Posts Tagged ‘Self publishing’
An Open Letter to All Indie Authors.
A Guest Post by Mike Pettit~ One of the best-kept secrets in the publishing business is how many authors use Amazon to publish their work. The number of published Amazon books is around 3 million plus, but the number of authors is not known. Just using basic math suggests there are 3 million authors assuming…
Read MoreAnd they said readers were a dying breed? I beg to differ!
This morning I finally started catching up on the mounds of reading material that sat patiently waiting on the corner of my desk. Some of it books I promised to read for reviews. Some of it books I want to read. And some of it, a short stack of magazines I just couldn’t seem to…
Read MoreGetting an Endorsement (blurb) for your book…
Finding endorsements or blurbs for your book and book jacket is no easy task. No one likes asking another author or a subject expert to read, review, and publicly endorse your book. What if they hate it? What if they disagree with it? Or what if they say no? The general understanding is if the…
Read MoreYour Publishing Imprint Is A Reflection Of You…
WHAT’S IN A NAME? First and foremost, your imprint needs a name. It is a reflection of you. Either who you are or how you want to be portrayed. Like most people who got into the independent publishing business for various reasons, I had to choose a name for my imprint as well. I wanted…
Read MoreDo You Have the Right Mindset For Independent Publishing
Previously we’ve discussed a few basics before you get started with your independent publishing venture—Toolkit, Types of publishing options, and more. Now let’s see if you have the proper mindset to move to the next step… From this point on, you cannot think like an author. That will make this so much more difficult than…
Read MoreHave you decided to publish your book in print?
It has been a while since I posted a blog about independent publishing…or a blog post at all…so what do you say we jump back in? As I mentioned in an earlier installment, probably muddying the waters as I waded along, it is my opinion that there is a difference between self-publishing and independent publishing—however…
Read MorePublishing Unchained: WHAT TYPE OF PUBLISHING IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
As a publisher you must decide on which format(s) you will publish your book. Do you want to publish e-books only? Do you want to publish print books only? Both? Each carries with it a cost uniquely associated with the format published. E-books tend to be the cheapest to produce. But unless you are a…
Read MorePublishing Unchained—Publisher Responsibility
My father once told me that if something was worth doing, it was worth doing right. I took the same approach with writing and publishing. Don’t confuse the two. This book is not about writing. The market is already flooded with wonderful and informative guides about writing and writing well. All I can suggest…
Read MorePublishing Unchained—AUTHOR/PUBLISHER TOOLKIT
What do you need before you publish your book? This is an important question since you need to be promoting your book months before it becomes available. The world needs to know you’re an author or publisher. The world needs to know you have a book for sale and that they want to buy…
Read MorePublishing Unchained—Introduction
Over the course of the next few weeks I will post sections of my book about publishing entitled Publishing Unchained: An Off-Beat Guide to Independent Publishing. The first snippet is the introduction below. Designed as an eBook for Kindle, Publishing Unchained is also available for sale in paperback. Here is the link if you’re interested…
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