07/15 Update, July Patreon Pledge Drive (with added linky action!)

My Patreon did not burn down, fall over, then sink into the swamp. After the rest of today, I am counting that as a legitimate win. But I encourage people to join my Patreon anyway. Weekly/monthly fiction and RPG writing, excellent value for a dollar a month. Alternatively, if you don’t want that kind of commitment… buy my books! My illustrated short story “Pickman’s Model: A Romance” is out this week.

https://www.patreon.com/MoeLane

So, what’s the best e-commerce credit card reader for your phone?

It looks like I’m maybe vending at Galactic Con after all, so I need a card reader (unless I was planning to do it all cash, which I am not). I also need a banner and some actual books to sell, but that’s easy enough to arrange. Do I want the Square, the Paypal, or something else?

Moe Lane

Book of the Week: Geez. Something that’s *not* $11.99 on Kindle, I guess?

…Look, I’m sorry. You cannot expect to charge paperback prices for something made digitally and not have people look at you all cross-eyed. I self-publish books now. I have at least a limited understanding of publishing costs. If you’re an author and they’re telling you the only way to make back expenses is to charge that much for the Amazon e-book, see if you can figure out where they’re skimming money off of the top*.

Moe Lane

PS: It’s also hurting (most of) your sales.

*Spoiler alert: everywhere. They’re skimming it everywhere.