Self-Publishing

You’ve decided on your title, but does your book need a subtitle to help readers understand what your book is about? It’s an option most authors consider when preparing a new book for publishing. However, it’s not always a good idea for every book. A subtitle can clarify and strengthen a book title, or it…

When you self-publish a book on Amazon, you need to select your KDP book categories. You can only select three, so you need to be sure your choices will work well for you. But here’s the catch. Not every category or genre that Amazon lists for you to choose from is a category that has…

If you’re a self-published author, you might be asking yourself: “Has AI stolen my book?” With AI and large language models (LLMs) everywhere, it’s natural to worry that your hard work could be used without your consent. Here’s the quick answer to your question. It’s highly unlikely that your book has been copied and used…

Have you noticed book title keyword stuffing when searching for a new book or ebook on Amazon? It’s getting harder to miss. If you’re not sure what stuffing looks like, here’s a perfect example. “My Million Dollar Experiment: The World’s Largest Metaphysical Money Experiment—Where Mindset, Intuition, and a Million-Dollar Plan Helped 1 in 268 Participants…

Even the most confident authors can be struck by the fear of publishing, so don’t think that it’s only you. You’ve worked for months, or even longer, on your manuscript, and you’ve celebrated finishing the last chapter. But then your stomach starts doing cartwheels at the sudden thought of sharing your story with the world,…

Having a self-publishing checklist ready is good insurance before you take the final step of publishing your new book on Amazon KDP or elsewhere. With it, you can be sure you have all the essential details you will need and avoid any unexpected surprises. You have your manuscript file and book cover ready, but you…

At last, it’s out there and on sale, but what do you do after self-publishing your book on Amazon? If you think it’s time to put your feet up, you might have to wait a bit because you still have some important things to do. When you published your book, you only had access to…

Don’t panic if you notice an error or typo, because it’s easy to fix mistakes in your self-published book. It’s rare to find a book that is perfect without an occasional typo or misspelling. So, you are not alone by any means if you spot an error after publishing your ebook or book. The most…

Almost every day, I see posts on Reddit, X, or Facebook where authors say, “Someone copied my book.” It’s so frequent that I rarely pay attention any longer. Why? Because every book I have published has been copied, pirated, or made available for sale or free on shady websites. It’s the same for most authors,…

Your book title page might not be the first thing you think about when you are preparing your book for publishing. However, you should give it some thought because you are presenting the title and your name to readers. The layout and format should be clean and clear, but there are lots of little options…