Social tools and platforms are only as effective as the people who use them. Twitter and Facebook are career changers for some authors and a dead end for others. Why the difference? Some have learned to use these platforms to achieve their goals. Others have dabbled, failed to set goals, perhaps become frustrated and either […]
Interviews are an easy way for authors to share their stories, their voice and the reasons that they write. This type of authentic sharing is much more powerful than an advertisement or a generic “buy my book” tweet or post. Interviews helps readers connect with authors in a very crowded online book marketplace. The author […]
There is no bigger issue facing authors today than discovery. You pour your heart and soul into your manuscript, publish it either traditionally or independently, and enter into a digital marketplace that is absolutely saturated with content. Unless written by a bestselling author, even the highest quality work struggles to rise above the noise. In […]
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” or so goes the song. It’s also one of the busiest and most exhausting. In addition to everything consumers already have piled on their very full plates, they now need to find that perfect gift for Aunt Martha, and get it shipped across the country asap. As […]
We had our first #SampleSunday Marathon using book bubbles last Sunday. It was a blast! We love sharing the work of our amazing Bublish authors. You can check out the Storify version in our Twitter stream @BublishMe. #SampleSunday is a hashtag on Twitter. Hashtags are topics with the “#” symbol in front of them. They […]
The Bublish Team interviews Lorna Suzuki (@LornaSuzuki), author of the Imago Chronicles, for Bublish’s first ever Book Chat. What makes our chats unique? Book Bubbles (hashtags: #bublish #bookbubbles). Check it out! http://storify.com/bublishme/bublish-s-first-book-chat-with-author-lorna-suzuki
Eve Bridburg of Grub Street, the second largest independent center for creative writing in the United States, interviews Bublish Founder Kathy Meis for Grub Street Daily’s all new “Publish It Forward” series. This monthly column was inspired by a popular Grub Street lecture series with the same name, and aims to highlight some of the […]
Founder Kathy Meis talks with David Wilk of Writerscast about Bublish, the challenges of book discovery in the Digital Age, and the need for more effective ways for writers and readers to connect in today’s noisy, crowded online book marketplace. http://www.writerscast.com/publishing-talks-david-wilk-interviews-kathy-meis/
A number of authors have asked us why they have to upload their entire eBook into Bublish when they’re only sharing excerpts in book bubbles. It’s a fair question, so we thought we’d explain. The first reason has to do with convenience for you as an author. Think of how long it took to build […]
A number of authors have asked us how many bubbles they should create for each of their books? For those of you who don’t know what a book bubble is, here’s an example from bublish.com: The answer? As many as possible! If you have an interesting story to tell, you should tell it. Here’s why: […]