Time management is absolutely critical to achieving success in freelance writing and in the rest of your life. Time is the great equalizer: we all have 24 hours in a day. The big question—what do we do with our time? How you spend your time — what you choose to do and with what intensity […]
2010 Book and E-Book Sales Data for the United States
Freelance writers, book authors, and creators of information products should pay attention to book sales. The data for both print books and e-books tells us what consumers are paying for and gives indications of future trends, trends we can take advantage of. 2010 Sales Figures for Books and E-books The Association of American Publishers provides […]
How I Improved My Sales Page and Increased Conversion Rates for My E-Book
A few months ago I made some changes to the website for my very first information product: Writing College Textbook Supplements: The Definitive Guide to Winning High-Paying Assignments in the College Textbook Publishing Market (WCTS for short). Go over and have a look at the page. I”ll wait… Writing supplements and ancillaries for college textbooks […]
Why Publishers Should Pay a 50-Percent Royalty of Net Income on E-Books
Many freelance writers and entrepreneurs/business people are very interested in writing a book for a mainstream publisher that will appear in bookstores across the country and help build the author’s authority, reputation, and bank account. Today we focus on the bank account part, specifically determining a fair royalty rate on mainstream hardback and trade paperback […]
Why I Won’t Buy Demand Media Stock
Demand Media (DMD) just did its initial public offering of stock on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. For those of you that don’t know the company, it owns a series of websites (such as ehow.com) that contain many thousands of articles primarily written by low-paid freelance writers, articles designed to rank high in Google and other […]
Freelancers, What Magazines Do You Read?
Reading magazines stimulates our minds and helps us generate ideas for writing and business. Reading magazines also helps us understand the world better and thus navigate the many different facets of life: relationships, health, politics, the economy, and much more. We need to know what is going on so we can adapt ourselves to the […]
Download my Podcast on Freelance Writing for College Textbook Publishers
I had a great time yesterday being interviewed by Kim Pawlak of the Text and Academic Authors Association about how I’ve made a successful career by writing for higher education/college textbook publishers. Right-click here to save the podcast to your computer or mp3 player for later listening. If you are serious about about this freelance […]
Podcast About Freelance Writing for College Textbook Publishers
Update You can now download the podcast interview freelance writing for college textbook publishers. ——————– I make my living freelance writing supplements and ancillaries for college textbook publishers. This Wednesday I’ll be the featured guest on the Text and Academic Authors Association podcast on BlogTalkRadio: Ever wondered who writes all those college textbook test questions, […]