Self-Publishing

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…

Every author needs to know where to sell books online. There is no right or wrong way when you decide which self-publishing book and ebook services you are going to select. All of them can help you to sell books online. You aim to use the best possible routes toward potential book buyers to gain…

Sales of audiobooks are increasing steadily and point to a bright future. Are you ready to self-publish audiobooks? Reading a book or an ebook takes total concentration. But with an audiobook, a listener can multitask. It is the key attraction for so many younger readers in particular. Readers can listen to a book while driving,…

Amazon book review guidelines over the years have attracted more scams than you can imagine. Most revolve around click farms and amassing lots of Amazon accounts. By creating hundreds, if not thousands, of Amazon accounts, scammers could boost free Kindle ebook downloads, add customer reviews, or manipulate book sales ranking. There have been many articles…

Self-publishing is not for dreamers, and it is certainly not a quick and easy get rich quick scheme. A significant change has hit the art of writing in the last few years. It’s the wild expectation that by quickly self-publishing a book or ebook, readers will rush to buy it. This assumption could not be…

Before you self-publish a book, make sure you have everything in place and ready. Too often, new authors get carried away with the excitement of becoming published authors and rush way too fast into publishing. For a new Indie author, it is all too easy to upload your book. Then, within twenty-four hours, you have…

Self-publishing ebooks on AmazonKDP and Smashwords or Draft2Digital are the most popular choices for authors. They all offer different distribution channels, which is ideal for getting your ebook to as many ebook retailers as possible. If you publish with standard Amazon KDP, you are not restricted from publishing and selling your ebooks elsewhere. But what…

What are the advantages of publishing wide in self-publishing and becoming an independent author? I have written before about the pros and cons of Amazon KDP Select. For many authors, it is a difficult choice to make. On the one hand, Amazon is by far the largest online book retailer. But it demands exclusive rights to…