Can Instagram Make Poems Sell Again?; Tips from an Indie Author

[The BookLife Report: Self-publishing news, tips and trends for authors and readers.] [Promote your self-published book for $149 - PW Select - click here.]( The Report [Can Instagram Make Poems Sell Again?]( Internet-famous inspirational verse is selling big, thanks to poets like Rupi Kaur. But is other poetry seeing a bump too? [more » »]( [You Make the Rules: Tips from an Indie Author]( Indie author Lucy Bellwood urges self-publishers to be scrappy and trust their readers. [more » »]( [Scribd Returns to Unlimited Access Subscription Model]( The online reading service has reached a level of profitability and stability that allows it to return to its original model, which offered subscribers unlimited access to titles. [more » »]( [Book Deals: Week of February 12, 2018]( This weekly column helps authors keep abreast of the latest book deals and industry trends. In this edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt bought North American rights to Ally Carter’s first middle grade series. [more » »]( [PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Marcus Emerson]( Featured Reviews [Over the Hill and Gaining Speed]( Kay G. Rock. CreateSpace, $14.95 ISBN 978-1-5375-9400-2 Though aging can bring its demands, the author shows how the journey can be exciting and invigorating in this wide-ranging collection of winsome short-takes. [more » »]( [Must Love More Kilts]( Angela Quarles. Unsealed Room, $4.99 e-book (202p) ASIN B0753G6P2Q With just the right amount of period detail, scorching sensuality, and a strong, independent heroine, Quarles’s latest brings historical Scotland to life. [more » »]( The Best of BookLife [How to Build an Author Platform Through Email Lists]( By targeting email inboxes, indie authors have direct access to their readers for book announcements, promotions, giveaways, contests, and a whole lot more. [more » »]( [Online Education as Book Marketing]( How self-publishers can make online courses powerful prepublication marketing tools. 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[more » »]( [IndieReader: 'The Upside to Being Single' Tops IndieReader Bestseller List]( A look at the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. [more » »]( PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, [click here](. [A Chicken in the Wind and How He Grew: Stories from an ADHD Dad]( by Frank South [Jewel]( by TK Rising [Dog Tags & Wedding Bands]( by Joe Rosato [Dr. Brown: A Klondike Love Story]( by Kay Wright [The Backward Time Traveler]( by Parker Rimes [Still Life]( by Isobel Hart [Unaccompanied Children: Care and Protection in Wars, Natural Disasters, and Refugee Movements: Reprint of the 1988 Edition]( by Everett Ressler [Dust to Dust]( by John Hudson [Me, the World, and a Dog Named Steve: The Mini-Expeditions]( by Wayne Cotes [Ravenhurst: Volume One]( by Lorraine Beaumont [The King's Daughter]( by Daniel Hendrix [A Simple Little Rule: Rediscovering the Golden Rule]( by Mike Ellerkamp [Women in Combat]( by Mark C. Atkins [Poetry in Pieces]( by Timothy John Bergel [Secret Whispers]( by Jacqui Hyde [The Rogue Revolutionist]( by Robert L. Blackburn [The Making of a Physician]( by Harry L. Graber, M.D. F.A.C.C. [Good Intentions—Bad Consequences]( by Phillip Nelson [It Dawned on Me]( by Kellse T. Krick [Justin's Pet]( by Clairmarie Field [2D Surgical Hospital]( by Lorna Griess [Learning and the Affective Approach]( by Acene Fleurmons [The Saint James Conspiracy]( by Jessica Murphy [The Boy Who Hated Christmas]( by Miriam Madison [Manhattan Alien]( by B.K. Mhatre [A Special Day for Aki]( by Bette Jackman LoBue [Click here]( to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or [click here]( to sign up your book for the program. E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [PubTechConnect 2018 | Logos]( [Get the Best in Print]( [BookWorks | The Self Publishers Association]( Services Spotlight [Design: Gatekeeper Press]( If your business is art and design—like the team at Gatekeeper Press—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking for help with your book's cover design, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. 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