In every walk of life, there is always someone claiming to have reinvented the wheel. Naturally these claims should be met with a healthy dose of skepticism but that does not mean there aren’t genuine revolutions that take place over time. In the publishing...
If you are an author on Amazon, it’s time to give some major thought to Amazon book categories, what they are, how to choose them, and why they are helpful. Since the beginning, the promise of Amazon.com was to deliver any book to any reader anywhere. That’s a...
One of the biggest hurdles for people new to the concept of self-publishing is a feeling that is somehow an inferior option to going the traditional route. Part of this is down to prestige and status. It’s true that, for the time being, signing a major book deal...
If you’ve ever ordered a pile of books of the same title, you likely placed what is commonly called bulk book orders. However, while bulk book orders are helpful due to discounts, they can be a little confusing to understand. What qualifies as a bulk order? Do...
If you’re like a lot of writers, you might find that there is a gap between how important writing is to you and the amount of time you spend on it. Most people who consider themselves writers or authors place a massive amount of importance on their craft....
Some authors are happy to write and release books without giving much thought to financial return. These authors are happy just to engage in the creative pursuit of writing books for their own sake. Any money made is a happy side-effect. But what if you’re serious...
With the freedom of the internet and the prevalence of specialist publishers, writers today are faced with more choices than at any previous point about which direction to take their work to become published. Weighing up all the pros and cons can be a confusing and...
When a writer decides to pursue the online publishing route, either through self-publishing or with a publisher, they’re often faced with a very simple question; how do I promote my book? With an abundance of e-books or titles available for download online, one can...
Did you know that you can use a book as one of your primary tools to create leveraged impact around the world? Writers and authors can only be in one location at once—the book signing, the stage giving a talk, or of course, their computer writing their next...
Anybody who has ever had to put pen to paper for any reason will know the feeling. Whether it’s to write a letter, an essay or a report, to extract the thoughts from your mind into coherent and accurate sentences on the page can be a struggle. Perhaps this is the case...
