426 episodes
The Self Publishing Show Mark Dawson
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4.8 • 214 Ratings
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Mark Dawson is a best selling self-published author on multiple platforms including Amazon and Kobo. He is the author of the John Milton thriller series and its spin-off Beatrix Rose. In addition, he’s written several ‘Soho Noir' novels. Mark’s breakthrough came when he developed a marketing strategy for promoting and selling his books. His swift success enabled him to quit his 9 to 5 job and he has generated gross revenues of more than a million dollars in less than five years.
Mark has become a leading voice in the self publishing industry and he advocates and teaches a strategy based around offering books for free, mailing list development and social media advertising. In 2015, he published the first version of what is now his acclaimed online course ‘Advertising for Authors’. He has also developed a course for writers at the start of their careers – Self Publishing 101.
James Blatch co-hosts the podcast and he represents the first time, wannabe author. James is a former BBC News journalist who is currently writing his first novel.
Between them James and Mark explore the world of self publishing with a focus on actionable tips for new and experienced indie authors.
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Direct Selling FTW with Alex Smith from Bookvault
A fast emerging aspect of indie marketing is direct selling. Bookvault have risen quickly to the top of many authors go-to suppliers for print-on-demand, especially for those special editions that can be extremely good for your bottom line.
This week’s show features a chat with Bookvault’s Alex Smith. -
Format your book in style with Vellum
Vellum is the gold standard for editing your book ready for publication.
Listen as James Blatch talks to Brad West about tips for preparing your book -
Which Book Promo is Right For Me? with Mike Hourigan
Listen as James talks to Mike Hourigan who is the Vice President of Marketing at Written Word Media, where he brings more than 15 years of digital marketing expertise to the table.
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What’s the big deal about Romantasy? With Alex Newton
Join James and the numbers man, Alex Newton from K-lytics who digs beneath the Romantasy data and explains current trends
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Create a Killer Author Website – with Stuart Grant from Digital Authors Toolkit
Join James Blatch and Stuart Grant from Digital Authors Toolkit and also the highest rated web designer on Reedsy, as they discuss the future of Author websites, direct selling, and how you can make your website stand out.
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The Audio Explosion with James Blatch and Victoria Gerken from Podium Audio.
Join James and Victoria Gerken from Podium Audio as they discuss how audio is exploding the world of publishing and providing authors with another income stream
Customer Reviews
Phenomenal advice!
Mark has such great tools and experts on to support self-published authors with getting their work out to the world! A must listen for anyone looking to self-publish and put their books into the world.
400 shows!!!!!
Congratulations Mark and James on 400 episodes. Thanks for the information and laughs. Here’s to at least 400 more!!
Thank You
I have only listened to a few episodes so far and have already gained tips. Thank you for doing this.
I love this Podcast. I get so excited listening when I am driving my speed increases. I have to make sure cruise control is set so I don’t get a ticket.
I hope to increase my indie presence and increase sales. I am sure your knowledge will help expand my knowledge. I am a fairly new author and have so much to learn.
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