Get Published Episode 110 – Ed Robertson Talks Self-Publishing and What Book Rankings Mean

I don’t know about you, but I have always wondered about the book rankings that show up on Book sites like Kobo and Amazon. What does it really mean if a book has a ranking of 60,000? On today’s show, I talk to someone who has had some luck deciphering what those rankings truly mean. We also talk about his experiences in self-publishing and the strategies he has seen and used to be successful.

I also talk about conventions since, as this episode drops, I will be at Balticon in Hunt Valley, Maryland. I talk about what you as a convention goer should be doing while attending the various conventions, both literary and other out there.

That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 110 – Ed Robertson Talks Self-Publishing and What Book Rankings Mean

Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published”

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 110 – Ed Robertson Talks Self-Publishing and What Book Rankings Mean (continued)

Welcome to the show.

01:03 Promo: Parsec Awards

01:55 -Tips and Typos

Mike talks about what you should be doing at conventions (and yes, you should attend them).

07:46 Promo: Walk the Flames Kickstarter

09:01 — Get Published Episode 110 – Ed Robertson Talks Self-Publishing and What Book Rankings Mean (continued)

Mike and Ed talk about self-publishing, book rankings and how they are calculated and strategies to sell your books.

46:37 – Promo – Every Photo Tells

45:23 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Ed Robertson – http://www.edwardwrobertson.com

Parsec Awards – http://parsecawards.com/

Walk the Flames Kickstarter – http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1325849873/walk-the-fire-a-shared-world-sf-anthology-series/

Every Photo Tells – http://everyphototells.com/

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