Can You Publish a Clean and a Spicy Version of the Same Book?
Readers want clean editions of spicy romances, but two versions of one book on KDP can trip duplicate content rules. Amazon closed my account over less. Safer ways to offer both.
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Book MarketingKindle Unlimited or Wide? Where to Publish Your Debut Novel
Kindle Unlimited usually pays more for fiction sold through retailers, and it no longer blocks libraries. Going wide wins when you're ready for direct sales. Why the 90-days-then-wide plan fails.
Book MarketingARC Reviews: Real Follow-Through Numbers, and Do Reviews Sell Books?
Most ARC readers never leave a review. Real follow-through numbers from authors and my own books, Amazon's rules on review copies, and what research says about reviews and sales.
Book MarketingAuthor Scam Emails: Fake Agents, Flattery and the $500 Pitch
Once you publish, flattering emails from fake readers, book clubs, promoters and even famous literary agents start arriving. They're AI-written scams with no price until you reply. Here's how to spot them and what to do.
Book MarketingWhy a Good Book Isn’t Enough: Agents, Quiet Novels and What Sells
Agents reject well-written novels every day, and quiet literary fiction is the hardest sell of all. Why a good book isn't enough, and what sells books.
Book MarketingKDP’s Two-Book Weekly Limit Punishes the Wrong Authors
Since September 21, 2026, Amazon KDP lets you create only two new titles per format per week. The limit punishes fast, honest authors who write short fiction, release box sets or publish translations, and it won't stop scammers or AI…
Book MarketingWhy Is Selling a Self-Published Book So Hard?
Selling a self-published book is hard because millions of books compete for attention and nobody is looking for yours. The books that sell are aimed at a specific audience and sold directly, at events, on live sessions and one conversation…
Book MarketingQuora Sucks: How the Smartest Room on the Internet Became an AI Answer Farm
Quora used to be the smartest room on the internet, with real experts answering under their real names. Then it paid writers like me for questions, cut that pay to almost nothing, cut its moderators, filled up with AI answers…
Book MarketingSocial Media Sucks: Your Friends Left the Feed and the Algorithm Moved In
Only 17 percent of time on Facebook goes to friends' posts now, by Mark Zuckerberg's own testimony. My reach slid for years and then fell off a cliff everywhere at once. Here's why social media sucks, what fills the feed,…
Book MarketingReddit Sucks: Volunteers Write It, Bots Fake It, and AI Companies Buy It
Reddit runs on unpaid volunteers, sells what its users write to Google and OpenAI, and has turned into a target for bots and marketers because AI search cites it more than almost any other site. Here's why it sucks, and…
Book MarketingWhat to Do When Amazon KDP Closes Your Account
Amazon closed your KDP account with a one-line email and a decision it calls final. Here's the runbook for the first days: what to save, who can help, how to appeal and escalate, and what to set up while you…
Book MarketingInterviews, Podcasts and Book Events When Your Book Was Ghostwritten
You can talk about a ghostwritten book as well as any author, because the stories in it came from your own life. How to prepare for podcasts, media interviews, readings and launch events.