Self-Publishing

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…

While you have many options when self-publishing a new book, Amazon and Apple are two major online bookstores for ebooks. Ideally, having your new ebook on both should give you the best opportunity to sell copies of your book. Self-publishing on either platform is quite easy. However, there are a few considerations you need to…

Self-publishing on Amazon is a great way to find readers, but unless you follow the rules, you might be at risk of an account suspension from KDP. Like any other service, Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) has strict terms and conditions of use, but who reads them? If you skipped reading and ticked the agree…

Like most authors, you would never even dream of wanting to waive copyright for your books. However, there are occasional exceptions. You might choose to release your work into the public domain due to wanting to contribute to education or science, promote a cause or theory, or simply as a means to reach more potential…

If you are a new author, don’t decide on the price of your self-published book at the time of publishing. Book buyers are price-sensitive and have expectations of what an ebook or print book is worth. If you rush your decision, you could be pricing your book too low or too high. Another factor is…

Your manuscript is ready, or almost ready. But before you rush to publish your book, there are a few essential steps you should take to give it the best possible start. While self-publishing is easy, marketing, promoting, and selling a new book or ebook is much more challenging. To stand a real chance of success,…

It’s a relatively simple process to publish a book or ebook today, but with it comes certain legal aspects and responsibilities of self-publishing you need to consider. In the past, authors only had to worry about tax liabilities and standard copyright and libel laws, but publishing now has more complex new challenges. The legal status…

If you’re almost ready to self-publish your first ebook or book, choosing between Draft2Digital or Amazon KDP will likely be one of your first decisions. Both publishing services have advantages, but you want to choose the one that’s right for you and your needs. With Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing), you can publish and sell…

If you are wondering if you can self-publish and sell public domain books on Amazon, the short answer is yes, you can. The longer answer is that you need to be aware of copyright restrictions and that you must publish a version of a book that is substantially different from the original. It’s a tempting…