‘I Can Write A Book In A Weekend,’ And Five Other Annoying Things Beginners Say
Since every literate person can write, most people think they can be writers. Interestingly enough, we all can speak quite well, but few of us [Read More]
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The Reality of Publishing Your Book
According to a recent survey, more than eighty percent of Americans want to write a book. This shocking statistic is somewhat puzzling because the National [Read More]
Consider Self Publishing in Ebook Format
learn how to self publish your book online in ebook format.
The Business of Publishing
The truth about publishing is really stranger than fiction and the truth is: getting published is only half the battle. The other half is to keep your reality check in balance so it doesn’t bounce.
How To Self-Publish Your eBook on Amazon Kindle in 4 Minutes (Make Money Selling eBooks on Kindle)
This video is a great overview of how to self publish an eBook from a Microsoft Word document directly to Amazon. Once it’s published, you [Read More]
Experimental Fiction: What Is It And Who’s Publishing It
Experimental fiction is a hot topic in contemporary literary magazines. This new concept has a modern, cutting-edge sensibility that puts the genre at the center [Read More]
Truths about Publishing You Can Only Learn in the Trenches
Though professional behavior should go without saying in your field of work–in this case, publishing–you’d be surprised just how damned infrequent it is. It’s important [Read More]
28 Resources, Tools and Tips for Self-Publishing Your Next Book
Self-publishing is hot right now. Yet with hundreds of books published each day, it’s more important than ever to make sure your self-published book stands [Read More]
Things I Wish I Knew Before Self-Publishing My Book
When I was 14 years old, I wrote a poem entitled “Does A Giraffe Ever Feel Small?” that tells the story of six animals and [Read More]
Self-Publishing Is Not A Back-up Publishing Plan
When I finally self-published my book, admittedly, it was the last resort. I had promised myself that if I was unable to sell my book [Read More]
Things I Wish I Knew Before Self-Publishing My Book
Over the course of four years, this poem morphed into a children’s book by the same name that I self-published with my friend and illustrator, [Read More]
Best and Worst Self-Publishing Services Rated by the Alliance of Independent Authors
The Watchdog Desk of The Alliance of Independent Authors monitors the self-publishing industry in two ways. 1. We have a Partner Membership for services which [Read More]
13 Free Tools for Authors That Take the Pain out of Self-Publishing
I started my author career as a father of three and military man deployed overseas. As you can imagine, I didn’t have a ton of [Read More]
The Self-Publishing Path: It’s Often Anything But “Self”
For the new author, it can be a big (and confusing) decision to decide between traditional publishing and self-publishing. But doubly confusing are the choices [Read More]
After 11 Years, This Mother’s Dream of Publishing a Book Comes True
Amy Makechnie couldn’t wait until nap time. She’d put her youngest daughter, Paige, down in the afternoons and sneak away to the computer. Then, for [Read More]
What’s Stopping You From Publishing?
One of the biggest hurdles writers say they must leap is their fear of an editor’s letter of rejection or a decision that the manuscript [Read More]
FlipHTML5 Launches a Free eBook Publisher for Self-Publishing Writers
FlipHTML5 has launched a free eBook publisher that enables users to self-publish their eBooks online. FlipHTML5 has launched a free eBook publisher that is designed [Read More]
How Publishing Non-Fiction Differs From Publishing Fiction
There is a lot of advice out there regarding getting your fiction published. After all, there are more people who want to write fiction. But [Read More]
Slowdown in Self-Publishing Drops Publishing Revenue at Salem
Publishing revenue at Salem Media Group fell 7.6% in the quarter ended March 31, 2018, compared to the first quarter of 2017. Sales dropped to [Read More]
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Publishing With Amazon Kindle Self-Publishing Platform
The thriving market for ebooks has prompted many authors to turn to Amazon Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) for book distribution. But with great sales opportunities [Read More]
The Role of Editors and How Publishing Giants Retard Growth of the Publishing Industry
The Book Business: A Critical Insight into the Nigerian Book Publishing Industry could only have been written by someone with vast experience and knowledge. The [Read More]