(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, July 26, 2012 ) Goshen, MA – With Amazon’s Kindle ebook marketplace accepting just about any submission, barriers to publication have fallen away for ambitious new authors. Gone are the days when writers would have to toil, study and rewrite for years to earn the attention of a literary agent or an editor at a reputable publishing house. But does that mean everyone should grab the opportunity to finally publish the works that never got an editorial green light over the years? Maybe yes, maybe no, says marketing coach/author Marcia Yudkin, who is teaching a Kindle Jumpstart Course in August and September (www.yudkin.com/kindle.htm ).
“Kindle publishing opens up a world of opportunity - literally - to writers at just about no cost,” says Yudkin, who has 19 works available on Kindle as well as numerous traditionally published paperbacks. “With all the barriers down, however, authors have to play the role of their own quality gatekeeper. Does your long-unpublished work need updating? Do it. Have you just finished something new that hasn’t received any feedback from editors, writing teachers or agents? Get professional feedback before publishing it.”
Amazon’s reader review system can brutally expose those publishing shoddy work, Yudkin explains. “If you’re serious about a career as an author, you can’t afford the stigma of having published a half-baked embarrassment,” she says. “Don’t let the ease of becoming a Kindle author wipe out your good sense.”
Yudkin’s Kindle Jumpstart Course includes three teleseminar classes on the key elements of success in ebook publishing, a comprehensive course manual and either a one-hour, one-on-one consulting session with Yudkin or her feedback on a manuscript up to 50 pages long. The $497 fee for the program on publishing for Kindle also includes six weeks of answers to questions in a private online forum.
For further information or to enroll in the Kindle Jumpstart Course, go to www.yudkin.com/kindle.htm .
