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Just Publishing Advice readers often ask for more information about how to embed links into text and images. This is an essential skill for authors because any form of book promotion requires good-looking links. In a previous post, I wrote about adding better-looking links. But it didn’t include a step-by-step process for how to embed…
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Kindle Unlimited Edition Normalized Page Count (KENP) pays between $0.004 and $0.005 per page. But does Kindle Unlimited pay-per-page give a viable return for authors? If you are an author, your answer is probably going to be a resounding no. However, the reality is that Kindle Unlimited (KU) is proving very popular with Kindle ebook…
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Terrible one-star funny book reviews for your Kindle book are not as bad as you think. Call me a twisted masochist, but there is something perversely pleasurable that I adore about one-star bad book reviews. I have been fortunate enough to gain, mostly, wonderful feedback and positive reviews on Amazon from readers. But it never…
Can a collective noun use a singular or plural verb form? In some cases, collective nouns can take either singular or plural verbs. But it depends on which form of English you are using. The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language. When is there a choice of verb…
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How many Kindle ebooks are on Amazon? There are now well over 12 million Kindle ebooks on Amazon. I have been tracking the number of ebooks on Amazon for many years now. You can check my most recent update here with my latest formula and results. Tracking ebooks on the Kindle Store The number of…
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When potential book buyers start looking for a new book to read, they often begin by using Amazon search queries. This is why you need to know how to use Amazon keywords. Amazon product search results are based on search keywords and the product description or your book description. You want your keywords to appear…
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New authors have many avenues to publish a book, but you should always be mindful of your book rights. At the top of the list is traditional publishing, the five big publishers, and their myriad of imprints. Then follows medium and small press publishers. There are also hybrid publishers, micro-publishers, vanity publishers, and, lastly, publishers…
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Can you dumb down text so your writing is suitable for an 11-year-old to read and understand? If your writing isn’t scoring a reading grade down at that level, then perhaps you might want to read on. There’s a fine line between dumbing down and opening up your writing to a wider online readership. But…
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Your manuscript is finished. It is off to your editor, line editor, proofreader, or beta readers, so you wait? No way. You’ve got a lot of work to do. Here are seven essential tasks you can work on while your finished manuscript is in the hands of others. You will be so busy that you…
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If you’re an aspiring or published author, you probably know that building an author platform helps you reach more readers and sell more books. But what exactly is an author platform, and how do you build one? The starting point is creating a blog or website, but there many more parts to it than that.…
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