http://booktrope.com reinventing the way books are published Sat, 25 May 2013 08:08:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://booktrope.com/2013/05/10/how-to-write-a-bad-review/ http://booktrope.com/2013/05/10/how-to-write-a-bad-review/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 17:56:21 +0000 katherine http://booktrope.com/?p=24594 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2013/05/10/how-to-write-a-bad-review/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2013/04/23/exciting-new-non-fiction-project/ http://booktrope.com/2013/04/23/exciting-new-non-fiction-project/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:04:45 +0000 katherine http://booktrope.com/?p=24329 We here at Booktrope have been very anxiously awaiting approval on a new release, and are thrilled to be able to share it with you at long last.  Without further ado, our announcement. Global Program Redesigning Education Book scheduled for Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2013/04/23/exciting-new-non-fiction-project/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2013/04/08/legacy-publishing-practices-we-rarely-engage-in-and-why/ http://booktrope.com/2013/04/08/legacy-publishing-practices-we-rarely-engage-in-and-why/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:29:03 +0000 katherine http://booktrope.com/?p=23687 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2013/04/08/legacy-publishing-practices-we-rarely-engage-in-and-why/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2013/02/20/booktrope-wants-your-submission/ http://booktrope.com/2013/02/20/booktrope-wants-your-submission/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:58:34 +0000 katherine http://booktrope.com/?p=21969 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2013/02/20/booktrope-wants-your-submission/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/12/31/a-favorite-moment/ http://booktrope.com/2012/12/31/a-favorite-moment/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:13:18 +0000 katherine http://booktrope.com/?p=19461 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/12/31/a-favorite-moment/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/11/14/the-golden-rule/ http://booktrope.com/2012/11/14/the-golden-rule/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:48:51 +0000 katherine http://www.booktrope.com/?p=18378 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/11/14/the-golden-rule/feed/ 2 http://booktrope.com/2012/11/05/happy-birthday-candice/ http://booktrope.com/2012/11/05/happy-birthday-candice/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:43:23 +0000 katherine http://www.booktrope.com/?p=18280 On any other day, that phrase itself is happy and one you enjoy sharing. On any other day, I would also be thrilled to introduce my guest author, Tracey Hansen. Today, both of those things are not as shiny, but Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/11/05/happy-birthday-candice/feed/ 2 http://booktrope.com/2012/10/30/storm-sandy-update/ http://booktrope.com/2012/10/30/storm-sandy-update/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:14:21 +0000 katherine http://www.booktrope.com/?p=18036 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/10/30/storm-sandy-update/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/10/12/the-face-of-breast-cancer/ http://booktrope.com/2012/10/12/the-face-of-breast-cancer/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:17:28 +0000 katherine http://www.booktrope.com/?p=17762 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/10/12/the-face-of-breast-cancer/feed/ 1 http://booktrope.com/2012/09/27/internet-security-is-a-myth/ http://booktrope.com/2012/09/27/internet-security-is-a-myth/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:14:56 +0000 katherine http://www.booktrope.com/?p=17553 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/09/27/internet-security-is-a-myth/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/07/30/the-power-of-community/ http://booktrope.com/2012/07/30/the-power-of-community/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:25:25 +0000 katherine http://www.booktrope.com/?p=15663 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/07/30/the-power-of-community/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/07/24/author-solutions-acquired-by-penguin/ http://booktrope.com/2012/07/24/author-solutions-acquired-by-penguin/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:41:24 +0000 katherine http://www.booktrope.com/?p=15354 Self-publishing. Vanity press. Independent author. What do these terms mean, anyway? Well, for most people outside of the publishing industry, they are probably interchangeable, or more likely, completely unknown. How often do you as a consumer even look at the name Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/07/24/author-solutions-acquired-by-penguin/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/07/16/start-your-engines-marketing-engines-that-is/ http://booktrope.com/2012/07/16/start-your-engines-marketing-engines-that-is/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:24:28 +0000 katherine http://www.booktrope.com/?p=15284 When do you start marketing your book? This is by far the most common question I hear. It has a very simple answer: RIGHT NOW! If you are far enough along in your project to even have the question in your Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/07/16/start-your-engines-marketing-engines-that-is/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/06/26/how-do-you-identify-quality-in-your-books/ http://booktrope.com/2012/06/26/how-do-you-identify-quality-in-your-books/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:53:36 +0000 katherine http://www.booktrope.com/?p=12131 Lately Ken and I have spent a lot of time giving overview presentations about Booktrope, as well as participating in Q&A session following the presentation. (Similar to what I did with NWEN’s Firstlook which I blogged about here, but in most Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/06/26/how-do-you-identify-quality-in-your-books/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/06/14/book-52/ http://booktrope.com/2012/06/14/book-52/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:25:34 +0000 katherine http://www.booktrope.com/?p=11807 I had a *moment* earlier today when I realized that we just put out our 52nd book. That means you could read a different Booktrope book every week for a year. A weird milestone, I suppose (most people celebrate the Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/06/14/book-52/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/06/06/how-to-market-a-book/ http://booktrope.com/2012/06/06/how-to-market-a-book/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 06:13:56 +0000 katherine http://booktrope.zippykid.it/?p=11568 I wrote a book! Well, co-authored it, technically, with the amazing Lori Culwell (no really, she is awesome, Google her if you don’t believe me!) But still, I got to go in and claim my “Author Central” login on Amazon, Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/06/06/how-to-market-a-book/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/05/04/nwen-win/ http://booktrope.com/2012/05/04/nwen-win/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 20:28:46 +0000 katherine http://booktrope.zippykid.it/?p=10670 Many of you have asked for details on last week’s NWEN FirstLook Forum (aka FLF) event. In case you missed it, the official Geekwire coverage is here. Without further ado, here are the details in Q&A format! Yes, I know, I am Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/05/04/nwen-win/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2012/04/23/marketing-101/ http://booktrope.com/2012/04/23/marketing-101/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:00:45 +0000 katherine http://localhost:8888/woothemes/?p=1 I recently came up with a phrase/rhyme/thingy to help our authors and marketing teams remember their activity list for the day. It came to me in a dream…no really, I woke up with this going through my head. The power Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2012/04/23/marketing-101/feed/ 1 http://booktrope.com/2011/09/15/booktrope-featured-on-local-blog/ http://booktrope.com/2011/09/15/booktrope-featured-on-local-blog/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:25:43 +0000 katherine http://www.booktropepublishing.com/?p=366 http://booktrope.com/2011/09/15/booktrope-featured-on-local-blog/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2011/09/07/authornomics-interview-with-ken-shear/ http://booktrope.com/2011/09/07/authornomics-interview-with-ken-shear/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:48:22 +0000 katherine http://www.booktropepublishing.com/?p=361 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2011/09/07/authornomics-interview-with-ken-shear/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2011/07/29/educate-or-entertain-me/ http://booktrope.com/2011/07/29/educate-or-entertain-me/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:52:23 +0000 katherine http://www.booktropepublishing.com/?p=342 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2011/07/29/educate-or-entertain-me/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2011/06/30/enthusiastic-digression-on-benefits-of-books-vs-tv/ http://booktrope.com/2011/06/30/enthusiastic-digression-on-benefits-of-books-vs-tv/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:02:32 +0000 ken http://www.booktropepublishing.com/?p=303 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2011/06/30/enthusiastic-digression-on-benefits-of-books-vs-tv/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2011/06/23/out-of-the-frying-pan-into-the-publishing-business/ http://booktrope.com/2011/06/23/out-of-the-frying-pan-into-the-publishing-business/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:59:31 +0000 ken http://www.booktropepublishing.com/?p=289 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2011/06/23/out-of-the-frying-pan-into-the-publishing-business/feed/ 0 http://booktrope.com/2011/06/07/blog-post-1/ http://booktrope.com/2011/06/07/blog-post-1/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:58:53 +0000 katherine http://booktrope.webfactional.com/?p=63 Read More]]> http://booktrope.com/2011/06/07/blog-post-1/feed/ 0