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SPF-033: How You Can Win $3000 Worth of Publishing Tools – with Ricardo Fayet of Reedsy Oct 07, 2016

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Many of the publishing tools indie authors need to access are hard to find – at least with the quality and trustworthiness you need in order to make your book of the highest quality. That's why Ricardo Fayet and the folks at Reedsy developed their online platform. It's a site that brings together editors, graphic […]

SPF-032: An Inspirational Self Publishing Success Story – with Elicia Hyder Sep 30, 2016

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Self publishing success stories are becoming more and more common. The opportunity to write and benefit from your books is now very real. During their recent trip to the United States for the NINC conference, Mark and James were able to meet a number of SPF students, one of whom was Elicia Hyder. She is […]

SPF-031: Creating a Bestselling Book Cover – with Stuart Bache Sep 23, 2016

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There are many book cover creators and designers out there but none with the expertise and experience of today's guest on the podcast. Stuart Bache has not only designed books for Mark Dawson but also for many other bestselling authors such as John le Carre and Stephen King. On this episode we chat with Stuart […]

SPF-030: Bestselling Books Made into Movies with Author A.G. Riddle Sep 16, 2016

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It's every author's dream to have their books made into movies and today's guest, A.G. Riddle might be about to realize that dream. His best-selling series of books has already had the movie rights purchased and he waits to hear from the studio as to what the next steps will be. But Gerry is amazingly […]

SPF-029: Indie Author Support from the Alliance of Independent Authors – with Orna Ross Sep 09, 2016

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Like more and more traditionally published authors these days, Orna Ross took her rights back from a large traditional publisher to re-publish her books herself. Because she was the one in charge she was able to do it in the manner she'd always wanted. That was in 2011. At The London Book Fair in 2012, […]

SPF-028 : Success, Marketing and Writing – With Rachel Abbott Sep 02, 2016

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Best-selling thriller author, Rachel Abbott is quick to point out that her success is just as surprising to her as it is to anyone. Her skill and her savvy for marketing and sales have combined to make her the best-selling author in the UK on Amazon's KDP platform. On this episode, you'll get to hear […]

SPF-027: Systematised Book Marketing – with Gabriel Mercer Aug 26, 2016

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Writing a novel is one thing. Writing a novel specifically to fulfill a demand is another. On this episode of the Self Publishing Formula podcast, James has a very intriguing conversation with Gabriel Mercer, a marketing and technical expert who was approached by a would-be author about marketing her books – before they were written. […]

SPF-026: ConvertKit: A Mailing List Service Designed Especially for Authors – with Nathan Barry Aug 19, 2016

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ConvertKit is an example of a niche focused business. And the focus is authors and bloggers. Nathan Barry was (and still is) running a very successful self publishing business of his own and found that the majority of his sales came through promotions he made to his mailing list. But he began to have problems. […]

SPF-025: Interview with the biggest selling KDP author of all time – WIth Barbara Freethy Aug 12, 2016

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Self-Publishing is what we're all about here at SPF. And that's because it often makes more sense than traditional publishing. In fact, self-publishing is very much a response to the limitations of traditional publishing. Today's guest, Barbara Freethy, was already an established traditionally published author when she dipped her toe into the self publishing waters […]

SPF-024: Tips For A Successful Social Media Advertising Campaign – with Depesh Mandalia Aug 05, 2016

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You can't approach an advertising campaign haphazardly. That's one of the main lessons learned in this conversation with Depesh Mandalia. Depesh is a successful social media marketer and advertiser and has boosted the popularity of a children's book project through his use of Facebook Ads and other social marketing. In this episode, Depesh shares some […]

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