• Consider organizing short stories into fix-it novelIf you like to write short stories, you probably are frustrated with the limited number of markets available out there to publish them in. And w…
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How to Upload Your Book to Kindle Direct Publishing
Perhaps the step that most frightens authors in the self-publishing process is uploading their manuscript to be published as a paperback at Kindle Direct Publishing Especially for those with limite…
If you’re writing a nonfiction book for the first time, you’ll soon find that can’t rely on memory alone. Passion for and even expertise in a subject won’t be enough to carry the book. You wil…
When creating an ebook that you’re self-publishing, you want it to appear as professional as possible. Appearance, of course, certainly is no substitute for content. Still, a good, reader-friendly …
When starting a business so you can self-publish a book, you’ll likely need to purchase materials so you can write. These start-up costs are the expenses you incur before you actually begin busines…
Ebooks follow different formatting rules than books printed on paper. That’s because a book made of ink on paper is a different platform for presenting information than a book made of digital bits …
While researching how to get published, one term you’re likely to run into is “The Big Five”. This refers to five publishing houses that now dominate the book industry in the United States. The maj…