Facebook is changing the layout for its “Page.” This is an opportunity to make sure you have everything in place on your Facebook Page. These changes give you more control and better visibility. As usual, they are rolling this out a little at a time; you may or may not have seen the change in your Page. Continue reading “Facebook Rolls out a New Look for its Facebook Pages”
Category: Staff Articles
Writing advice and insights from the staff of Indies Unlimited.
How to Get Paperback Books into Libraries
Indie authors and publishers think a lot about getting books into libraries. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s a rite of passage, or a holdover of the older, traditional publishing industry. Or maybe, as in my case, it’s the awkward silence when asked, “Can I check out your book from the library?” Real books are in libraries. Right? As Melissa Bowersock and Laurie Boris explained, there are a couple of avenues for getting indie eBooks into libraries, but what about paperbacks? Continue reading “How to Get Paperback Books into Libraries”
Lights, Camera, Facebook Live!
We’ve had a couple of posts here at IU recently about Facebook Live. First, Alan Parks tackled what it is and why an indie author might want to do it in the first place. Then our own K.S. Brooks wrote about her experiment with the feature.
One thing that hit me, as the other minions and I helped Kat set up her video debut, was the importance of good lighting. Lighting can bring out your best features – or it can turn you green, or make your eyes seem to recede into your skull, or even make you the spooky storyteller at the campfire. And lighting for video is a little less forgiving than it is for still photography. Continue reading “Lights, Camera, Facebook Live!”
Is AngelList for Authors?
“AngelList is where the world meets startups. Find a great startup job, invest in a startup, or raise money.” This is the slogan at the site.
About a month ago I received an email asking me to join Angellist suggesting that it might help grow my business. After some hesitation, and some encouragement from my fellow members here at IU I decided to explore it further. Continue reading “Is AngelList for Authors?”