Just seeking advice about my upcoming release. I have book three edited and ready to release. Problem is I have my narrators lined up to begin recording July 3rd. Audiobook production generally takes two weeks and then another week or two to make it through ACX. I was advised by my narrator to release everything together for maximum effect in audiobook sales but that would mean sitting on a finished book for another month.
My first two audiobooks released months after the ebooks and both did well despite the extended time between ebook and audiobook release but I didn't have a choice those times since my narrators have long wait lists. This time I booked them when I was only halfway done with the manuscript so now I have the chance to release everything together but I'm not sure I should. Any advice would be appreciated.

When I typed in my audibook in yahoo search to see if a blogger had posted a review, I noticed my audiobook pop up in videos. i clicked on it and was surprised when it took me to Youtube where six separate videos (by two different posters) were all uploaded within the past month, and had over 2700 views. I'm new to the audiobook world but am I correct in assuming that this is copyright infringement? I own the audiobook and I did not give my permission for it to be used. I reported the six videos to Youtube but am wondering how they were allowed to be put up there in the first place. Did they have to claim to be me?
Has anyone else had this issue and did Youtube remove the audiobook?

I understand that it's technically not allowed to redeem your audiobook promo codes then gift them to another but it seems many authors do it anyway. Yesterday I was attempting to do just that (for the first time) and the promo code I entered was denied. I also noticed the youtube video describing how to gift an audiobook is gone. Anyone else have this issue?

I'm a new indie author with a debut novel released three months ago. It has been doing quite well. I'm not a trained writer and just wrote my book for fun. On a whim, I released it (I know, sorry) and was surprised by the positive response. I now have hundreds of reviews and a few of the 'contructive criticism' ones complain that I 'tell' instead of 'show'. Most of these reviews come from other writers who are REALLY unhappy with my lack of classic writing skills. Sorry
Honestly, I wasn't actively trying to 'tell' my story. I'm just not a schooled writer and can't remember the rules I learned in my college creative writing class twenty years ago. As a reader, I've never been a fan of showy books, so when I sat down to write my own novel, I just penned the story I'd want to read. And, interestingly enough, there seem to be a LOT of readers out there like me. The vast majority of my reviews don't mention, or even seem to notice, this flaw in my writing and are focused solely on the characters and the story.
My question is, how important do you think the 'show don't tell' writing rule is for the average reader?