Instant Publishing Tools: Getting Noticed & Visible
Today I taught an online class about instant publishing tools that can help you get exposure for your work in digital formats. Thanks to all the participants who joined me today. Here's a summary of some of the sites & tools we reviewed (a handy reference for the attendees, as well as a good peek for others on what we discussed).
You can join me for my next webinar on Thursday, covering 3 secrets to getting your nonfiction book published ($99).
Instant & Digital Publishing Sites (Free to Use)
Smashwords (get your books onto iPhone, BarnesandNoble.com)
Scribd
Amazon Digital Text platform (get your books on Kindle)
Blurb (great for full-color, print projects)
Community Writing & Publishing Sites (also free)
Blogging and Site Building (free)
Wordpress
Storytlr
JaneFriedman.com (example of my lifestreaming homepage using Storytlr)
Social Networking
Writer's Digest fan page on Facebook
My page on Facebook
Twitter (Writer's Digest)
Twitter (Jane Friedman)
Previous & Helpful Blog Posts
- Using Other Online Tools
- Essentials for Unpublished Author Sites
- Tips for Starting Your First Blog
- Fiction Writers Need Platforms, Too
- 8 Articles/Posts You Should Have Read in 2008
- Using Google Reader / RSS Feeds (includes a helpful video)
- Customized Search Home (iGoogle)
- [Plus: This post shows you how to hook into all the stuff I read.]
