Sure-fire Ways to Succeed When Promoting Your Writing or Books on Instagram – by Ruby Immaculate
90% of top brands use Instagram as a top marketing tool. Use these tools and you, too, could be trending!
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School Board Member Alleges Publishers Add “Bonus” (free) Offensive Books to Library Orders – In The News – 07/29/2022
MORE: Facebook stops paying news publishers; Amazon and big publishers tries to get out of lawsuit; Flame war at The New Yorker; Maryland’s ‘unconstitutional and unenforceable’ ebook law will cost the state $300K in legal fees incurred by the Association of American Publishers; and Update on Publishers vs. Internet Archive lawsuit.
Can Facebook Reject Your Ad for Any Reason? Or, No Reason??
Imagine Christopher’s surprise when he tried to run an ad on Facebook for his books, and received the following response…
10 Secret Reasons Why That Publisher Rejected Your Book (That He/She Will Never Tell You About)
The publisher would probably LOVE to share the truth with the author, but he/she will not for very valid reasons…
Are You Watching Johnny Depp’s Defamation Trial… Hoo Boy!!! – In The News – 04/22/2022
MORE: Maryland gives up trying to force publishers to sell their ebooks under specific terms to libraries; WaPo reporter complained of doxxing, and then she doxxed someone; Barnes and Noble is doing GREAT!; Is this appropriate material for math textbooks?; One SICK children’s book!; Interview with the New York Times’ new editor; CNN+ gets shut down in the blink of an eye; Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg is an “advocate for women?” I don’t think so!; Russian news TV hosts laugh about nuking NYC; and Amazon Europe Unit does $55B in sales yet pays no taxes
Amazon/Whole Foods Sued for Not Hiring a Murderer – In The News – 02/25/2022
MORE: Amazon suspends BLM charity program over spending controversy; Cancel culture insanity at a university; A man secretly owned a PR website where he promoted his own firm, and trashed his competitors; Social media posts are fair game in a divorce; Update on ResearchGate/scientific publishers’ lawsuit; Shopify sued for textbook pirating by its clients; and Fast Company sued for selling its subscriber list; Employee at Texas A&M copied and renamed an author’s book (about the university!) but the university is immune from the lawsuit?
Using Short Videos to Sell Books! – by Kristy-Leigh Avery
As authors, we are always looking for new ways to promote our releases, and to keep the excitement going until our next release. Social media is often a key player in promoting our work but many of us haven’t yet cracked the social media sites’ algorithms. Here’s one way to do just that!
Author ordered to hand over $5.1M in book profits. Here’s why… – In the News – 12/23/21
MORE: Chef’s response to travel writer’s bad review goes viral; Photojournalist sues to block subpoena; Fortune magazine story may help send businesswoman to prison; Money-hungry Amazon deleted reviews criticizing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s book; Amazon workers stage walk-out over treatment and wages; Amazon driver told she’d be fired if she heeded tornado warning; Wife of French president sues over posts saying she’s a dude; China is influencing and FOOLING Americans with fake social media posts; HILARIOUS parody posted by a publisher; and Harper Collins settles lawsuit
Politician Buys “Fake News” Ads to Fool Voters – In the News – 10/29/21
MORE: Facebook document leaks have startling revelations; Newsrooms team up to expose Facebook’s actions; Parents required to sign NDA to view school curriculum?!; Parent kicked out of school board meeting after reading “vulgar language” from book that is included in the children’s curriculum; and Is politician’s family profiting from his government actions on CRT?
Diva Debbie Stops By for an Insult -or- NARCISSISTS NEED NOT APPLY!
My email was (horrors!) insulting and the dastardly diva sure showed me! She wrote back, saying she was…
