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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Did you say writing is easy? If you know your grammar, you will realize that this post’s title and first line contain a clumsy error. I used it because I often see this phrase online. It highlights how easy it is for an author or writer to type a bio on X (Twitter) or Facebook…
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Amazon KDP and Draft2Digital are undoubtedly the leading service providers for ebook self-publishing and distribution. But Google Play Books and the Android platform must surely be worth consideration. Google’s Android platform has a massive mobile device market share and user base in smartphones and tablets. You would think that there should be almost unlimited potential to…
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There are two options available to you if you are considering self-publishing for the first time. Pay someone a lot of money to do it for you, or do it yourself for (mostly) free. The second option for most indie authors who are publishing a book for the first time will be far more attractive,…
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How many pages make a book? There is an old story that goes like this. When an author submits a new 35,000-word manuscript to their literary agent, the agent says, “Um, looks good, but can you pad it out to 90,000 words?” That was when the physical dimensions of a book were an important consideration.…
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You probably have a blog. But would you like to earn more money for all your hard work? Selling books and earning royalties is what all authors want. But in the process of promoting your books, you may be missing out. You have an opportunity to earn more money which is relatively easy to do.…
Why do you need to prepare a Word document before self-publishing? Because it needs cleaning. It may have taken you months or years, but you finally wrote your book. Your Word document is ready and is now your final manuscript for your new ebook. But before you rush off to publish your book, you should…
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Do you ever think about your book buyer demographics? When I write, I wander off into my own little imaginary world and have no thought at all about who my readers are or will be. Perhaps I should do it because my eclectic writing style is only fit for those who have a reading eye…
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Why should you write evergreen content? Because it can stay relevant for years. If you are an author, you already know that your blog is vital to your chances of success. But writing blog posts every day and trying to be topical is a lot of hard work and very time-consuming. If you write blog…
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Criticism is to be expected if you write and self-publish. But how do you learn how to deal with criticism online? The one undeniable fact about writing and publishing books or expressing your opinion via a blog is that you will not be liked, appreciated, loved, or in some cases, even tolerated by some readers.…
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