Celebrating Independent Authors
Mr. Pish Goes to the Farm
by K.S. Brooks
KidLit, Children’s books, educational
Available from Amazon.com and Amazon UK.
The lovable Jack Russell Terrier is back, this time taking us on a personally guided tour to show us what goes on at a farm. From playing with a cute lamb to driving a big swathing machine, Mr. Pish explores it all in Mr. Pish Goes to the Farm. There is also a fun and educational app available for Apple products and it’s free in the Google Play store for Droid products!
Facebook is fini, right? Since they began “monetizing” the site several years ago, charging businesses to reach our own fans, authors have been peering at the social media giant with a jaundiced eye. Why should I have to pay to reach my own fans? is a familiar refrain. No one sees my posts anymore anyway is another. In fact, a lot of authors I know have decided to just let their Facebook page lie fallow.
I believe that is a mistake. For me, my most valuable promotional tools are my mailing list and my Facebook page. I don’t have a huge number of Facebook fans – just under 2,200, but they are all organic and the involvement rate is high. Would you believe me if I told you that I had a single post generate more than 150,000 impressions without paying a penny? Admittedly, that post was unusual, but I manage to get at least a few posts that are seen by 25,000+ each week. And that’s with only 2,200 fans.
The question is, how? Continue reading “Do Facebook Author Pages Still Work?”
Paladin’s Odyssey
by Bruce Fottler
Genres: Science fiction/post-apocalyptic thriller
227 pages
Joseph Paladin is a national hero everyone thought they knew – a former major in the United States Army, retired colonel in the Maine Republic Militia, and considered one of the key founders of the New American Confederation. His legendary odyssey to reunify a fractured nation in the aftermath of the great flu pandemic is a household story. In his long awaited memoir, Paladin shares untold stories of his past, including a shocking secret that he’s harbored for decades. Is he really someone who should be held in such high esteem?
Paladin’s Odyssey is available on Amazon.com and Amazon UK.
Exclusive excerpt from Paladin’s Odyssey by Bruce Fottler Continue reading “Sunday Book Showcase: Paladin’s Odyssey”
If you’re new to IU, we’d like to introduce you to our mascot, Mr. Pish. He’s the traveling terrier who is famous for promoting outdoor learning and literacy. And April is always Mr. Pish month. Now that you know that, we’ll let you get back to our regularly scheduled programming with great paperback books at bargain prices. Mr. Pish would want it that way. That’s right, it’s time for the Indies Unlimited Print Book Party.
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