Self-Publishing Tips, Tutorials and Guides
GUEST PODCAST INTERVIEW by Roxanne McHenry Richard Hine, 2009 ABNA Semi-Finalist The Amazon Break Through Novel Award (ABNA) 2011 competition is coming soon--starting on January 24th. Luckily for us readers, quite a few of the past ABNA … [Continue reading]
Liza Daly of Threepress Consulting Inc (Threepress.org) is a brilliant software engineer specializing in creating publishing software for the e-book publishing industry. She states, “Our projects push the boundaries of digital reading, design, … [Continue reading]
I recently read an article entitled "How to Design a Book cover that Annoys Booksellers" by Gary Robson. The title alone caught my eye. Robson uses reverse-psychology to write an informative, tongue-in-cheek list of what to do if you WANT bookstores … [Continue reading]
More often than not, the topic of your book helps determine the color theme. For example, a book on babies or weddings use whites or soft pastels; murder mysteries may include red or black; boating, oceans and space science themes utilize blues, … [Continue reading]
A picture says a thousand words: for an author, it's more like 120,000 words. The right book cover image is crucial for attracting customers. No matter what you may think, readers do judge a book by its cover. Certain genres adhere to guidelines … [Continue reading]
GUEST PODCAST INTERVIEW by Roxanne McHenry The single most important element for any new book is a good polish and edit. In the world of traditional print publishing, the publishing house assigns an editor to the author and his/her book to … [Continue reading]
Taylor Christian Fyhrie is a jack of all trades, master of some; including events, marketing, training services and organizations. Originally coming from the real estate marketing business on a national level, Taylor has branched out to get involved … [Continue reading]