If you are a new self-published author, you may not know that Amazon took a hard line on book reviews some time ago. Why did it do it? Because paid Amazon book reviews are big business, as this article in the New York Times describes in detail. The upshot was that Amazon came down heavily…
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With Draft2Digital Universal Book Links, readers can buy your ebook from their preferred bookstore. Book buy links have always been a problem. Which store do you choose to add to your promotions, or do you add a long, confusing list? Most authors choose Amazon links, of course. But this is not ideal if your ebook…
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Self-publishing can be confusing at the beginning. But here are some tips and tricks for self-published authors You have so many tasks to complete and new skills to learn. But if you get the basics right, you will be off on the right foot. Here are five quick tips and tricks for self-published authors to…
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Kindle pre-order publishing for ebooks is a very useful tool. Even if it only stops you from rushing into publishing your ebook, it can help. Publishing your new book is always a stressful time with so many elements to consider. Will it work? Is it a good book? Will readers like it? Will the book…
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Are errors and omissions accepted in ebooks today? I have read many comments and reviews about errors in ebooks. Of course, many of these comments relate to self-published books. But it is worthwhile noting that large and well-known publishers are also guilty of publishing ebooks with errors and omissions. The ebook rush It is hardly…
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Enrolling in Kindle KDP Select and giving Amazon your ebook exclusivity is an option for authors. There has been a lot of debate about earnings from Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited (KU). But authors can choose to enroll in KU by selecting KDP Select. As a long-time self-publisher, I have to say that I am not a…
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After a four-week blitz, I have to say that the defining answer to whether free Kindle ebook promotions work is yes, no, and perhaps. Many factors are at play when you use KDP Select’s free book promotion. In all honesty, it can become a bit confusing. Let me start at the beginning, and the confusion…
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Yes, you can change your X (Twitter) username and screen name. Having a personal profile and a professional page on Facebook is smart marketing, but what about (X) Twitter? Do you have one account you use for personal and business? Would you like to choose another name that suits your professional profile now? Well, it is quite…
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The ebook may seem to have taken the world by storm, but in fact, it has only been a storm in a few countries. Outside the major Amazon Kindle markets such as the US, UK, and Germany, it has hardly been a rain squall. I live in Switzerland, very close to France, and if I…
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Before the Internet, ebooks, Amazon, and self-publishing, book reviewers were experienced newspaper literary journalists or literary critics. These reviews were always timed to perfection to coincide with the release of a new book. It was a decades-long and very controlled process by book publishers. Most major book publishers owned, and still do, one or more…
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