Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords.com, talks about his ebook publishing and distribution platform. Smashwords makes it easy for any author in the world to upload a finished manuscript and instantly e-publish as a multi-format ebook to most of the major ebook retailers.
Book Marketing One Day at a Time
Time is precious for self-publishing authors and the thought of marketing can quickly become overwhelming. Here’s 13 daily marketing tips.
Author SEO: Keyword Mapping
How can an author compete with the hundreds of thousands of other books on the market? SEO or search engine optimization. Keywords, tags and more…
Author Central: An Effective Marketing Tool for Authors
Many authors don’t take advantage of or are not even aware that Amazon provides a free author page (Author Central), not just on their .com site, but on their International sites as well.
Sigil Ebook Editor 0.5.905 Beta Released (again)
The Sigil programmers have re-released the latest version of the Sigil Ebook Editor program Version 0.5.905 Beta. Once I am able to evaluate version 0.5.905, I will include the updated information in my Ebook Formatting Kit 4.0 October.
Finding the Perfect Font for Your Book Cover Design
When designing a book or book cover, finding the perfect font for the project can be an exhausting process. Compromise on quality just isn’t an option. Add to this a tight budget and many turn to the web in search of free fonts.
Self-Publishing: Print on Demand versus Offset Printing
There are POD publishers who will publish anything that is submitted and publish it exactly as it is presented providing minimal or no editing, thus making the author responsible for what the finished product looks like.
Amazon Author Central: Author Features
Most readers like to know more about their favorite authors. Amazon’s Author Central allows you to obtain easy access to your photo, biography, and bibliography to learn more about you and the books your have authored. With the new Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD, learning about you and your writing is only 60 seconds away.
Top 5 Tips for the Self-Publishing Author
Venturing into the self-publishing world can be confusing and frightening for many writers. With the sigma associated with self-publishing fading, the door is open wide for anyone to publish. Yet, few will be successful.