Derek Murphy
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Derek Murphy | Why Amazon is deleting book reviews: understanding Amazon’s new review policy and how to get back deleted reviews
Very good breakdown from Derek on understanding why Amazon is deleting reviews. Nobody took me (and others) seriously when we said it was not wise to include the words, “I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.” Maybe you’ll listen to Derek: “So it’s fine to give copies of books or ARCs… Continue reading
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4 Resources for Understanding #GDPR for Authors
So far I have provided four different resources for understanding GDPR. Again, the general understanding is that you don’t have to send out re-confirmations to your list as long as you’ve been obtaining emails legally in the first place. Just make sure your opt-in forms and privacy policies are clear and transparent. Derek Murphy’s article… Continue reading
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FREE ONLINE BOOK MOCKUP MAKER | Derek Murphy
I use a combination of Photoshop and covervault templates to create my book mock-ups but there’s a simpler version available for those of you without Photoshop or technical knowledge of the software. Derek Murphy just debuted his free book mock-up maker. It’s super easy to use and you don’t need Photoshop to use it. Simply… Continue reading
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Indie Author Support: Are You Harmful or Helpful?
This post came, literally, out of nowhere. In no way did I intend on taking an hour out of my schedule to write this post, but I wanted to share this article that was delivered to my email and get some feedback on it. It’s a great conversation starter. http://www.creativindie.com/the-cardinal-sin-of-self-publishing/ According to Derek, the cardinal… Continue reading
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