Self-Publishing

I’ve learned the hard way that succeeding at self-publishing, gaining readers, and selling books are not easy tasks. However, some of my early self-publishing mistakes made it even more difficult. If you are new to self-publishing, avoiding some of these basic mistakes and problems will give you a better chance of success. The biggest turning…

Beware if you are a new Amazon author considering publishing an audiobook with Audible ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange). Amazon’s marketing of its audiobooks on Audible has a very big downside for authors and narrators. As a publisher, you would have to dig deep into the terms and conditions to find it. But buyers know how…

Will self-publishing give literary fiction a new lease of life? Literary fiction is a special category of books that is often not easy to define. It is much more obvious to categorize genre fiction. For example, science fiction, romance, and fantasy follow an expected storyline and plot. In other words, the reader knows what to…

Are you planning to self-publish your first book on Amazon? Do you have the best free publishing tools for Amazon authors? For new authors, Amazon self-publishing is the easy and free way to publish your book. If you plan on writing a book or have already written one, there is a lot of free book…

Bad Amazon book reviews are infuriating, annoying, and often absurd. They are unfair, depressing, and disheartening. But poor book reviews are one of the harsh realities of being a published author today. If you’re a seasoned author, you know what I’m talking about. But if you are a new author about to publish your first…

Can you update and republish a self-published book? Yes, if you have self-published a book, you can update it anytime and as often as you like. Republishing a book means updating, changing, modifying, merging, or improving your book for both ebook and print versions. You can change your book cover design, genre, and category listings,…

Do you want to know how to self-publish a book or an ebook? It’s quite easy to do once you learn the basics. Can you succeed in self-publishing books and ebooks? Yes, many self-published authors and writers are achieving success by taking control of their work and becoming author-publishers. Become a self-published author Some indie authors…

A premium or free Amazon keyword tool is a must for all self-publishing authors. Search keywords on Amazon help customers find your book when they use search terms to find a new book to read. But discovering relevant keywords for your book is not a quick and easy process. To uncover what search queries Amazon…

The main parts of a book have stayed almost the same throughout the years. Not much has changed from the time of hand-written books through to printed and now electronic books. All have similarly ordered elements. Most people who read your book will expect where they can find specific information. For new authors, you should…

Can you imagine that there is a lucrative market for books with no words? Well, in fact, a wordless picture book or even a book of blank pages can earn far more than you are making from your fiction book of 100,000 words. If you are a self-publishing author, it is easy to forget that…