A Fun Surprise from Stevie Turner

Friday Showcase – 6th October

I was surprised and delighted that Stevie Turner featured my short book Better Blogging with Photography on her Friday Showcase last week!

I wrote the book in 2016 to help bloggers rethink how to use images in their blog posts without breaking the law. Like many new bloggers, I grabbed Google images with reckless abandon, then realized I might be infringing on strict copyright laws. Yes indeed.

For myself, I learned more about photography once cell phone cameras became much better and revisited my love for art and photography from my college days.

I’ve almost forgotten about this book and have thought of giving it away. I would like to update the book with new information, but I’m not very good at this kind of thing. I’m open to ideas you all might have on how to update an Amazon e-book.

For now, you can spend less than a dollar on this Amazon Kindle e-book and find some good takeaways you can use for your blogging journey today.

Thanks for reading and many thanks to Stevie Turner for sharing my book.

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30 responses to “A Fun Surprise from Stevie Turner”

Nancy

Oct 15, 2023 at 5:08 am

Very cool! Congratulations on your book, and for the surprise to have it highlighted by another blogger.
I use all my own images.
Have a fabulous week!

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1. Terri Webster Schrandt
  
  Oct 15, 2023 at 7:23 am
  
  Thank you, Nancy! I would expect you to use your own mages, as good a photographer as you are!
  
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  1. Nancy
    
    Oct 15, 2023 at 7:38 am
    
    Awe… how sweet of you to say! 🥰
    
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dawnkinster

Oct 14, 2023 at 12:47 am

That’s very cool!

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1. Terri Webster Schrandt
  
  Oct 14, 2023 at 8:18 am
  
  Thank you, Dawn. This has spurred me to write and update.
  
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Linda Schaub

Oct 13, 2023 at 6:26 pm

That was a nice post promoting you and your book Terri. I began my blog not using any photos or one photo for two years until I began taking my own photos in 2015. I was using a stock photo service called “Dollar Photo” which had a wonderful array of pics and graphics for my posts. I did not know about Creative Commons or free photos or I would not have made “Dollar Photo” rich!

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1. Terri Webster Schrandt
  
  Oct 13, 2023 at 6:41 pm
  
  Thanks, Linda. I was already dabbling in photography with my phone and using what I could for my blog in 2014. When I needed a pic of workers or food for a post, I stole it off Google.
  
  The book started with the realization I either needed to take my own or find a way to get free ones. I also learned that even when you pay for images of people, those can be suspect if the person discovered their image being used. I see this a lot in Canva where you pay a small fee to use. Always best to get permission for faces or don’t use them. Especially minors. I worked for parks and rec and we had to get written permission to use images in our marketing of people and children. That’s a subject I want to illuminate more in my book upgrade. Getty Images are the worst because they will sue the pants off anyone who uses them. Scary stuff!
  
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  1. Linda Schaub
    
    Oct 14, 2023 at 5:51 pm
    
    That’s interesting Terri. I researched Dollar Photo before I went with them to ensure they were legitimate. They were bought out by Adobe and the price was going up for their stock images, so I no longer used them, but kept the e-mails where I paid the fee to use their photos. After that I bought a digital compact camera in 2015 or I use Pixabay on occasion. I became friendly with a Michigan photographer whose images were on Pixabay and I used them for various holidays. I sent her a post each time I used a photo(s) so she could see how I used it. She encouraged me to take my own pics to make my posts more meaningful. Jill Wellington was a TV news anchor who retired and her husband bought her a DSLR as a retirement present. She started a blog and started an Instagram account with her own photos and is now a portrait photographer.
    
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  2. Terri Webster Schrandt
    
    Oct 14, 2023 at 7:38 pm
    
    Its amazing how it all begins, right?
    
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Miriam Hurdle

Oct 12, 2023 at 10:58 pm

You’re right, Terri. It’s so easy to grab an image to use it for our book. When I published my poetry book, I used all of my own photos except one that had copyright. When I first published it, KDP didn’t catch it. When I uploaded a new file, they informed me they couldn’t publish my book without giving me any specifics. I called to talk to them. The person was able to point out what it was. So I found a free photo to replace it.

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1. Terri Webster Schrandt
  
  Oct 13, 2023 at 7:36 am
  
  I’m glad to read to publishing process isn’t too horrible, Miriam. Thank you for sharing your experience!
  
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  1. Miriam Hurdle
    
    Oct 13, 2023 at 10:00 pm
    
    You’re welcome, Terri! It’s very easy to publish. What would you like to publish now?
    
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  2. Terri Webster Schrandt
    
    Oct 13, 2023 at 10:07 pm
    
    I’m going to update the current book.
    
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  3. Miriam Hurdle
    
    Oct 13, 2023 at 11:31 pm
    
    Is it on Amazon right now?
    
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  4. Terri Webster Schrandt
    
    Oct 14, 2023 at 8:17 am
    
    Yes. My Better Blogging with Photography book. I’m going to write an update and attempt to update the book via Kindle
    
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  5. Miriam Hurdle
    
    Oct 14, 2023 at 8:32 pm
    
    That’s wonderful, Terri! Hope it goes smoothly.
    
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  6. Terri Webster Schrandt
    
    Oct 15, 2023 at 7:22 am
    
    Thank you, Miriam, I’ve enjoyed reading through the book again and capturing notes for the update! Have a great week!
    
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  7. Miriam Hurdle
    
    Oct 15, 2023 at 8:59 am
    
    You probably uploaded a Mobi file for Kindle previously. You need to do it with ePub now. I sent my manuscript to Fiverr to do just for $5 plus fees.
    
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  8. Terri Webster Schrandt
    
    Oct 15, 2023 at 9:04 am
    
    Amazing, thank you, Miriam! I never worked with mobile so I’m glad it’s epub now. Great idea!!
    
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  9. Miriam Hurdle
    
    Oct 15, 2023 at 9:13 am
    
    You’re welcome, Terri!
    
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Toni Pike

Oct 12, 2023 at 10:22 pm

Congratulations, Terri. To update a manuscript, you just re-write whatever you want, then go to Amazon and, in your bookshelf, press edit details. Then upload the revised manuscript – it replaces the old one.

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1. Terri Webster Schrandt
  
  Oct 13, 2023 at 7:31 am
  
  Wow, Toni, you make this sound so easy! Thank you so much! I better get to work!
  
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Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com

Oct 12, 2023 at 1:53 pm

Very nice, Terri. I can’t help with updating an Amazon e-book, but I imagine a few things have changed since 2016.

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1. Terri Webster Schrandt
  
  Oct 12, 2023 at 2:26 pm
  
  Thank you, Janis! I have some ideas, and I know a few bloggers who edit. Now I need to get back into re-writing it.
  
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Jodie

Oct 12, 2023 at 9:35 am

Oh, Updating is always a good thing. I bet you could Google it, LOL
XOOX
Jodie

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1. Terri Webster Schrandt
  
  Oct 12, 2023 at 10:14 am
  
  I probably could, thanks Jodie! And welcome back!
  
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Tracey

Oct 12, 2023 at 9:11 am

No ideas about updating Amazon e-books, but this info is still very relevant to all types of writers/communicators. Congratulations on the recognition!

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1. Terri Webster Schrandt
  
  Oct 12, 2023 at 9:12 am
  
  Thank you, Tracy! Self publishing is difficult. It was generous of Stevie to feature this on her blog. I appreciate your comment 😁
  
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Annette Rochelle Aben

Oct 12, 2023 at 8:23 am

Celebrating your every happiness!

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1. Terri Webster Schrandt
  
  Oct 12, 2023 at 8:36 am
  
  Thank you, Annette!
  
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