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		<title>Author Amanda Taylor Wants The Rock</title>
		<link>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/05/04/author-amanda-taylor-wants-the-rock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 18:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark-levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's another set of responses to to my Cool Author Questions series from Amanda Taylor, author of  Neiko's Five Land Adventure .   Amanda is the hardest working indie-author I know.  She is always trying and experimenting with new book marketing techniques.  I'm proud of her and her accomplishments.  Any author who wants to learn what marketing an indie book is really like needs to contact her.  Her website is BackwoodsAuthor.com. .<a href="http://www.publishingrevolution.com/2012/05/04/author-amanda-taylor-wants-the-rock">[more...]</a> 
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		<title>Convergence: A Novel of Catastrophic Disaster</title>
		<link>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/05/03/convergence-a-novel-of-catastrophic-disaster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark-levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Novelist Paul Boerger agreed to answer questions I had about his just released novel Convergence: A Novel of Catastrophic Disaster .  I watched the movie Contagion last week and his book has many of the elements that made the movie so captivating. 

•If you could have any famous person post an Amazon review for your book, who would it be and why? Theoretical physics professor, author and television personality Dr. Michio Kaku would be my first choice. He is a renown scientist who would understand the world wide implications of the ideas presented in Convergence. People listen when Kaku speaks. For just book sale exposure, I would take Jon Stewart. He is more than just a comedian. He is a smart guy with great insights.<a href="http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/05/03/convergence-a-novel-of-catastrophic-disaster">[more...]</a> 
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		<title>Cool Author Questions</title>
		<link>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/05/03/cool-author-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/05/03/cool-author-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 17:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark-levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a while, I've been wanting to conduct some author interviews on my blog.  But, I'm not interested in "what inspired you to become an author" questions.  The questions I want to ask are quirkier and way more interesting to me.

Here is my first batch:
•If you could have any famous person post an Amazon review for your book, who would it be and why?
•If you could have lunch with any character in your book, who would it be and why?
•Do you recall the moment that the idea for your book, first popped into your head?  If so, tell me about it.
•What was the most enjoyable part of writing your book?  What was the most challenging?
•There are thousands of novels out there.  Why should a reader choose your book?
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		<title>Is Target Apple&#8217;s Bitch?</title>
		<link>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/05/02/is-target-apples-bitch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 17:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark-levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If someone's your bitch, they do whatever you say, even though it may not be in their best interest.

You decide if Target is Apple's Bitch:
•As part of Target's 50-year anniversary it's launching  mini-Apple stores within 25 Targets .  That's 1.39% of the 1,800 Target locations.  
•Target began selling Kindles in 2010 and the Kindle Fire was Target's best-selling tablet during Black Friday 2011.
•Target recently announced that it will be "phasing out Kindles and Amazon- and Kindle-branded products in the spring of 2012."
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		<title>Twitter Whores, Johns and Pimps</title>
		<link>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/04/27/twitter-whores-johns-and-pimps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark-levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when we measured business success in ways that mattered like the bottom line -- a good paycheck and a healthy balance sheet.

Today marginally successful people can appear important and successful just by being a Twitter John.  A "John" buys a prostitute.  A Twitter "John" buys Twitter whores from Twitter pimps.  At Fiverr.com, there's a Twitter pimp on every hyperlink waiting to sell you as many Twitter whores as you want.
<a href="http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/04/27/twitter-whores-johns-and-pimps">[more...]</a> 
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Bite The Hand</title>
		<link>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/04/23/dont-bite-the-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark-levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, I received a series of emails from an author who used one of the self-publishing companies I recommend in my book.  It's a good company, run by a hardworking, dedicated publisher.  The emails were to complain about the publisher.  But, they were complaints that were unfounded, unfair, and impossible to respond to.  One complaint was that Barnes &#38; Noble never sent the author a link to the page on BN.com where the book was sold.  I explained that BN.com doesn't do that and I sent him the link to the BN.com sales page for his book.  The other complaint was that he was under the impression that his book of poetry would be featured on the Amazon.com homepage.  Keep in mind, this is a first time author with a book of poetry.  Hard sell and harder sell <a href="http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/04/23/dont-bite-the-hand">[more...]</a> 
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		<title>One Fact PublishAmerica Forgot To Tell You</title>
		<link>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/04/18/one-fact-publishamerica-forgot-to-tell-you/</link>
		<comments>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/04/18/one-fact-publishamerica-forgot-to-tell-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark-levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I've looked at the PublishAmerica website.  I forgot how much it looks like a fringe, anti-government conspiracy group website that launched in the late 90's.  That actually isn't the real disturbing part.

The real disturbing part is how they continue to bullshit people into signing up with them under the guise of being a traditional publishing company. <a href="http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/04/18/one-fact-publishamerica-forgot-to-tell-you">[more...]</a> 
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		<title>Winepress Publishing&#8217;s &#8220;No Gossip&#8221; Policy Explodes In Its Face</title>
		<link>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/03/27/winepress-publishings-no-gossip-policy-explodes-in-its-face/</link>
		<comments>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/03/27/winepress-publishings-no-gossip-policy-explodes-in-its-face/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark-levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a general rule, you should never do business with a company that makes you agree not to publically discuss your dealings with it.   Winepress has a "No Gossip" policy in its publishing contracts, that makes it a breach of contract for unhappy authors to voice any greviences online.  What don't they want you to discuss?

Well, apparently, a lot.  As the veil of self-righteousness is being stripped away by facts, Winepress is finding it harder and harder to hide behind the Bible and/or use Bible verses to intimidate people.

So, what does a Jew from Minneapolis know about being threatened with Bible verses by Winepress? <a href="http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/03/27/winepress-publishings-no-gossip-policy-explodes-in-its-face">[more...]</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Traditional Publishers Are Literally in The Weeds</title>
		<link>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/03/22/traditional-publishers-are-literally-in-the-weeds/</link>
		<comments>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/03/22/traditional-publishers-are-literally-in-the-weeds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark-levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poor St. Martin's Press.  It's going to be the butt of a lot of jokes about where traditional publishing is headed.  Well, "bud" would probably be more descriptive.  Seems like someone at St. Martin's  (or at least in its mail room) was dealing weed on the side to make ends meet.<a href="http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/03/22/traditional-publishers-are-literally-in-the-weeds">[more...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon To World:  &#8220;We Thuggin&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/02/29/amazon-to-world-we-thuggin/</link>
		<comments>http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/02/29/amazon-to-world-we-thuggin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark-levine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don't want to say, "I told you so," but, "I told you so."

If this was high school, Amazon would be the bully who slams the nerds and mathletes against their lockers.  But, just like the typical high school thug, Amazon was a  geek / nerd until it had a growth spurt, roided up, and joined the football team. 

Guess what fuels adolescent roid-rage from a teenager (well, a publicly traded teenager to be exact)?  Wall Street analysts (even bigger thugs) who tell Amazon how much it sucks at life and how it's stock is under performing.  While Amazon made a ton of money by any normal person's standards ($177,000,000 profit in the 4th Quarter of 2011), it's profit decreased by 58% from the same time the year before ($416,000,000 of profit in 4th Quarter of 2010).  <a href="http://publishingrevolution.com/2012/02/29/amazon-to-world-we-thuggin">[more...]</a>]]></description>
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