The harsh reality is you are no longer critiqued solely on the quality of your work, but on the accuracy of your offer as well as the price. Make sure you understand how to correctly offer Sample Chapters and set a reasonable price for your book BEFORE you make a costly and deadly mistake.
Free to a Good Home, Book Review
Free to a Good Home, by Eve Marie Mont is an excellent debut novel. A light read, the book flows smoothly. What the book lacks in excitement and “shock value” it makes up for tenderness and learning to understand one another, despite our first, second or obstinate impressions.
Converting Word document using Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)
Amazon’s Direct Publishing (KDP), formerly Digital Text Platform, is the easiest way to publish your e-book to the Amazon Kindle. For those still unfamiliar with e-readers, Amazon’s wireless reading device, the Kindle, allows you to download and read thousands of book titles instantly. Similarly, these same titles can also be downloaded for reading to your Mac, PC, or other device, such as the Android smartphone.
Packaging Your Word Novel to AZW Using Amazon’s DTP
When writing your novel for upload through Amazon’s DTP, you may have heard you need to use Word 2003 or earlier (.doc) and not Word 2007/2010 (.docx). This is only true if you plan to upload the document directly as a Word document through DTP.
DRACULAS (A Novel of Terror) Book Review
Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn (aka J.A. Konrath), Jeff Strand and F. Paul Wilson successfully weave a new and frightening twist to Bram Stoker’s original creature. Forget crosses, sunlight and garlic. DRACULAS is set in the 21st century, and these monsters encompass a new breed of terror.
Amazon slated to sell 5 Million Kindles
t looks like the Amazon Kindle is slated to sell 5 Million e-Readers this year. Douglas Anmuth, analyst for Barclays Capital, stated Wednesday, Sept 29, 2010, that not only will Amazon see a success due to the redesign of their popular Kindle, but the lower price tag for the WiFi version is sure to push sales higher.
Creating a “Book Buzz” with Pre-Reviews (DRACULAS)
Obtaining objective and honest reviews can increase sales for a published author – especially for the indie writer. As with the novel DRACULAS, Joe Konrath is offering the full manuscript of the novel, in return for a review posted on the reviewers blog or website as well as on Amazon when it releases October 19th.