Q: What image format should I use for ebook cover image in my ebook? E.g. PNG, BMP, GIF, JPG, TIFF or TGA? A: The best solution for widest device compatibility is to use JPEG (jpg) for photos and PNG for everything else). Formatting Images Within … [Continue reading]
Kindle Marketing: More Book Sales with this free tool
All self-publishing authors know (or at least they should know) that Amazon sites are country specific. Meaning a USA citizen purchases from Amazon.com, UK from Amazon.co.uk, and so on. Yet how many of us just focus on selling in our own back … [Continue reading]
Amazon Author Page: What’s in a Name? Apparently Everything
If you are like me, I use my "Legal Name" when registering for events or accounts (such as Amazon). But many use their "nickname" for authorship. While that is fine in the real world, it doesn't fly with Author Central and your Author … [Continue reading]
Amazon Kindle X-ray Enabled, but not for Everyone, yet
Yesterday, I discovered the "unknown" assailant who was adding unwanted book details to my books in Shelfari was an automated system called X_ray (Shelfari). But what is fantastic, and makes the annoyance less annoying, is today's surprise. I was … [Continue reading]
Amazon Kindle X-ray Automation and Shelfari, not a good feature
ENABLING. Boiled down to it's most simplest definition it basically means helping too much. Self-publishing is a business and most writers will never look at it that way. But the few that treat it professionally, this type of automation is just … [Continue reading]
Amazon Kindle X-ray from the Authors Perspective
This is an update to my previous post on Ebook Marketing: Amazon Kindle Xray Feature: Using Shelfari, Goodreads, Wikipedia, Youtube and why Authors should use it. Amazon Kindle XRAY is a great feature every author should strive to implement into … [Continue reading]
Case Study: Kindle Select Improves Rankings and Sales
For the past three months I did a test to see whether: Kindle Select Free Promotions were still a viable marketing tool and Whether $0.99 or $2.99 was a better selling price. The results surprised even me. PROBLEM I have two non-fiction how-to … [Continue reading]