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WRITING RESOLUTIONS
First, a little history: Amazon KDP celebrated Indie Publishing Month a few months back. At the time, they featured a special landing page for indie books, and encouraged authors to use the #PoweredByIndie hashtag with relevant social media posts.
With the new year, Amazon Kindle is again supporting indie authors. This time, it’s through New Year’s writing resolutions.
For one, Amazon created a landing page for indie authors’ writing resolutions and recommendations for indie books (it’s worth exploring, as the page includes many books and audio books geared toward writing and publishing):
http://www.amazon.com/newyearnewstories
Also check out the Amazon KDP Facebook page this month (or any month, as you can often find publishing tips there):
http://www.facebook.com/KindleDirectPublishing
Finally—and this is where YOU come in—Amazon is encouraging indie authors to use the #PoweredByIndie hashtag on relevant social media posts, namely your own writing resolutions and indie book recommendations.
This is a great time to show your support for indie publishing.
- What are your writing resolutions for the new year?
- Which indie books would you recommend?
Help readers discover #GreatContent (another cool hashtag) among the world of indie books.
HAPPY 2017!
Chris McMullen
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Happy New Year to you too, Chris. 🙂
Thank you, and Happy New Year to you. 🙂
Happy New Year! My resolution is to read the fiction book you were writing.
Happy New Year. 🙂 I need to make better progress on that. I have a physics book in the works that is demanding a lot of attention, but I hope to get back to other projects in a month or so.
Reblogged this on Don Massenzio's Blog and commented:
Chris McMullen’s post has some great information on the #PoweredByIndie Amazon initiative
Thank you and Happy New Year. 🙂
You’re welcome. Same to you.
Love the hashtag, great idea.
Happy New Year!
Thanks for the links, but I was asking myself how they chose someone to be on that page in the first place. Any idea?
Happy New Year.
Yes. I received an email from Grand Communications a few weeks back, mentioning that Amazon would be marketing indie authors in January , asking me to describe my writing resolutions and recommend indie books. Although I wasn’t on the landing page, yesterday Amazon KDP quoted one of my resolutions on Twitter (pretty cool).
Congratulations! I would have picked you, too.
Thank you. 🙂
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.
Happy New Year, Chris. 🙂
You too Chris 👍😃
Good to know – I’m checking out the links now. THANKS. And Happy New Year!
Happy New Year. 🙂
Thanks for all the fantastic information.
You’re welcome and happy new year. 🙂
Reblogged this on Stevie Turner, Indie Author. and commented:
A new hashtag to use on social media.
Thank you and happy new year. 🙂
And to you too!
Reblogged this on Archer's Aim and commented:
Sounds interesting, I’m going to check it out!
Thank you and happy new year. 🙂
You are welcome and happy new year back.
Happy New Year
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