Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller You’re written a book – or two or three – and you’ve probably put blood, sweat and tears into making this as good a book as you possibly can. Now you want people to read this book, don’t you? Then you must be willing to put blood, sweat and tears […]
The Art of Suggestion
Guest Author: P.I. Barrington You’ve sold your book or series of books, contracts are signed sealed and delivered, and your manuscripts revised with helpful suggestions from your editor. What’s next? If your publisher is an ebook publisher, you may be receiving what can be the most frustrating and most fun email attachment ever. Yes it’s […]
Book Marketing in the iWorld (aka The Apple Universe)
Towards the end of 2008, author David Carnoy released an iPhone app of his book – Knife Music. Unfortunately (for Apple), the application was banned on the grounds that the content was too racy and objectionable. This resulted in a firestorm of news articles from major blogs. For example CNET wrote – “In its rejection […]
5 ways technology is making self-publishers more powerful
Guest Author: Piotr Kowalczyk If you decide to self-publish an e-book, you’ll become more powerful than you think. You can do it with a help of tools and services available online, to a large degree, for free. That means your computer can become your publishing house. Certainly, technology will not write a book for you, […]
Spring 2011 Book Fairs and Book Festivals Authors & Book Lovers Should Attend
Guest Expert: Scott Lorenz The winter and spring seasons are great times of the year for book fairs and festivals. Authors can combine a little travel with a little book marketing and book promotion. Book fairs are wonderful places to interact with fellow authors, publishers, network with book industry leaders, locate a book publicist or […]
Q & A: Publishing Your Book Digitally
On 23rd March our webinar on Publishing Your Book Digitally was interesting and packed with great info. Our panel consisted of Joanna Penn (Author and creator of the Author 2.0 Blueprint) and Gary Smailes(with over 10 years experience of the publishing industry). They answered a lot of questions but we still had a few unanswered. […]
The Anatomy of a Free (Read that Promotional!) E-Book
Expert: Carolyn Howard-Johnson Carolyn’s previous post – Ta Da! E-books are great tools for promotion The anatomy of a free e-book might be just what you need so you can make one work for you. A free e-book I assembled with several fellow authors was one of best and most long-lasting promotions I’ve done. Let’s […]
5 Tips On Setting E-Books Prices
Guest Expert: Tony Eldridge The self-publishing industry is certainly changing and this can certainly be seen in the e-book segment. It’s safe to say that e-books are now fully embraced by the traditional publishing industry as well. Even so, the e-publishing industry is still maturing and things will look radically different a year from now than […]
Does Your Ebook Need Its Own ISBN?
Guest Expert: Sue Collier When I talk to authors about ISBNs and ebooks, they usually have two questions: The first is do they need an ISBN if they are publishing an ebook. The second is whether they can use the same ISBN for their ebook that they used for the paper version of the book. […]
Q & A: E-Book Formatting: The Next Generation of Readers are Electronic
On 16th March our webinar on E-Book Formatting: The Next Generation of Readers are Electronic was interesting and packed with great info. Our panel consisted of Claudia Jackson (from Telemachus Press who have launched NovelHelp University) and April Hamilton (founder and Editor in Chief of Publetariat). They answered a lot of questions but we still […]
Formatting Your Documents for the Kindle in 8 Steps
Guest: Nicole Rodgers Learning the tricks to formatting your documents for the Kindle can help you push your writing career to the next level. The publishing industry has seen a large number of changes with the advancement of technology. Electronic publishing has made it easier and more acceptable for authors to self-publish. Understanding the 8 […]