The Idea Logical Company

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

That will not be good news to Hachette and HarperCollins, both of which opposed the PRH-S&S merger but probably hoped they could pursue S&S if the publisher remained independent. The five biggest publishers are probably at their high water mark for market share. Publishing new titles profitably has become exceedingly difficult.

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Make a Living Writing

APRIL 8, 2024

Website copy Almost all businesses today, small, medium, big, even solopreneurs have a website. With websites, you’re writing marketing copy. Those welcome emails you get when you sign up for a newsletter are a common type of email copy. Copy will vary for these posts depending on the platform the client wants to post on.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 8, 2023

My second novel was going to be published! When New York City–based Adelaide Books offered me a contract to publish Painting Through the Dark , it set my heart racing in a good way. I asked around—friends who were published authors, others with knowledge of independent publishing. It was the end of August 2020.

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Nick Ursborne

APRIL 21, 2023

I’ve been using GPT as a brainstorming buddy, a research assistant, a first draft copy and content writer, a social media writer… and more. This time I asked GPT-4 to write me a 40-page Kindle book I could publish on Amazon. The book was published on Sunday evening. Honestly, it’s incredibly good. How long did this all take?

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Credible Content

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Step-by-step guide to writing better copy. Joseph Sugarman is one of the greatest direct marketing copywriters who started his mail-order business JS&A and sold multiple revolutionary products by publishing long ad copies that converted like crazy. There were less distractions when Joseph Sugarman wrote his copy.

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Income Diary

DECEMBER 24, 2023

For me, the most impressive aspect of this is how Clive uses ChatGPT to critique his own already great copy to produce something exceptional. (He How To Use ChatGPT To Critique Your Sales Copy and Get More Clients By Clive Cable I recently wrote some landing page copy to launch a new ad agency. Automotive Technician versus copy.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 31, 2023

Photo by karina zhukovskaya Note from Jane: In the earliest days of my career, I served as managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, and one of the nicest parts of my job was calling up winners of our writing contests, including the National Self-Published Book Awards. My dream of literary stardom had cost them plenty.

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Make a Living Writing

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Looking to get into the writing and editing industry, but not sure if you should become a copy editor? Proofreading and copy editing both fall under the umbrella of editing, and if you like to edit work you might end up doing both. However, copy editing requires its own set of skills and rules, which we will cover in this article.

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Make a Living Writing

APRIL 18, 2023

A lot of people online do not have the same credentials as some published authors do, and many publishing companies will go the extra mile to vet the author before publishing their books. Through his straightforward and honest approach, you will understand why some copy is great and other copy is not.

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ContentWriters

APRIL 5, 2023

The best website copy is powerful. Today, we’ll dive into six actionable tips to help you write great website copy. Today, we’ll dive into six actionable tips to help you write great website copy. Web Copywriting: The Basics What is website copy? It takes discipline as well as a keen understanding of your unique audience.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 17, 2023

Likewise, publishing independently sounds like a confusing marathon without any guarantee of actual sales. I decided to publish the book independently so that Gidon’s dream would come true while he could enjoy it. We had no idea what we were doing but figured that #booktok could help us sell more copies. And it did at first.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 17, 2023

What are the pros and cons of traditional publishing vs self-publishing? 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. Those have been subsequently self-published, indie published by me.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 23, 2023

Cole ( @JoniBCole ) This story starts about eight years ago, with the arrival of a much anticipated email from the publishing house where the first edition of my book, Good Naked: How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier , was in production. This story comes to mind as I think about feedback during the publishing process.

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The Idea Logical Company

JUNE 20, 2021

Before 1995, publishing and retailing were the province of entities that did it in a businesslike way, usually for profit but always within an organizational structure dedicated to their publishing or retailing activity. And now we are at the dawn of a third reordering of publishing’s structural and commercial landscape.

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Content Powered

APRIL 13, 2023

One of the most common questions I get from people, including clients and prospective clients, is whether or not it's okay to copy content from elsewhere and post it as a blog article on their site. Three Methods of Copying Content Now let's look at the three scenarios I see most often for copying content. Let's dig in!

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

You need to learn how to write ad copy that converts. AI tools can help you write ad copy that produces results. However, no matter how much data you have at your fingertips and how well you can identify lucrative bids, all that will be to no avail if your ad copy sucks. 6 Ways AI Can Help You Write Good PPC Ad Copy.

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The Idea Logical Company

OCTOBER 26, 2021

What has happened since the pre-21st Century publishing world I — and so many of the executives now running things in our industry — grew up in is that book sales have shifted and fragmented. A second is that no publisher who didn’t invest in inventory and an organization could really compete.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 17, 2023

What are the most important aspects of becoming a successful publisher? Jon Barton is the founder and managing director of the award-winning independent publisher Vertebrate Publishing, as well as the author of several bestselling mountain biking guides. And that's where the publishing business came from. Jon: Hi, Jo.

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Ann Handley

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

this week when writing sales copy for the dust jacket of my new book. But you will probably write sales copy to market something you create. Let’s give that copy a glow up! Any sales copy should sound like the product it’s promoting. (Except me and parallel parking. Anyway: writing. Let’s go!

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Do you want to publish an image-heavy book like a cookbook? How can you navigate the challenges of photography, book design, and publishing choices to make the best product possible? So a lot of people do want to publish a cookery book, but let's go into each of the challenges one at a time. It's a bit strange.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 12, 2023

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. is the CEO of AuthorMedia.com , an award-winning professional speaker, nonfiction author, and host of the Novel Marketing Podcast and the Christian Publishing Show. Thomas Umstattd Jr.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

How can you create a high-quality photo book and publish it on Kickstarter? But you're not on the travel podcast today, you're on the publishing podcast. One thing about taking photos, and especially publishing photos, is about photos of people. How do you market a beautiful, high-value book? So let's get into that.

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Copywriter Collective

JUNE 20, 2023

But if it isn’t, you might need to look into your marketing copy. It’s all about mastering copy optimization for digital marketing. In addition, marketing copy can take various forms, including website content, landing page copy, email campaigns, social media posts, and more.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 19, 2022

What has changed in the publishing industry over the last few years? This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. She's also an award-winning publishing commentator, writer, editor, professional speaker and teacher.

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Express Writers

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Use the Correct Release Language When submitting a press release to a news outlet, you must tell them when you would like it published. Check out how Apple does this in a press release published on December 6, 2022. However, they published the press release on their website. Explore our content shop to see what we can offer you.

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Express Writers

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When creating online content, optimizing web copy with keywords is an essential piece of the puzzle. It can be easy to laser focus on weaving keywords into your copy, but that can distract from giving your readers a useful experience. Can I still optimize web copy with keywords? Finish with a Call to Action.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Why might a first-time author choose the self-publishing route? Plus tips for self-publishing and marketing. The benefits of self-publishing — and the importance of valuing your intellectual property. Publishing services for self-published authors — and why Barnaby recommends White Fox as a premium publishing partner.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Traditional publishing is not a monolithic thing. There are different kinds of publishers, and authors want different things out of a publishing deal and relationship. Georgina Cross talks about her experience with two different traditional publishers and the pros and cons of each. Welcome to the show, Georgina.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 11, 2023

Ever wondered how to self-publish a book in today’s ever-evolving digital world? What is Self-Publishing? Self-publishing is akin to being the captain of your ship. Now, what distinguishes self-publishing from its traditional counterpart? Why Consider Self-Publishing? Well, you’re not alone.

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Copify

JULY 14, 2022

Publishing copied content can be problematic for a number of reasons, so find out how to only create unique content every time. The post How to check copied content online for your website appeared first on Copify Blog.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 14, 2023

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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Nick Ursborne

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Freelance and in-house writers are relying too heavily on AI tools like ChatGPT to write their sales copy, content, and social media updates. The more people use these lists of prompts, the more they are adding another layer of “sameness” to their copy and content. Your adding something different to that copy. The result?

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In the intro, Amazon changes ebook return policy [ Society of Authors ]; Spotify introduces audiobooks [ Spotify ; FindawayVoices ; Publishing Perspectives ]; Neal Stephenson on The Sword Guy podcast. I use Publisher Rocket for researching book titles, categories, and keywords — for new books and for updating my backlist. Show Notes.

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Nick Ursborne

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Back in 1995 I published my first website. Is the copy and content created by ChatGPT perfect? So don’t be surprised if companies leap at the chance to use these tools to create copy and content for pennies a page. Next steps for digital copy and content writers. That includes us, as copy and content writers.

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ContentWriters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Top Viewed Posts A post’s views will increase over time, so you want to take the date published into account when looking at this metric. The post What Is Conversion Copywriting and How To Write Copy That Converts appeared first on ContentWriters Blog.

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Nick Ursborne

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

But, as most of us know by now, you can’t just type in any prompt and then publish ChatGPT’s first draft. All their copy begins to feel the same. And no company wants that… they want their copy and content to sound unique. By providing AI Content Creation Services, you can help your clients in a number of ways.

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Content Powered

MAY 29, 2022

There's just one thing left to do: hit publish. If you publish it now, who's going to see it? The actual act of scheduling is easy (unless it goes wrong; more on that later), but you have to know when to schedule your posts to be published. They won't care if you published at 10 AM or 11 PM, or 3:48 PM.

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