James M. Lowrance

Advice and Cautions for Independent Publishing Authors: the Compiled Publishing-subject Books of Jim Lowrance James M. Lowrance

This book, being approximately 31,692 words in length, is a compilation of four titles (sections) I have previously published separately, on the subjects of book/eBook publishing, writing for revenue-sharing content websites and other subjects of interest for independent authors/publishers. This lengthier resource combines these titles, for readers who are interested in these subjects in more expanded detail. SECTION ONE CONTENTS: TITLE: "Are Revenue Sharing Article/Content Publishing Sites Beneficial?" SUBTITLE: "Legitimate Opportunities for Authors" CHAPTERS: CHAPTER ONE: My Personal Experience with Revenue Sharing Websites CHAPTER TWO: Things to Consider in a Content Revenue Site Contract CHAPTER THREE: Getting your own Blog or Website to Generate Revenue CHAPTER FOUR: My Plagiarism and Article Re-publishing Observations CHAPTER FIVE: Tips on other Types of Publishing and Republishing SECTION TWO CONTENTS: TITLE: "How To Avoid Negative Online Publishing Experiences" SUBTITLE: "Cautiously Marketing Your Intellectual Property" CHAPTERS: CHAPTER ONE: Avoiding Fly-By-Night Online Businesses: (A Simple Rule of Thumb) CHAPTER TWO: The Better Business Bureau: Not Just a Slap on the Wrist: (Bringing Resolution to Bad Online Business Practices) CHAPTER THREE: My Heated Exchange with an Online Beatles Radio Station: (Putting the Blue Meanies in Their Proper Place) CHAPTER FOUR: Removing my Blog from a Major Revenue Sharing Website Conglomerate: (The Strange Practices of a High-Profile Content Farm) CHAPTER FIVE: A Content Site Who Deleted Contributor Articles with No Warning: (One More for My List of Negative Writing Experiences) SECTION THREE CONTENTS TITLE: "Rants and Raves of an Indie eBook Publisher!" SUBTITLE: "Achieving Success with Digital Books" CHAPTERS: CHAPTER ONE: Publish Your eBook Free on Amazon KDP CHAPTER TWO: The BooksOnBoard eBook Publishing Platform CHAPTER THREE: Mean-Spirited Spam Book and eBook Reviews CHAPTER FOUR: Amazon's KDP Select: A Sales Boom for Me! CHAPTER FIVE: Is it a Good Thing to Write for Content Websites? CHAPTER SIX: My Unusually Negative Experience on a Publishers Help Board CHAPTER SEVEN: Content Farms: Authors Beware! CHAPTER EIGHT: Why I Write Short Subject Health eBooks/Books SECTION FOUR CONTENTS TITLE: "Corrupt Business Practices in Newspaper Circulation" SUBTITLE: "The Eye-opening Experiences of a Newsboy" CHAPTERS: CHAPTER ONE: Why I became a Newsboy CHAPTER TWO: Collection Time Shenanigans CHAPTER THREE: Tucked Away for a Rainy Day CHAPTER FOUR: How to Increase Newspaper Circulation without even Trying CHAPTER FIVE: Confessions of a Corrupt District Manager CHAPTER SIX: Ghost Routes Galore CONCLUSION