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Whether you are new to writing and publishing or an old hand, you should never stop learning; these self-publishing blogs will help. Even though I hunt high and low for ideas for my blog posts, I always check my favorite sources of informed opinion and publishing advice. The following blogs and sites have all been…
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Amazon KDP Pay Per Click Advertising should be a lot better for the money you pay If you are enrolled in Amazon KDP Select, you will have access to Amazon’s Ad Campaigns. This allows authors and publishers to advertise their individual books on related popular and best-selling Amazon book pages. This, indeed, is a great opportunity.…
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Amazon has taken a new approach and policy change against paid customer reviews, including fake book reviews. In the past, Amazon deleted these product reviews or went after the provider of paid reviews. But Amazon has now set its legal sights on sellers. Paid and fake book reviews are an important issue for self-publishing authors.…
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In all forms of publishing, only a tiny percentage of books sell well. Some do okay and are followed then by a lot of books that fail badly. It has always been the ratio of success in publishing. There are a few winners but a lot of losers. It is why book publishing is a…
Are You In The Bad Books? How To Improve A Poor Book Read More »
Have your books or ebooks been pirated? Probably, because ebook piracy is so common now. When I released my last book, God Has Gone Fishing, I made sure not to list my new title on Google Books. The problems regarding book piracy are well-known on the site. However, it made no difference at all. The…
Does this look like a candidate for banned book covers to you? Well, it is. Read on to understand why. If you publish with Amazon KDP, one of the benefits is that you have access to Amazon pay-per-click advertising. I have been experimenting with this program, and although it is a bit clunky and clearly…
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Signing up with a book publisher is every author’s dream. But think twice and beware of book contract nightmares. Never sign a book contract with a publisher without doing your homework first. There are so many small publishers nowadays offering publishing agreements. While some are good, there are many that are not so good or even…
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Many self-publishing authors publish titles regularly. Learning all the skills necessary to do so is time very well spent. For these authors, taking the time to learn makes self-publishing very economical. However, for authors who wish to self-publish only one ebook, assisted self-publishing can avoid learning to do everything that is needed, which takes a…
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You never buy an ebook; you only rent it from the landlord. When you buy an ebook, you have not purchased it. You have only paid for the right to rent it and read it on your device. Because of DRM (Digital Rights Management), retailers such as Amazon, Apple, and B&N (Barnes & Noble) allow…
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For authors, writing for money usually means writing and publishing books. However, book sales can vary significantly from month to month, and there is more and more competition. In any business, relying on one income stream can be unreliable. It’s always better to diversify to cover the ups and downs. Royalties from book sales It’s…
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