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Checking facts with players who are still in the game

The Idea Logical Company

I was gifted an advance reading copy that tells me the book will be published on July 2, 2024.) The ability to push out thousands of copies of books (on a sale-and-return basis, of course) was uniquely the publishers’, and that meant they decided what went into the marketplace.

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Lessons Learned from 12 Years as an Author Entrepreneur

The Creative Penn

The Pilgrimage Kickstarter made £25,771 (around US$32K) and I've sold 1350 copies across all the stores so far (Mar -August 2023). The indie author business model has been pretty similar since 2008 when Amazon launched the international Kindle. I've also been publishing on KDP since 2008 and intend to continue.

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People Round Up, Mid January, 2024

Publishing Trends

She first joined S&S in 2008 after three years as publisher of Rodale Books. Stephanie Bay has been promoted to senior copy editor. He started with The Times in 1962 as a copy boy and worked his way up to executive editor, a position he held from 1994 to 2001. Previously, Shawver served as CTO of 360 Media Direct.

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17 Pop Culture Moments That Blew Up on Social Media in 2023

Buffer

billion for the American economy, comparable to what the 2008 Olympics did for Beijing.  million copies on launch day.  million copies in the first week of publication alone.  The New York Times estimated that the Bey bump generated about $4.5   ​​Beyoncé means business.  It moved 3.2

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My 2023 Creative and Business Goals With Joanna Penn

The Creative Penn

If your goals are simpler — like finishing your book, or publishing for the first time, or selling 1000 copies, then fantastic! As ever, I am a full-time author-entrepreneur and this is my job, so I have a lot of goals. You don’t have to have such extensive goals as me. In the last few weeks, Apple Books introduced AI narration as well.

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Why Social Media is ‘Pay to Play’ in 2021 (And How to Get the Best Bang for Your Buck)

Neil Patel

Just look at Facebook’s audience growth since late 2008. For instance, try testing: different copy with the same creative different creative with the same copy the same creative and copy, but different calls to action. Despite a couple of small blips, it’s all up and to the right: The net result?

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What is SEO ROI, & How Do You Measure It?

Neil Patel

Since 2008, spending on SEO from 2008 to 2020 has grown over 7x from $11.5 Once you read this blog, you’ll be well on your way to understanding what drives SEO ROI, how to communicate SEO ROI to clients, and how to increase ROI for your own website. What is SEO? SEO is an essential component of any marketer’s strategy.

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