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By Shannon Yarbrough on June 1, 2009
Although our new blog has been up and running for two weeks now, June 1st was our original target date for all of this to happen. But I have to thank LK and Dan, my fellow reviewers, for making this all happen so quickly. I haven’t come across anyone yet who hasn’t liked the changes we made. The feedback from our guest book has all been positive. But I still wanted to take a moment to explain why we made these changes. I’d also like to point out some of the advantages our new blog presents to its readers.
Posted in Announcements, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged CreateSpace, llbookreview, LLBR, lulu.com, print on demand, Self-Publishing, welcome, Wordclay |
By Dan Marvin on April 21, 2009
So, you’ve got a book on Lulu and you’re ready to go. You’re just about to sign up for their distribution package, have them assign an ISBN number and get your book on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. You’re almost an author, right? But wait… there’s a catch.
Posted in Dan Marvin, Getting Published | Tagged Dan Marvin, Getting Published, Lightning Source, lulu.com, Self-Publishing |
By Shannon Yarbrough on February 28, 2009
I received $16.91 deposited today from Amazon, but this is not from Kindle sales. This is actually from Associate sales where people purchased my book through special links which I provided. I highly advise that you sign up for the Amazon Associates program because it’s like getting paid twice for your book. You’ll earn a commission from every thing they buy through the Amazon link, and you’ll also earn a royalty through Lulu for the distribution sales of your book. To join, scroll all the way to the bottom of any page on Amazon and click on Join Associates. They provide different tools to create your own bookstores, product links, etc.
Posted in POD Diary, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged lulu author, Lulu book, POD Diary, print on demand, Self-Publishing, Shannon Yarbrough |
By Shannon Yarbrough on December 30, 2008
As 2008 comes to a close, each of us here at LLBR decided to take a moment to reflect on what this year has meant to us as both authors and reviewers…
Posted in Dan Marvin, LK Gardner-Griffie, Opinions, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged happy new year, Lulu, lulu book review, lulu.com, POD, print on demand, Self-Publishing, year end wrap up |
By Shannon Yarbrough on November 2, 2008
To start this month off, LLBR caught up with Mick Rooney, author of Academy which we reviewed earlier this year. Mick returned to Lulu this month with a new book, Filigree & Shadow. His author blog has always been a wealth of information covering not just his Lulu experiences, but also other news and events about other mainstream POD publishers.
Posted in Interviews, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged academy, filigree & shadow, lulu book review, lulu interview, lulu.com, mick rooney, POD, print on demand, Self-Publishing |
By Shannon Yarbrough on October 18, 2008
It wouldn’t be Halloween without a vampire tale, now would it? And guess what? This one’s been “revamped!” Formally entitled Vampires Don’t Exist, R. Vance has added new scenes, a new first chapter, a prologue, and epilogue, and overall more detail to the existing plot. Since I have not read it in its previous form, I have nothing to compare it to. However, I did check out the Amazon reviews of the old version and they seem mixed across the board. I do have to say that the new book cover is much more fitting (that’s the author on the cover), and even has a Twilight feel to it. The new title has much more impact as well.
Posted in Horror/Supernatural, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged dead seed, domination, Lulu, lulu book review, lulu.com, POD, print on demand, r. vance, Self-Publishing, vampire, vampires, vampires don't exist |
By Shannon Yarbrough on September 27, 2008
Mark Long of the TSTC Publishing’s Book Business Blog has written a very detailed article about my POD Diary. He calls it “the absolutely epic saga—equally fascinating and heartwrenching—of Shannon Yarbrough self publishing his novel Stealing Wishes through an online POD publisher.” Wow! What a compliment!
Posted in POD Diary, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged book, book marketing, Getting Published, Lulu, Lulu book, lulu book review, lulu.com, POD, POD Diary, print on demand, publishing services, Self-Publishing, Shannon Yarbrough, stealing wishes, tstc publishing |
By Shannon Yarbrough on September 23, 2008
I received the following email from www.youwriteon.com just now. The first 5,000 that respond to them will be published for free and made available through their online bookstore. For an additional $40, you can make your book available through other venues. Here are the details….
Posted in Announcements, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged free publication, Lulu, lulu book review, lulu.com, print on demand, Self-Publishing, writing contest, you write on, youwriteon, youwriteon.com, YWO |
By Shannon Yarbrough on September 15, 2008
I am pleased to announce that as a growing effort to increase our means of promoting books self-published through Lulu, and as part of our commitment to helping POD authors reach their book’s maximum potential, we are now cross posting our book reviews to both Amazon.com and to Lulu.com.
Posted in Announcements, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged book review, Lulu, lulu book review, lulu.com, POD, print on demand, self published, Self-Publishing |
By Shannon Yarbrough on August 9, 2008
Since the LLBR has just reached its 5 month birthday, and will hit 9,000 visitors this weekend, we think this calls for a celebration! We’ve been itching to have a contest and give away books so here we go…
Posted in Announcements, Marketing, Promotions, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged 1001 ways to market your books, book, book contest, book marketing, contest, free book, john kremer, lulu book review, lulu.com, Marketing, POD, print on demand, Self-Publishing |
