My books are offered through Podiobooks.com and the iTunes Music Store as free audio downloads. I don't sell them.

More and more of my audio fans are asking for audiobook versions - files without the intro/outro/etc that go into the podcasts. More and more want them from Audible.

My opinion is that more authors could use podcasts to differentiate themselves in a crowded text-based marketplace.

Ignore the trade-pub narratives about how little success indies enjoy.

specialize in small cast/single reader long fiction so I only compete against other podcasts of novels in that form.

Coffee takes on an almost ritualistic meaning. I learned that from being on hurricane patrol for a year in the North Atlantic.

I only read on my phone and the whole "let's see if we can get people to do it" idea seems less "wouldn't it be cool if we could get people to do it" and more "what else would people do."