Self-Publishing Blog

The Cost of Self-Publishing
I get asked many times, ‘How much does it cost to self-publish? What is a ballpark figure to budget for?’ Here are the costs involved…

Top 5 eBook retailers
1. Amazon 2. Google Playstore 3. Apple Books 4. kobo 5. Barnes & Noble Many authors only consider selling and listing with Amazon and easily

Is Amazon’s Dominance Good or Bad for Authors? 📈
First, Amazon killed off most physical book stores. Now, there’s not much competition remaining and they begin to open their own stores. I experienced market

Traditional, Vanity, Hybrid, Self-Publishing — What are they?
What is the best way to publish? What are your options? Traditional Publishing: Less and less common but years ago this was the only option. You

Are Printed Books Disappearing?
I started publishing in 1997 before the time of the eBook era. Getting a printed book done was pretty easy. Layout/typesetting was straightforward as was

How to Publish Your Book to Apple Books?
The simple answer is yes, you need a Macintosh (Apple) computer to publish directly to Apple Books. You can easily create an account with Apple

$5 Fiverr vs $297 Book Cover
Difference is everything. I always judge a book by its cover, and I’m sure you do too. The difference between a sale and a fail

Is your book removed from Google Play? (Author News)
Many authors distribute their books through aggregators/distributor (3rd parties) instead of creating their own independent accounts with retailers. Retailers prefer authors and publishers creating their

5 Biggest Mistakes Authors Make
#1 Uploading MS Word doc file to Amazon and letting it convert Many authors tend to think that uploading their MS Word docs is all