Author Archives: Jeff Kirvin

About Jeff Kirvin

Jeff Kirvin is a published novelist and mobile technology pundit and podcaster. He can be reached at http://jeffkirvin.net

The coming Author War

I believe there will be a war between the writers who want agents and traditional publishers to “take care of them” and indie writers who want to control their own careers. — Dean Wesley Smith I’ve been worried about this … Continue reading

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The sustainability of 99 cents

Jennifer Mattern on allindiepublishing.com has an interesting interview up today with indie phenom Zoe Winters. They discuss something I’ve been thinking a lot about recently, the sustainability of the 99 cent price point. I think almost no one can make … Continue reading

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Authors aren’t ronins, they’re masters

Mur Lafferty, one of the pioneers of podcast fiction, has posted on her blog about her decision to go indie and not seek another agent after the one she had decided they should no longer work together. She likens it … Continue reading

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Is 99 cents clear cutting your ebook sales?

Switch11 over at Kindle Review has an interesting article up about why you don’t have to be Amanda Hocking or John Locke to be a successful indie author. He lays out three levels of success, with the bottom being “solid … Continue reading

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The power of impulse pricing

I had a really interesting conversation this morning on the Twitter machine with Lilith Saintcrow, an urban fantasy novelist I’ve liked for a few years now. Lili was linking to another post on Nathan Bransford’s site, this one explaining why, … Continue reading

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