Hey! If you need a book cover designed at a super affordable rate, but you have no idea where to find quality graphic designers who specialize in book covers, you’re likely feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, and confused. These feelings are natural and normal, but fear not. You’ll be able to alleviate all trepidation surrounding the…
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How to Deal with Negative Book Reviews – Kelly Smith | Guest Post
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8 Places to Get Deals on Book Cover Design – Joshua Jadon | Guest Post
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6 Social Marketing Hacks That Don’t Take a Team to Implement – Disha Dinesh | Guest Post
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A Writer’s Journey from Rough Draft to Publication: How to Survive It – Stephanie Norman | Guest Post
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Augmented Reality Reveals the Magic Hidden in Book Retail Spaces
Self-Publishing
8 Places to Get Deals on Book Cover Design – Joshua Jadon | Guest Post
Hey! If you need a book cover designed at a super affordable rate, but you have no idea where to find quality graphic designers who specialize in book covers, you’re likely feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, and confused. These feelings are natural and normal, but fear not. You’ll be able to alleviate all trepidation surrounding the…
30 Marketing Questions that Self-Published Authors Must Answer – Jason Walberg | Guest Post
Thanks to the ease of access afforded by the Internet, many authors, novelists and writers are taking to self-publishing, which allows their offerings to see the light of day even without the backing of a publishing house or a large marketing budget. In fact, the days of authors crying over a stack of rejection letters…
Mybestseller Launches Sweek: A Reading and Writing Mobile Platform
Dutch self-publishing company Mybestseller has just launched a reading and writing mobile platform. The new venture is not unlike platforms like Wattpad, but also encompasses publishing services with a heavy focus on the smartphone audience. Press Release: New platform Sweek makes reading and writing mobile Mybestseller, one of the market leaders in self-publishing, introduces Sweek, a new…
8 Places to Get Deals on Book Cover Design – Joshua Jadon | Guest Post
Hey! If you need a book cover designed at a super affordable rate, but you have no idea where to find quality graphic designers who specialize in book covers, you’re likely feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, and confused. These feelings are natural and normal, but fear not. You’ll be able to alleviate all trepidation surrounding the…
The Fine Print of Self-Publishing (Sixth Edition) by Mark Levine | Book Review
The Fine Print of Self-Publishing (Sixth Edition) A Primer on Contracts, Printing Costs, Royalties, Distribution, E-Books, and Marketing By Mark Levine (North Loop Books) Paperback (302 pages), $16.95 e-Book (PDF, ePub & MOBI), $7.98 Amazon Since 2004, Mark Levine, author of several editions of The Fine Print of Self-Publishing, has been making sense of the…
9 Facts Everyone Should Know About Book Cover Design – Joshua Jadon | Guest Post
We all know that book covers are important. Imagine a person, who is the embodiment of your target audience, as they walk through a bookstore or library. Depending on how big of a library, this person can pass by hundreds of books in a matter of seconds, not once finding a book of their liking.…
Traditional Publishing
How to Deal with Negative Book Reviews – Kelly Smith | Guest Post
No matter how great your book is, some people are bound to dislike it. It really bites, but that’s reality for you. For every great review, you’re going to get a negative review. In fact, some good reviews may also consider flaws that a reader found with your book. Knowing how to handle the situation…
How to Deal with Negative Book Reviews – Kelly Smith | Guest Post
No matter how great your book is, some people are bound to dislike it. It really bites, but that’s reality for you. For every great review, you’re going to get a negative review. In fact, some good reviews may also consider flaws that a reader found with your book. Knowing how to handle the situation…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: January | Douglas Burcham
Douglas continues his writing and reading for pleasure series with some thoughts for January on writing progress and structure, 2015 reading and publishing. I set out in June 2015 to complete a full self-edit and restructuring of my 300k word Gemini storybook by the end of 2015. Alas, I have failed because I have…
Ingram Launches Academic Services for University Presses and Academic Publishers
Press release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — July 26, 2016 — Ingram Content Group through Ingram Publisher Services announces the launch of Ingram Academic Services, a service customized for university presses and academic publishers. The first joint initiative following Ingram’s acquisition of Perseus’ distribution businesses, Ingram Academic Services offers distinguished resources, tools and services to help university…
How to Deal with Negative Book Reviews – Kelly Smith | Guest Post
No matter how great your book is, some people are bound to dislike it. It really bites, but that’s reality for you. For every great review, you’re going to get a negative review. In fact, some good reviews may also consider flaws that a reader found with your book. Knowing how to handle the situation…
Augmented Reality Reveals the Magic Hidden in Book Retail Spaces
Augmented Reality is by no means the newest (technology) kid on the block. Though it seems that we’re only now tapping into its true potential – to enable us to connect in a more immersive way with the world, brands and with each other. New Augmented Reality (AR) businesses are popping up everyday. Blippar for…
Marketing
6 Social Marketing Hacks That Don’t Take a Team to Implement – Disha Dinesh | Guest Post
As per a survey conducted by UNESCO, there are around 2.2 million books published each year. With the sheer volumes of books and content being created and made available to people everywhere, competition for market share has increased considerably. As an independent author who is hard-pressed for time and resources how do you match up…
6 Social Marketing Hacks That Don’t Take a Team to Implement – Disha Dinesh | Guest Post
As per a survey conducted by UNESCO, there are around 2.2 million books published each year. With the sheer volumes of books and content being created and made available to people everywhere, competition for market share has increased considerably. As an independent author who is hard-pressed for time and resources how do you match up…
Why an Author Needs a Publicist in Today’s Competitive Book Market – Tany Soussana | Guest Post
For the author who is looking to make a difference between where their book is at today (perhaps just puttering along), or where it can be (with a publicist in tow), let me ask you this: If not now, when? First off, congratulations are in order if you are an author who has made it…
Ratings/Reviews
The Fine Print of Self-Publishing (Sixth Edition) by Mark Levine | Book Review
The Fine Print of Self-Publishing (Sixth Edition) A Primer on Contracts, Printing Costs, Royalties, Distribution, E-Books, and Marketing By Mark Levine (North Loop Books) Paperback (302 pages), $16.95 e-Book (PDF, ePub & MOBI), $7.98 Amazon Since 2004, Mark Levine, author of several editions of The Fine Print of Self-Publishing, has been making sense of the…
Opinions/Guest Posts
How to Deal with Negative Book Reviews – Kelly Smith | Guest Post
No matter how great your book is, some people are bound to dislike it. It really bites, but that’s reality for you. For every great review, you’re going to get a negative review. In fact, some good reviews may also consider flaws that a reader found with your book. Knowing how to handle the situation…
Advice
8 Places to Get Deals on Book Cover Design – Joshua Jadon | Guest Post
Hey! If you need a book cover designed at a super affordable rate, but you have no idea where to find quality graphic designers who specialize in book covers, you’re likely feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, and confused. These feelings are natural and normal, but fear not. You’ll be able to alleviate all trepidation surrounding the…