March 4th, 2010 | Posted by: Andrew Kent
We’ve all watched newspapers, magazine, journals, music, and television undergo radical surgery as they’ve been shoved into the digital pipes ala the poor victim in “Fargo.” Over the past two years, books have been thrown into the digital chipper, and with similar results — prices for e-books have been cut to the bone, digital distribution [...]
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December 27th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent
Over a span of seven weeks in the fall of 2009, the Backword Books authors published interviews of each other on the Backword blog. Now, these interviews have been gathered together in a single volume available for free download (or “you set the price“) via Smashwords, allowing authors, publishers, and readers to enjoy these insightful [...]
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November 6th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent, Christopher Meeks, Uncategorized
The following interview of Andrew Kent was conducted by Backword Books author Christopher Meeks. At the end of the interview, you’ll find out how you can win free, autographed copies of Kent’s excellent novels, “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery” and “The Green Monster: A Johnny Denovo Mystery.”
CHRISTOPHER MEEKS: What inspired you to write [...]
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October 30th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent, R.J. Keller
The following interview was conducted by Backword Books author Andrew Kent, author of “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery.” At the end of the interview, you’ll find out how you can use your Twitter account to win a free, autographed copy of RJ Keller’s excellent novel, “Waiting for Spring.”
Andrew Kent: Tell me about how [...]
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September 14th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent
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I’ve just released my second book, “The Green Monster: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” and once again face the long climb up Mt. Marketing. No matter whether you’re an indie author or published traditionally, if you’re anyone other than Dan Brown, book marketing is a major challenge.
I like the challenge of the climb. It’s [...]
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August 27th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent
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I’m feeling a mix of dread, hope, and relief — I’m about to publish my second novel in the Johnny Denovo series.
The first book, “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” was greeted with a surprisingly positive set of reviews and readers who spontaneously wrote and called with excitement after finishing it, eager [...]
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August 4th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent
One of the premises behind print-on-demand publishing (and largely working for Amazon.com) is that when a book is ordered, it is purchased — there is no longer a consignment model of returnable inventory.
Bruce Batchelor, a POD expert from Canada, has posted this very interesting video analysis of the flaws in the consignment model, illustrating how, [...]
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July 26th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent
I recently attended a book club to discuss my novel. It was a fun session, with a lot of good questions, and I enjoyed myself a great deal. I especially liked it toward the end, when some participants felt the time dwindling yet had things to say. It really became a bit of a riot, [...]
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July 20th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent
Being on the author side of the creative fence changes what it means to be waiting for that new book you’ve been anticipating.
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June 27th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent
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I’m currently staying up late nights, working on my third novel.
I hoped it would come, and it has.
The flow has returned.
Flow is the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success [...]
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