Often when publishing a manuscript, new authors think of the ebook as simply a digital copy of their paper book. Indeed, the largest producer and seller of ebooks – KindleDP – unintentionally …
The moment you self-publish, you become a business, specifically an independent publisher. Here are some great tips to ensure you are a successful publisher (click linked title for full article):• …
You’ve formatted your ebook in MS Word and uploaded it to Kindle DP or Smashwords. When you open the online previewer to see how it looks, you’re surprised to see tons of odd line breaks, stra…
When running your self-publishing business as an indie author, you’ll want to choose an accounting method that sets the rules you’ll use to determine how your income and expenses are kept track of …
Not everyone will be interested in your book. Some people simply will not read westerns, others will not read mysteries. Some people have no interest in your detailed guidebook to elegant napk…
Click the linked title for the full article. • Keep these docs for your writing business recordsSelf-published authors need to keep a variety of documents, especially if making any claims or deduct…
You’ve got two or three mockups of your book cover but can’t decide which is best. Nor can your friends or author colleagues who you’ve shown the mockups to. If stuck, consider doing what best…
• What is self-publishing and should I try it? Self-publishing is the publication of a book (or any other media, but we’ll concentrate on books in this blog) by the author without using a tradition…
When self-publishing your ebook on Kindle, you’ll be asked if you want to enable “Digital Rights Management” or DRM. If you enable it, the Kindle version of the book will include coding that makes …
Despite the old adage, people will judge your book by its cover. As humans are visually-oriented, the first thing a potential buyer of your book will spot on a web page is your cover; almost a…
Rob Bignell, Editor/Author
