Is crowdfunding, using sites such as Kickstarter a viable alternative for self-publishers? Crowdfunding is not top of mind for most self-publishing authors, who generally concentrate on Amazon KDP, Createspace, Lulu, Smashwords and Draft2Digital distribution to generate ebook and book sales.
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Have you started writing fiction and want to know the rules for writing a book? Are you thinking about becoming a famous author of fiction or nonfiction? If so, please feel free to read on. I would like to share my ten tongue-in-cheek rules with you for writing a book that will be totally unsuccessful.…
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If you publish with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), do you know the royalty structure for Kindle ebooks? A KDP downloads charge is always deducted from your royalty. When a reader buys one of your Kindle ebooks, Amazon deducts a small amount from your royalties for delivery. You probably never noticed, but there is a royalty…
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Some new authors stretch the reasonable boundaries of book promotion ideas and wonder why they have trouble selling books. Here is a short listing of nine very annoying methods that I have received and experienced from newly published authors. They are, of course, desperate to sell their books, but they will all fail very badly.…
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Many writers now use a self-hosted WordPress blog to earn extra income from content marketing, books, and advertising. A WordPress sandbox is the best way to protect your income. WordPress is a powerful blogging platform. But the vast number of useful features, themes, and plugins, require good website management skills and basic security knowledge to…
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My books aren’t selling on Amazon! With so many books now published on Amazon, the competition to attract book buyers is fierce. There are countless sources of advice and marketing tricks on how to sell ebooks and books online on Amazon. However, the two most important factors are having a great book and attracting positive…
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E-reader device sales are falling rapidly. Devices such as Kindle e-readers, Nook, and Kobo are all suffering from a rapid drop-off in sales. Yet, readers are still buying and reading ebooks. So, what is going on here with ebook readers and, in particular, Kindle sales? The Kindle device is in decline First, in a report…
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Stephen King and his advice on adverbs is well-known, but are writers now ignoring it? This is Stephen King on adverbs. “I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops. To put it another way, they’re like dandelions. If you have one in your lawn, it looks…
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Every self-published author wants to know how to get book reviews on Amazon. Positive book reviews are an essential book marketing element in making a book potentially more appealing to book buyers. But the hard truth is that organic reviews are tough to get. Only a small percentage of Amazon book buyers ever leave book…
Creativity has often been linked to depression or a mood disorder. I wrote a short post some time ago about depression and writing. But I didn’t give much thought to the connection. It was only voicing, in a light-hearted way, an episode from my own experience. But I was surprised by how many people read…
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