Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Wild West Thursday

  • Going Direct

    This started out as a post about one little wrinkle with distributing to Apple, and has developed into an epic saga about digital distribution. I hope some of you find this facet of our brave new world of publishing as interesting as I do. When authors publish and distribute their own digital editions, they need…

  • The Coxwells and the Way Forward

    (You get two Wild West Thursday posts this week, because I’m thinking out loud – or at least, thinking with my fingers on the keyboard. Here we go.) One of the really nifty things about indie publishing is that we authors can give stories a second chance. In traditional publishing, the vast majority of books…

  • Changing Relationships

    As the world of publishing changes and mutates, we all need to reconsider our industry relationships. This isn’t a bad thing by any means – it’s simply a sign that more things are possible. One of the big changes that writers constantly remark upon, for example, is how freely indie-published authors exchange and share information.…

  • Portals and Publishing Plans

    It’s a new year and a whole new challenge in the Wild West of indie-publishing. Algorithms are on the move and have been changing over the past month in particular, which means that we indie-authors need to try some new marketing strategies. First off, FREE is working less well at all portals. This makes a…

  • Clickity Clack

    In October, I attended several conferences, one of which was very focused on the digital book market. The sessions were pretty interesting, and I came home with a long list of things to do. One of the phrases that sticks in my mind is “ensuring a rich end-of-book experience for the reader”. That’s marketing-speak of…