Why Not Give Audiobooks a Try? by Laurel Osterkamp
Laurel Osterkamp wants you to give audiobooks a try. When she did, she learned so much about self publishing. Here is what she learned.
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How to Nail Your Keywords, Categories and Metadata So Your Audience Finds Your Book, Interview with Beth Barany by Karen Ferreira
Learn how to nail your keywords, categories and metadata so your audience finds your book, in this interview I did with Karen Ferreira at her annual conference, Children’s Book Mastery.
Special Free Webinar: How to Sell Books by the Truckload on Amazon
SIGN UP HERE! Amazon is a great place to sell books, but most authors don’t realize that Amazon has an internal sales machine that will actually help you market your book, for free, if...
5 Ways to Design a Book Cover By Simone Collins, ArtCorgi Co-Founder and COO
If you draw a blank when it comes to having cover art made for your book, rest assured you have many budget-friendly options and need not rely on a publisher or agent to connect you to a book cover artist or designer.
Ban Indie Bookstores Before You Ban Amazon
Has this happened to you? You’re chatting about your book on Amazon and they react to the word “Amazon” as though you mentioned the Devil. They want to ban Amazon. Well I’d rather ban indie bookstores before banning Amazon.
CreateSpace vs. Lightning Source for Fiction Authors (Part 2)
In “CreateSpace vs. Lightning Source,” Ezra Barany compares Amazon’s CreateSpace and Ingram’s Lightning Source for their print-on-demand (POD) services. This is part 2 of 3 especially designed for fiction authors. A lot of people...
INDIE AUTHORS: What Are the Top 10 Tips to Successful Self-Publishing?
Welcome to our weekly installment on how to create your indie author success! This week I have a guest post from an award-winning author, Suzanne Tyrpak. Her latest book, Vestal Virgin, a historical thriller...
INDIE AUTHORS: What is Your #1 Tip for Marketing?
Hot off the presses! I recently asked my friends at the Indie Authors Unite on Facebook (and their site) what their #1 marketing tip was. Here’s what they had to say!
INDIE AUTHOR: Being a 21st Century Author Means Re-Thinking Your Path
I’m rearranging the order of things and having a guest columnist talk about her adventure into becoming an award winning bestselling indie author! Please meet the talented and savvy Kris Tualla. She’s stopping by...
What is Author Central on Amazon?
“How many books have you sold? Find out on Amazon Central’s new feature that connects authors to Nielsen BookScan. It’s information that, previously, only publishers could access. Authors had to wait for bi-annual royalty...
How to Be a Bestseller on Amazon
Understanding how Amazon sales ranking works isn’t just for techies. All authors need to understand how Amazon works so they can use the system to their advantage, and so they be an Amazon bestseller, too.
How do books get on the best-seller list?
by Ashley Hayes — Many new writers dream of having their books on the best-seller list, but how does a writer accomplish this? Newspapers around the globe publish their own best-seller lists, looking at...
Post Your Blog on Kindle
Authors, are you searching for ways to become more visible to your readers? Do you want to stay a step ahead of the crowd in terms of cool technology? Or are you just in love with the idea of getting more eyeballs on your books? Then, check out Amazon’s new publishing program, Kindle Publishing for Blogs.
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