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Sharing book covers on social media can be problematic. A book cover is usually portrait, but we live in a landscape world of social media images. Have you noticed that your book cover image or Kindle cover gets cropped on popular social media sites and platforms like Facebook and X (Twitter)? It is a big…
Are you a published author? Do you have a spare ten minutes? DO you have a smartphone? Yes? Well, here are some free book promotion ideas for you. We all have a spare ten minutes somewhere in our busy days. Perhaps when you’re waiting for a bus or train, for a meeting, to pick up…
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As a new writer, you need to avoid the most common writing mistakes. There isn’t a writer who has absolutely perfect grammar control, and even professional writers usually need an editor. When it comes to spelling and grammar errors, every writer makes mistakes. As much as you try to avoid as many as you can, there…
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You don’t need to become an expert in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). However, some basic knowledge can help an author promote their books. You don’t need to take years learning how to optimise content for the web. However, keep in mind that millions of people use Google, Bing, and other search engines every day to…
Learning how to find your book URL on different websites and copy them is a must for book promotion. If you are new to self-publishing, there are so many skills to learn apart from writing. In some ways, writing is the easy part. However, once your book is published, getting the word out on the Internet…
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“I hate writing my author bio!” It’s no secret, is it? Learning how to write an author bio takes a lot of effort for so few words. But you’re an author, so it shouldn’t be that difficult. An author bio should be original Authors and even freelance writers hate writing about themselves and usually resort…
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For writers and authors, self-publishing is easy. You upload a Word manuscript to Amazon KDP or an aggregator, and you have an ebook for sale. It’s all so simple. But your sales potential and income are heavily controlled by pages of terms and conditions that can change at any time. It has been the case…
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Amazon has implemented a policy that alerts publishers and readers when the Kindle ebook quality on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is below standard. Authors and publishers who ignore sub-standard quality issues may face negative consequences. Hopefully, this move will lessen the number of Kindle scams that have no place in self-publishing. A range of warning…
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Getting a few great book reviews is thrilling for all new self-published authors. But they are shocked if or when they see some Amazon reviews deleted. “Why were my Amazon book reviews deleted?” The reason why Amazon deletes reviews is not easy to understand from its guidelines, which you can read here in full. However, two…
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Meticulous editing and good proofreading techniques can save you a lot of embarrassment. Many years ago, when I was working in printing and publishing, we had to print 1,000 posters promoting a new concert hall. The poster only had four words: Concert Hall Grand Opening. It was only when the posters were being packed for…
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