Saturday, December 7, 2013

When

Saturday December 7, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM PST
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San Rafael Corporate Center 
750 Lindardo Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
 

 
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Contact

Judy Baker 
Bay Area Independent Publishers Association 
707-938-2586 
 
 

How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks 

Jason Matthews

 

Learn the steps to make and sell ebooks from Jason Matthews, blogger and self-publishing coach. Where to publish, how to build your audience and ways to use social media to sell your books, what you need to know to build a successful platform will be covered at this event.

To make and sell ebooks, there are many steps from the time of writing to after publication. Most self-publishers handle several tasks, with some more editing.

For selling ebooks, there is a preliminary decision revolving around Amazon, which is currently the world’s largest bookseller. The program covers options for exclusivity with Amazon at KDP Select or additionally selling with other major retailers.

When marketing ebooks, most authors will benefit from a blog and website, and the program discusses options and strategies here. Marketing is largely connected to social media, and we’ll identify the venues that will match an author’s needs to provide the most benefit.

An overall focus on building author platform is a consistent theme and usually will make or break a book’s chance of success. Author platform is synonymous with online presence, where it all begins for networking with readers and establishing continuous outlets for marketing and sales. We’ll discuss how to build upon internet presence over time. For those considering blogs and sites, the program explains how to minimize effort for maximum results with awareness of simple steps for improved performance with SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

We’ll also discuss selling ebooks directly from the author’s website with systems that run on autopilot.

ABOUT JASON
Jason Matthews is a novelist, blogger and self-publishing coach. He works with writers around the world through every phase of book creation and marketing. His specialties include building author platform, selling at major retailers, social media, blogging and SEO. He's the founder of a Facebook group with over 1,600 writers and hosts a weekly Indie Authors series on Google Plus discussing current topics and interviewing top indies. His novels and how-to guides include:

  • The Little Universe
  • Jim's Life
  • How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks All for Free
  • Get On Google Front Page
  • How to Make Your Own Free Website: And Your Free Blog Too

Jason is active on YouTube and also teaches a self-publishing video course at Udemy and other educational venues. He can be contacted through his websites:

http://www.thelittleuniverse.com

http://your-own-free-website.com/

http://ebooksuccess4free.wordpress.com/

https://www.udemy.com/how-to-make-market-and-sell-ebooks-all-for-free/