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How does book metadata work with SEO? Metadata is the text written and added to web pages specifically for resource purposes for computer systems and search engines. It helps them understand the page content for discovery and identification so that pages can be ordered and ranked by relevance. You can use metadata for ebooks, books,…
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After you write a book, you want to publish it. But always be ready to ask any publisher lots of questions. Signing up with a publisher is never a quick and easy decision. The publishing industry has changed dramatically in recent years. New authors can choose from self-publishing services, assisted publishing, small press publishers, hybrid publishers,…
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Selling ebooks follows the same formula as selling any other product on the Internet. You need to drive traffic to your book. The more traffic you can send or drive to your blog or website will help to increase your book sales. Only a tiny fraction of the people who come across your book will…
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Dialogue writing for new fiction authors can sometimes pose a challenge. But, in fact, it is easy as long as you follow a few simple guidelines. The two most important points are to make sure that you are consistent in your use of punctuation and tenses. Yes, it is possible to write dialogue in both…
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Do you have writing habits that might cause repetition? Let’s look at some tips to help you avoid repeating yourself. You don’t have any problem at all expressing yourself. But there are some common writing mistakes that many writers make, often without noticing. In this case, it is repeating yourself. Readers will notice repetitive words,…
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Self-publishing may be an inexpensive way to publish a book. But you always need to proofread your book. Without thorough proofreading and editing, your book could turn out to be an embarrassing disaster. There’s nothing worse than readers telling you about spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors they found in your book. Or worse, that your…
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Writing a book description to hook new readers is not an easy task. A good book description is definitely one of the most critical elements in your book promotion. It is the first thing a potential reader or book buyer will read before deciding if they think your book is worth buying. That’s why you…
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Content marketing for authors is about creating and publishing plenty of content not directly related to your books. You can use blog posts, articles, videos, podcasts, emails, newsletters, or social media posts. The aim is to increase visibility and build your author brand. When you regularly publish valuable, relevant, and consistent content, generating leads for…
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Do self-help books sell? Everyone has heard of Dale Carnegie and his New York Times bestseller, How to Win Friends and Influence People. People are still reading this book. Although first published in 1936, it remains listed in the top 20 business books on Amazon and has sold over 15 million copies. It has been popular…
The grammar purists will have heart failure regarding my thoughts on quotation marks. But have you considered which style is best for publishing an ebook? Or even use them at all? Double curly quotes, or 66-99 quotes, as they are sometimes called, have always been the standard. Quotation marks in ebooks In traditional book publishing…
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