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You probably have a writing blog or an author site. But have you considered how you might monetize and earn an income from your blog? You can write, of course. But relying on book sales income is, for most authors, fraught with the danger of sales cycles. Some months can be good, others not so…

You want to know how to write a book, but you’re not sure where to start. If you have ever dreamed of writing a book and becoming an author, you’ll find no better time than now to do it. It’s easy to write a book. All you need to do is write between 40,000 and…

Are there any definitive rules on how to punctuate book titles? Yes, there are broadly accepted rules for the punctuation of book and chapter titles. They are very similar to correctly punctuating titles in shorter works such as poems, short stories, songs, and musical albums. But yes, but when it comes to punctuation for book…

Do you want to set up a free ebook download on your WordPress site? If you use either a self-hosted WordPress or a WordPress.com site, you can do it. You can make your ebooks available to your readers for free. Creating a PDF version of your books for the WordPress media library is quite easy.…

You want to become an author and a bestselling one at that. But let’s do a reality check first. You can write, but that doesn’t make you a writer. You’re a writer, but that doesn’t make you an author. Almost everyone can write. But being able to write is only the beginning. Learning how to be…

How to protect your manuscript. Don’t trust technology. If you are writing a book, you should never use one working copy of your manuscript file. Computer files can suffer from all sorts of problems, such as file corruption, accidental deletions, or, worse, viruses. Make sure you use good file management practices to protect your hard…

Can you add hyperlinks in Kindle ebooks? Yes, you can add links to any ebook to direct readers to external web pages to improve the reading experience. Most e-reader devices and reading apps are connected to Wi-Fi and the Internet. So adding links to an ebook makes a lot of sense. Your HTML links will work if your…

You can’t sell books on Amazon. You can only bring your books to the attention of book buyers. The most challenging task for all authors using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and selling books on Amazon is maintaining consistent book sales. There is a catch-22 that applies to most new books listed on Amazon. You need…

You have to promote what you do because there are no shortcuts to success in any business, including selling books. Promoting online publishing always needs work. You need to have an excellent product and a plan for how you will tell people about it. Always tell them why they should consider it, use it, rent…