And do not get me started on the reporting of sales and payments for #SelfPublishers . Everything is a mess of xls and csv files. APIs to fetch the reports are non existent (KDP, Kobo), incomplete (Apple only delivers sales but not payment reports) or need begging (google play book publishers has an API but you need to beg to get access to it and then you have to use a JAVA client to access it).

There are some tools to help you to aggregate your numbers from the different sources >>

Jutta Swietlinski: books, biography, latest update

Follow Jutta Swietlinski and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Jutta Swietlinski Author Page.

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For all #AmWriting #SelfPublishers out there looking for a simple workflow, I just pushed a new version of Chapisha, my Python package that converts `.docx` to standards-compliant `.epub`.

https://chapisha.readthedocs.io/en/stable/

There's an online version as well: https://qwyre.com/write/describe but I won't be updating that just yet. Instead, I'm going to rebuild Qwyre to support ActivityPub for federated self-publishing.

I have a steep learning curve ahead, & I'll update in this thread.

#MastoDev #FediDev

Chapisha - docx to standards-compliant epub3 conversion - chapisha

Chapisha - docx to standards-compliant epub3 conversion

If you're an #author who is considering self-recording your novel as an #audiobook, make sure to read this linked toot and watch the embedded video.

They're VERY informational about the process of recording and why you get your money's worth if you pay a (human) professional.

Maybe you already have a nice recording space & equipment in your home/apartment, AND also have the skills for recording your own book-- or maybe you don't. Maybe you need to budget the funds to pay a professional #narrator-- or maybe you don't.

This will help you make an informed decision.

#WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #Writing #SelfPublishing #SelfPublishers #Authors #Writers #AuthorsOfMastodon #Audiobooks #AudiobookProduction #AudiobookNarration #AudiobookCreation #Writer #WritersCorner #RecordingStudio

https://mastodon.social/@TheManyVoices/111109798682890665

Why new self-publishers SHOULD put Baby in the corner. (For now.)

Why new self-publishers SHOULD put Baby in the corner. You’re going to learn lots of lessons when you self-publish for the first time and it’s better not to learn these lessons at your …

CherryEdits

Technical question for anyone using #kdp for self publishing. For a fantasy novel 177k words, I've currently set a trim size of 6" X 9". I'm starting to think that may be too large - would 5.5" X 8.5" or 5.25" X 8" be better?

I know this isn't a writing server but I thought I would just ask. You people seem nice. 😘
#Writing #selfpublish #selfpublisher #SelfPublishers

#WritingCommunity is there any fellow #SelfPublishers out there, especially in the #Fantasy genre?

I’ve always wanted to organise a group of us so we can talk shop, give each other tips, and take over the world…I mean help each other out.