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Exclusivity Or Open Publishing

Smashwords vs Amazon KDP Select Exclusive Self-Publishing

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…

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Writing Income Can Be More Than Self-Publishing Fiction

Writing Income Can Be More Than Self-Publishing Fiction

When you think about income from writing, many writers would say writing and self-publishing fiction is the way to go. It’s natural because publishing books on Amazon KDP or Draft2Digital is relatively easy. Of course, nonfiction self-publishing, such as self-help books, memoirs, and biographies, is also popular. While self-publishing has its pros and cons, it…

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International Self Publishing Author Hurdles

Tax And Book Royalty Hurdles For Non-US Authors

If you are not a US author, self-publishing has some impediments to jump before you can receive your book royalties in full. You certainly need to check the Amazon tax information for non-US authors. International self-publishing requires overcoming several financial, legal, and logistical obstacles before you can expect to make money from ebook and book…

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Promote Your Ebooks Without Social Media

Promoting Books On Amazon Without Using Social Media

Social media is often ineffective in promoting books on Amazon. Using social media such as Facebook and Twitter to help advertise books and ebooks is extremely time-consuming. From my experience, social media is becoming less effective in increasing book sales. When I started using Twitter (X) and Facebook in 2010, there was definitely some benefit.…

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Free Ebooks A Dead Giveaway

Is Giving Away Free Ebooks A Dead Giveaway For Book Promotion?

Everyone wants something for nothing, so giving away free ebooks seems logical. But is it worthwhile? Many sites that offer lists of free Kindle ebooks are doing it to attract traffic for pay-per-click advertising on their website. Or they are trying to make Amazon Associate income from paid book sales and luring traffic by listing…

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