Self-publishing
How to Self-Publish Like a Pro, Part 4: Selling Your Books
In this guest post by author Kevin H. Siepel, we learn about the power and ease of use of Amazon Marketing Services for selling self-published books.
How to Self-Publish like a Pro, Part 3
Read Part 1 in this series. Read Part 2 in this series. Read Part 4 in this series. Having spent the past two years or so working on my manuscript– all while doing the juggling-dance of work, family, and writing that will be familiar to artistic types the world around–and finally arriving at what felt …
How to Self-Publish like a Pro, Part 2
Read Part 1 in this series. Read Part 3 in this series. Read Part 4 in this series. Here are nine random tips for those of you who choose to use Kickstarter, or a similar service, to raise money for the self-publication of your book. 1. Ignore the promos. About thirty seconds after I created …
How to Self-Publish like a Pro: Part 1
Read Part 2 in this series. Read Part 3 in this series. Read Part 4 in this series. Self-publishing is not new. It’s been around for a very long time. In fact, it’s probably at least several minutes older than the professional publishing industry, which only sprang up when people realized they could make money …
My Interview with Simon Whistler at Rocking Self Publishing
I had a swell time chatting for nearly an hour with Simon Whistler, which was a very pleasant experience. Simon runs Rocking Self-Publishing, a great resource for all self-published writers. He has a great voice, he spends a lot of time researching, he asks great questions, and he is that rarest of all beasts: a …
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Two years ago, I decided I was finally going to write a story I’ve been avoiding for most of my life, because I thought it would be too hard to tell. But it’s turned out to be one of the most rewarding experiences of my writing career. This story is based on the life of …
B&N sales of self-pubbed books won’t mean much to most
There was a brief flurry of interest this weekend in an announcement that Barnes and Noble is to start selling self-published books in their bookstores. Thad McIlroy points out in that piece that bricks-and-mortar floor space is one area where Amazon just can’t compete with B&N, since they only have one store to their 640. …
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