Brian’s talk at the London Book Fair 4/13/11: “Fame, Fortune, and the Independent Author”

by on April 25, 2011 in eBook Distribution

Here’s the video of the talk I gave at the London Book Fair. I discuss how to market yourself as an independent author, including:

- How to build your own platform even if you are looking to find an agent

- Tips on creating an author’s website as a hub to sell your book online

- The economics of distributing your own ebook vs. traditional publishing

- How to balance a creative life with promoting your career

- The origin of the solar system and the pending heat death of the universe

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  • Yasmin Selana Butt

    Fantastic, so pleased it’s up ; ) x

  • Yasmin Selena Butt

    My God, I can’t spell my own middle name properly, that’s worrying!

  • http://benemorylarson.wordpress.com/ Ben Larson

    Love your description of “outliers” (makes me want to read Gladwell’s book!), and I REALLY appreciate your call to artists to – above all – focus on making great art.

    • http://www.bookbaby.com Brian Felsen

      Thanks Ben (and Yasmin Selena with an E!) While I love the fruits of outliers’ efforts, and while I’m intrigued in research on structured practice, I’m even more interested in ways in which non-outliers can be their best, despite faults in the dominant culture’s prevailing mythologies of excellence and achievement.

      Even if you’re not an outlier, as long as you’re creating – as long as you endeavor to make something beautiful, and keep learning and listening and interacting and pointing toward where you’re excelling adding real value and service – you’re doing this living thing right.

      Cheers.

      - Brian

  • http://www.robstill.com Rob Still

    This is a really helpful and inspiring talk. Thanks Brian. Love the combination of practical (use Google Alerts) and inspirational (you only go around once, do it!)

    • BookBaby

      Thanks so much Rob! Hope that you keep writing and that promotion can be both free and pain-free. Cheers! Brian

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