Marketing and Publishing Tips for Self-publishing Children’s Authors
It can be argued that authors choosing to self-publish children’s books have the toughest market to crack. This is due to the simple fact that you cannot market directly to the audience, you instead...
View ArticleTargeting the Smallest Niche for the Largest Sales
Every niche – regardless of how small – is an important part of the book world. If there wasn’t a home for every story, why would Amazon.com – who certainly don’t need the money from niche book...
View Article7 Great Resources and Forums for Self-Publishing Authors
Writers and self-published authors can often feel like they’re alone in the world, but they are anything but. There are hundreds of blogs, websites, forums, social media accounts and services...
View ArticleThe How & Why of Choosing an Editor for Your Self-Published Novel
“Editing might be a bloody trade, but knives aren’t the exclusive property of butchers. Surgeons use them too.” – Blake Morrison If a novel that was published without any editing exists in the...
View Article5 Pros & 5 Cons of Book Giveaways for Authors
“Free will always benefit authors if they know how to use it…” – Penny Sansevieri, Author Marketing Experts GoodReads is a superb channel for authors, regardless of whether you’re a newbie, a...
View ArticleHow to Get Reviews for Your Self-Published Novel from the GoodReads Community
Social networking is an essential part of any books marketing strategy, and for self-published authors, no social network has had such a meteoric rise as GoodReads. With over 25 million members...
View ArticleCan You Traditionally And Self Publish as a Hybrid Author?
Authors from both sides of the publishing spectrum are getting fed up of the whole “traditional versus self-publishing” debate, with extra emphasis being put on the “versus” section. This is because...
View Article5 Reasons to Consider Print Book Format
There’s no question that creating a print book without an ebook to accompany it is cutting yourself out of a huge slice of the market. And there are those who contend that print isn’t worth the time —...
View ArticleCombining Digital and Print for Supercharged Self-publishing
The future of publishing is being pushed towards the web more than ever, but that doesn’t mean that the printed word is going to die a death all of a sudden. Some people enjoy nothing better than...
View Article5 Self-Publishing Predictions for 2015
Every year around this time, industry experts and fans of self-publishing start to think about the future of their chosen industry, and contemplate what is going to happen in the next 12 months....
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