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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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What do you really own when it comes to technology and buying ebooks? Do you own ebooks you buy? Well, from the story about a Kindle owner having her Kindle wiped clean by Amazon and her account closed, it would seem the answer is that you do not own ebooks. The disturbing part of the story…
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Do you ever think about your ebook reading privacy? Is someone tracking what you read? If you read ebooks, the answer is definitely, yes. Amazon Kindle Unlimited pays authors by the number of pages read by ebook readers, It is proof enough that when you read an ebook, Amazon is monitoring what you read. Ebook…
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Book marketing for self-published authors is challenging, hard work, time-consuming, and can even be dispiriting. Self-publishing is no longer a new phenomenon; it is now an integral part of the publishing industry. However, one component remains a stumbling block – getting your books to sell. If that’s not enough, marketing can also be expensive. Self-publishing…
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Another day, another Kindle Unlimited scam. This time, it’s prawns! Well, shrimps for US readers. Okay, you can now place your table of contents at the end of your ebook, but it wasn’t the case a couple of months ago. The catch Many innocent self-published authors were caught up in attempts by Amazon to rid…
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Style and typography are the preserve of books. But there are ways to make an ebook look more like a real book. An ebook differs from a real book because ebooks use flexible, flowing text. The length of a line of text and the font size change depending on the size and orientation of the…
The bad news bears are always loud in their opinions when comparing self-publishing vs traditional publishing. It usually reads that traditionally published books are winning the publishing war and dominating market share against ebooks, especially over self-published ebooks. While rarely newsworthy, these opinion articles are frequent. They all beat a similar drum that the self-published…
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