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Self-publishing is evolving and suffering from growing pains. But in some ways, self-publishing was always a train wreck waiting to happen. Although there has been no crashing noise and screaming sirens as yet, all the signs point to the fact that self-publishing is losing its steam. In recent and not-so-recent times, several signals have turned…
The Self-Publishing Train Wreck Is Upon Us – It’s Been Coming Read More »
First-time author? You have finished publishing a book! Now What? It doesn’t matter if you have self-published or have been published by a small press or publishing house; a new book release is when writers get excited, motivated, and extremely keen to start seeing a lot of book sales roll in. Unfortunately, in their eagerness…
11 First-Time Author Mistakes That Are Easy To Make Read More »
If you are preparing to publish a book, editing and proofreading your manuscript can be a laborious and time-consuming task. But you can make it easier to catch mistakes, such as spelling, punctuation, formatting, and typographical errors, by following a few basic proofreading tips. Grammar apps and tools can do some of the heavy lifting…
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You can promote your book with links that are not only to your Amazon book page. When promoting your Kindle book or paperback, you promote your book with links on your website, blog, Facebook, Twitter, and many more sites. Like all published authors, you likely post at least a few links to your book for…
Promote Your Book With Links You Might Not Know About Read More »
If you are self-publishing, should you change the cover of your book? Or do you have different cover versions for each of your online retailers? From a book marketing perspective, having a range of book covers creates opportunities. You can discover which version of your book’s cover attracts the most attention and, therefore, potential book…
Do You Need To Change Your Book Cover To Get Sales? Read More »
Does book promotion and marketing work? Yes, because the alternative is no book promotion, which naturally doesn’t work. Measuring the results of book promotion and marketing is a very inexact science. You will be disappointed if your measure of success is 1,000’s of immediate overnight book sales. Promotion is a long-term project and requires patience…
Does Book Promotion And Marketing Work For Self-Publishers? Read More »
Beware of expensive vanity publishers and scam agents who prey on new authors. Publishing a book today is easy with free online self-publishing services. Some are not entirely free, but most are very cheap. However, this low-cost simplicity has made it a goldmine for shady agents and predatory publishers to mislead new authors trying to…
New Authors Beware Of Scam Agents And Publishing Sharks Read More »
The present perfect tense and its aspects are used more often in British than US English. It is one of the subtle distinctions between the two most spoken forms of English. This is why a writer or author needs to be careful with the choice of tenses. You need to maintain a consistent grammatical form,…
US English Has Never Really Been (Present) Perfect, Has It? Read More »
Every business, whether large, small, or sideline, has expenses. One of the essential costs for authors and publishers is to spend money on book marketing. The only problem is deciding how to spend your money wisely to promote your book. It doesn’t need to be a hefty sum. But relying on success coming to you for…
Do You Spend Money On Book Marketing To Promote Your Books? Read More »
There is a lot of discussion about Smashwords vs. Amazon KDP Select exclusivity, especially among indie authors. A blog post by Mark Coker from Smashwords sparked a debate about the pros and cons of open publishing versus Amazon KDP Select exclusivity. It is well worth reading and especially the comments on his post. Amazon exclusivity…
Smashwords vs Amazon KDP Select Exclusive Self-Publishing Read More »
