Jon Reed, Author at Publishing Talk

Jon Reed 13th September 201225th October 2020 #ptmag, Ben Hatch, branding, Carol Drinkwater, Isabel Losada, John Purkis, Sarah Such, Steven Lewis, travel writing

Publishing Talk Magazine issue 2 – Travel Writing

Issue 2 of Publishing Talk Magazine is all about having adventures – and writing about them! Who wouldn’t want to do that for a living? In this issue, Carol Drinkwater offers her top tips for travel writing, Steven Lewis explains why travel writing is the ideal genre for self-publishing and Isabel Losada tells us about the exotic locations she writes in. Ben Hatch shares his adventures in the Twittersphere – and around Britain in a Vauxhall Astra – in our Social Media Success Story feature.

Self-Publishing

Jon Reed 31st July 2012 Mark Coker, Smashwords

Mark Coker: Significant Disruption For Traditional Publishers Still To Come

By Suw Charman-Anderson at forbes.com: Smashwords, the self-publishing platform that allows authors to reach all the major ebook retailers except Amazon, recently

Marketing Tutorials Twitter

Jon Reed 24th July 2012

How to Promote Your Blog with Twitter

One of the best ways to use Twitter is as a way to promote your blog – which in turn promotes your book, your writing, or your publishing business. Twitter is by far the biggest driver of traffic to my blogs because an automatic tweet is posted whenever I publish a blog post – without even having to log in to Twitter. This tutorial will show you how it’s done, using Twitterfeed.

magazine

Jon Reed 18th July 201225th October 2020 #ptmag, crime writing, Kerry Wilkinson, Val McDermid

Publishing Talk Magazine issue 1 – Crime Writing

Our launch issue features crime writers, social media advice, and what you need to know about getting an agent. The very

conferences Digital

Jon Reed 15th April 2012 Conference, Digital Minds, LBF12, London Book Fair, London Book Fair Digital Conference

London Book Fair Digital Minds Conference 2012 – Live Blog

Welcome to the London Book Fair Digital Minds Conference live blog! I’ll be updating every 5 minutes or so, so keep

Announcements

Jon Reed 9th March 2012 London Book Fair, tweetup

London Book Fair Tweetup 2012

Is that the sound of champagne corks popping? Did someone say ‘cocktails and canapés’? For the third year running, Publishing

Guides

Jon Reed 7th July 20115th October 2020 ebook, Twitter

The Publishing Talk Guide to Twitter

Twitter is a vital place to reach readers online and promote your books – but where do you start? The Publishing Talk Guide to Twitter tells you all you need to know to get started with Twitter and make the most of the medium – whether you’re a publisher, author, aspiring author or other book trade professional. Packed with practical advice, tips and real-life examples throughout, this ebook demystifies Twitter and guides you step-by-step to marketing success.

conferences Tweetups

Jon Reed 8th June 2011 LBF11, London Book Fair, London Book Tweet, tweetups

Tweeting up at the London Book Fair

It seems a long time since the London Book Fair, doesn’t it? The highlight for me, as ever, was the Publishing Talk / London Book Fair Tweetup. It was bigger than ever this year, with over 100 authors, publishers and other book trade folk mixing and mingling over a well-earned drink after a hard day’s Book Fairing. Here are some images from the night.

Self-Publishing

Jon Reed 5th June 2011

Self-Publishing: How You Can Reduce Costs

By Piotr Kowalczyk on Password Incorrect: The price of a book is what really matters to readers. It’s where self-published

Digital eBooks

Jon Reed 4th June 2011

5 Reasons Why E-Books Aren’t There Yet

By John C Abell on Wired: There are no two ways about it: E-books are here to stay. Unless something

conferences Digital Self-Publishing

Jon Reed 18th April 2011 LBF11, London Book Fair

Debate: Will publishers soon be irrelevant?

“Authors and readers are all that matter. Publishers will soon be irrelevant.” It was billed as The Great Debate – but has the discussion really moved on since last year?