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Self-publishing low- or no-content books on Amazon KDP has been big business for a long time. However, it’s important to note that there is now no option for a free ISBN for low-content books, which could pose a challenge for publishers. You don’t need to do much research to discover that publishing books with no…
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Is it in regard to or in regards to? The correct professional phrase is in regard to. While “in regards to” is common in casual speech, it is considered a grammatical error in formal writing. If you want to send your best wishes, you use “regards,” but if you are referring to a subject, use…
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Is it possible to write a book on an iPad? The short answer is yes, you can, but it might not be the choice for every author. However, if you want the convenience and advantages of being able to write anywhere, anytime, it could be for you. An iPad is a wonderful tool, but can…
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Including graphs and tables in your articles, blog posts, or even ebooks is always worthwhile. They add terrific visual content to help you quickly explain data, statistics, or comparisons. You won’t use them in everything you write. But you probably have lots of opportunities to include charts or graphs in your new or existing content.…
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It’s so easy to create a children’s ebook with online tools available now. I’m certainly not a children’s book author or illustrator. But for this post, I had no problems at all in creating a simple ebook for kids. It took me around five minutes to design a ten-page PDF ebook. Once I decided on…
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Every day, I seem to spend more and more time monitoring and blocking spam and bad bot traffic. It doesn’t matter if your blog or website is big or small; bots are hitting it all the time. When I check a couple of my smaller sites that receive very few visitors per day, there is…
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Is it continually or continuously? While both describe something that happens over time, the difference is in the “stops.” Use continually for something that happens frequently but with starts and stops (like a recurring meeting). Use continuously for something that happens without any interruption at all (like a flowing river). The difference between continually and…
I often read posts by self-publishing authors complaining about Amazon’s Kindle ebook refund policy. Yes, it seems a little unfair that readers can buy an ebook, read it, and then return it for a full refund. But how long do readers have to claim a refund? If you have read a few articles on this…
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When you publish your writing online, there is very little chance that you will ever be able to delete it entirely. You might write articles, blog posts, or submit your short stories or poetry to posting sites. Whatever form of writing you publish online, you need to know how permanent it can be. Even if…
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What are sticky sentences and glue words in writing? They are sentences that use too many unnecessary words, especially transition words and conjunctions. When this happens, it can dilute your writing, making it difficult to read and understand and weakening the overall impact. While transition words and conjunctions are essential for connecting ideas and creating…
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