Self-Publishing

If you are a new author, you have probably read a lot of online advice about why you should hire an editor once you have written your book. But the cost of editing a book is not cheap. It is sound advice, and in a perfect world, all new authors would want to engage professional…

You have access to lots of tools that can help your ebook and book sales by using Kindle keywords and categories. You might think that there is some magical secret that every self-published author needs to know to get sales. But you can do basic keyword research without an Amazon Kindle keywords tool. There is…

If you are self-published, you have certainly made your paperbacks and ebooks available on Amazon. But do you use Kindle KDP Select or open publish? For your ebooks, you have probably also enrolled in KDP Select. It has many benefits, but all at the cost of exclusivity. But what happens when you decide to exit…

This blog concentrates a lot on the technical aspects and marketing side of self-publishing. However, the choice of your book genre can have major implications on both your writing and book marketing. There can be many reasons why a book fails to grab readers. Writers often start writing a novel without giving their end product…

If you are a new author, you could experience some problems with Amazon self-publishing. When you do something for the first time, it doesn’t always work out exactly as you planned. Self-publishing your first book and becoming a published author is a very exciting time. But errors and oversights can and often do happen. Fix…

How much will it cost to self-publish a book today? Publishing a new book is now very affordable for new authors. Yes, you can self-publish for free, but in most cases, you should budget between $200-500 to publish a quality book and ebook. The publishing industry has changed forever. Gone are the days of writing…

I have one thing to say about my Draft2Digital review- WOW! Draft2Digital (D2D) has been on my to-do list for a while, but I didn’t want to share my thoughts until I used it. Now, however, with a couple of months under my belt and a few ebooks published, I can only say that Draft2Digital…

If you are selling books on Amazon, have you checked your Mass Market book price? If you haven’t, perhaps you should because you might be in for a surprise. There are some crazy book prices on Amazon, especially for Amazon used books. Used books on Amazon are nothing new. It works in a similar way…

If you are a new author, beware of possible vanity press scams that lure you in with the promise to publish your book. Some companies you find, or perhaps ones that contact you unsolicited, often mask their true intentions with grand promises and minimal transparency. These publishers often shower you with complimentary talk about publishing…

Are there any self-publishing success stories? Finding a publisher is not an easy task these days, even if you think you have written a potential bestseller. After writing, editing, and rewriting, it is frustrating to receive so many negative responses if you try to take the traditional publishing route. Some writers give up on the…