The Indie Author's Guide to the Universe

[Paperback & Kindle]​

Jeff Bennington



(from the publisher) THE INDIE AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE is THE Author's Guide for Motivation, Selling/Marketing Tips and Encouragement From Over 20 Bestselling Authors.

~ From the #1 Bestselling Author of Reunion, Creepy, and Twisted Vengeance.
~ Listed with Goodreads Breakout Authors of 2011

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     "The Indie Author's Guide has made a huge impact on my sales. I've only just started incorporating what I've learned and in three days have tripled my sales." ~ Robbi Bryant, author of The Beautiful Evil

     "If you are preparing to self-publish, and even if you've already done so, you need this book! Finally, a guide that covers it all... every aspect of book creation from humble beginning to publishing success! This guide is my "go to" writer's bible! High praise to Jeff Bennington for creating a writer's gold mine of information and advice." ~ Deborah Hughes, author of Be Still, My Love

     The Indie Author's Guide to the Universe is meant to help any author, whether they are traditionally published or self-published. This book is designed to encourage and inspire authors in their craft, and give creative ideas that can improve sales and grow an author platform.

     If you bought a book about self-publishing 6 months ago, it is ancient history.

INCLUDES HELPFUL INFORMATION LIKE:
~ Encouraging Stories
~ How to Build a Blog Tour
~ Your Role as Marketer
~ Marketing Strategies
~ Your Role as Publisher
~ Author Blogging
~ The Ultimate Book Promotion
~ Understanding "Floatation Pricing"™
~ How to Build an Author Platform
~ Selling and Price-point Strategies
~ Strategies for Navigating Amazon's KDP Select Program
~ Understanding the Indie Author Movement
~ Helpful links

     Includes Tips From Over 20 Bestselling Indie Authors Like Scott Nicholson, Bob Mayer, Joanna Penn, Blake Crouch, Robert Bidinotto, Richard Bard, Amber Scott, Melissa Foster, Saffina Desforges and many more!

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(from Michael) This book is a strange mixture of short stories, inspirational coaching, business advice and techie how-to's. Most of the participating authors are identified as bestselling authors, but I've heard of just a few of them. J. K. Rowling and Stephen King did not participate.

     There are many books of this type where an author acts as a packager and gathers chapters from other authors (the chapters may have been published elsewhere) and develops a title and a cover. The participating authors probably don't get any money, but hope the publicity helps them to sell books. With this book, the fact that someone wrote a bestseller does not mean that he or she is an expert at the publishing process.

     There is a strange disclaimer in the front of the book: "This is a work of fiction." That does not inspire confidence in the included advice, but does apply to the silly and superfluous Santa Claus story. Actually, much of the book is superfluous, and repetitious.

     There is a wide disparity between the paperback and e-book prices. The book is definitely worth 99 cents. I'm not sure if it's worth $9.99 or $11.50. It can't hurt to invest 99 cents. You'll probably learn something and might be entertained.



$9.99, order paperback from Amazon.com​

99 cents, order Kindle from Amazon.com

$11.50, order paperback from Barnes & Noble