Self-Publishing Blog
Strategy for finding good keywords for your Book 🚀 (PART 1)
Go to Amazon and select Kindle Store – when typing the first word Amazon will automatically suggest keywords that are well searched (see attached image)
File formats for eBooks and Print Explained
What book format for kindle? What book format for any retailer? Well, there are a few file formats for eBooks you should be aware of.
Should You Use the Retailer’s ISBN or Get Your Own ISBN?
What is an ISBN? ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number and every book should have one in order for it to be identified by
Free Ways to Market Your Book 📈
Cover, title, description – make sure your book has a nice cover, a nice title, and a nice description before you even begin promotion. I
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