What is your e-reading device of choice?
I have an IPAD leased through my master's degree program that I will have to give up in May 2015. If I am reading something as an ebook, I typically read it on that. I will have to replace it when I graduate from my program! But - I am someone who still loves the feel of holding an actual book in my hand and when it is possible to purchase an ebook in a printed format I will do that as well.
What book marketing techniques have been most effective for you?
Interesting question and at this point - I am not sure that I have been effective with marketing my books. I think there are a few interrelated reasons for that answer. I decided to start out with KDP select, which I know regret. I published my first two novels under the pen-name Carys Cooper, which I do not regret, and will continue to use that pen-name for those genres. The reason I did that was to keep my work life and writing life separate. The down side to using a pen name is that you insulate yourself from the potential contacts/readers you have through your personal or professional networking. For now, I am going to stick with that policy.
I definitely underestimated the issue of not having a professional cover artist create my cover. I published with my home made cover and then with a very inexpensive cover, both which were not exactly right - and those decisions were made purely from a financial stand point. It is one of my top goals to have two, new, professional covers created when I re-launch the novels.
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