joanna Penn

The Creative Penn

Traditional versus indie publishing Short term versus long term Income versus brand building Paid versus free The book versus you as the author Stand-alone versus series Exclusive versus wide publishing Publish fast versus publish slowly Write to market versus write first, market later Online versus offline.

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The 36 Best Lifestyle Blogs to Model for Success in 2023

Smart Blogger

Most commonly, lifestyle blogs make money by advertising brands that align and resonate with the lifestyle they promote. Cupcakes and Cashmere Cupcakes and Cashmere has morphed from Emily Schuman’s 2008 “favorite things” personal blog to a thriving women’s fashion, beauty, and women’s interests lifestyle blog and online shop.

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Selling Books Direct With Shopify: The Minimum Viable Store

The Creative Penn

You still publish on other platforms and third-party stores, but now you’re truly an independent author. It is part of the ethos of publishing wide , which means not being exclusive to any specific retailer, but of course, you can choose different publishing options by book, by series, by author name, and by format.

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5 Blogs That Are Making Money in 2022 (and How You Can, Too)

Neil Patel

Since 2005, Arianna Huffington and her Huffington Post co-founders have been publishing news stories as they unfold. goop is a wellness and lifestyle brand started by actress Gwyneth Paltrow as a weekly lo-fi newsletter back in 2008. It’s not a true media publisher, and he makes money selling advertising space.

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