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The Author As A Start-Up And How To Give Books Away For Free With Damon J Courtney

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Channel: The Creative Penn · 2016 · Education

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Indie authors are a lot like tech start-ups, bootstrapping and pivoting and trying new things. In today's show, I go full-on geek with Damon Courtney as we discuss how mobile reading impacts publishing, piracy, direct sales and much more.

Damon Courtney is a fantasy author, programmer, entrepreneur and the founder of the fantastic (and really useful) http://www.BookFunnel.com.

On Damon's background as a programmer.
The link between the software development world and the indie author space, and why indie authors are like tech start-ups.
Why Damon created BookFunnel and how it works for readers and for authors.
Should authors be concerned about the piracy of their books or is obscurity a bigger concern?
How BookFunnel is helping authors share Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) while avoiding piracy.
How the BookFunnel dashboard tracks the stats for an author about the types of files being downloaded.
The global reach of ebooks and how mobile phones are changing the world of reading.
The possible future of direct sales and audio downloads with BookFunnel.
Damon's predictions for the indie author world, and tech world.
You can find Damon at http://www.BookFunnel.com and also at http://www.DamonJCourtney.com

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