Author: Shawn P. B. Robinson
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Reasons to Get Your Own ISBN
In the first part of this blog, we explored some of the basics of ISBNs. In this blog, I want to explore why I would recommend you get your own, personal ISBN (as opposed to going without one or using a freely provided one by a printer/distributor/publisher). Later, we’ll look at where you get an…
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The Ins and Outs of ISBNs
It’s time to talk about ISBNs. ISBNs are important. ISBNs are confusing. ISBNs are numbers. In the four parts of this blog, I’m going to explore the following areas: 1) The Ins and Outs of ISBNs 2) Why you should get your own ISBN 3) Where you can get your ISBN 4) How to get…
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Book Launch Teams Part V
Okay, so in our final part of our series on Book Launch Teams (BLTs), I want to give a simple set of steps to work through as you set up your own BLT. I’m assuming you’ve worked through parts I to IV, so without further ado, here we go: BLT Setup Stage 1. Make a…
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Book Launch Teams Part IV
Okay, I’m trying to balance two things out. First, I want to provide decent content on this blog. I don’t want to post a blog about Book Launch Teams (BLTs) and have it be 200 words about how I think BLTs are a good idea. I want to give some decent content and direction on…
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Book Launch Teams Part III
Alright, in Part One of this series, we talked about the Benefits of a Book Launch Team and Goals and stuff. In Part Two of this series on Book Launch Teams (BLTs), we talking about content and focus in terms of Online or Face to Face Book Launch Teams. Today, I want to look at some…
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Book Launch Teams Part II
Alright, in the first part of this blog, we covered Benefits and Goals of a Book Launch Team (BLT), along with a few other things. Today, I want to walk through a little bit of the content and focus of your time together. We will take a quick look at both Online BLTs and Face…
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Book Launch Teams Part I
Book launch teams are a fun part of the publishing process! I know everyone doesn’t do a Book Launch Team, but I would highly recommend it. In this series, want to post a little bit about Book Launch Teams (BLTs) and my experience with them. You can gain so much from a Book Launch Team…
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Encephalitis
Hey everyone, Just a short while ago, the Encephalitis Society based in the UK accepted the story of my experience with encephalitis to post on their page. I thought I would share it with all of you. The site where this is originally posted can be found here:  www.encephalitis.info/shawns-story SHAWN’S STORY I woke up with pain…
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Amazon Contest!
Okay, so I haven’t posted much self-publishing stuff for a little bit, but I’ve been preoccupied with the launch of my new book. Just a quick note on that… on day one, Arestana: The Key Quest reached #1 in Children’s Humor on Amazon.ca and #9 (right after the 7 Harry Potter Books and The Lion,…
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Arestana: The Key Quest Press Release!
Hey everyone, I didn’t even know this was online till a friend of mine found it!  Pretty cool (although it doesn’t actually list the name of the book). Ingersoll Author Survives Life-threatening Illness to Publish Young Reader Novel By Mike Gagnon Monday, April 2, 2018 8:34:20 EDT PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ingersoll, ON, Thursday, March…