Bloggers and authors need built-in audiences in their target markets if they want to sell books. But even with tons of blog visitors and social media followers, you’ll struggle to get people to buy books if you can’t invite them to your launch. That’s why you need an email marketing system. In today’s post, Jodie […]
Is Gumroad a Good Option for Indie Authors?
You’ve written an ebook. Maybe you even blogged an ebook or booked an ebook. Now you have to decide where to sell it. You may think Amazon is your only choice, but it’s not. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer, offers a comparison between selling your book on Amazon versus Gumroad. […]
Three Successful Self-Publishers to Follow Online
Many bloggers choose to self-publish their books, and “indie” publishing can be a good choice…or a bad one…depending upon your goals, skills, and knowledge. However, learning from those who have successfully traveled this publishing path not only educates but helps you decide if it’s the right route for you. That’s why today freelance writer and […]
Become a Hybrid Blog-to-Book Author
You don’t have to blog your book with only the goal of traditional publishing in mind. Nor do you need to feel you only can self-publish your book. Instead, decide to become a hybrid author and enjoy the benefits of both traditional and indie publishing. It is possible to be both traditionally and self published. […]
10 Quick and Easy Ways to Test, Publish and Sell Your Book
Guest post by Carla King You’ve got your manuscript, so now what? Before committing to big distribution, try these quick and easy ways to publish while you finesse your book with great editing and design. You won’t even need to buy an ISBN number. If you’re not quite ready for prime time, beta publishing is […]
Can You Blog a Book and Use the Amazon KDP and KDP Select Programs?
In November 2012 I wrote a post about publishing your blogged book as a Kindle ebook. It only referenced the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) program, not the KDP Select program. At this time, I’d like to update that information since I get asked about this often. Also, it has ramifications for your blogged book. Additionally, […]
3+ Reasons I’ve Started Using Scrivener as a Blogging Tool
For a while now I’ve been toying around with the idea of using Scrivener as a writing tool. I hadn’t seriously considered using it for blogging, except I was interesting in finding out if it could become a blog-to-book tool. If it could import posts form WordPress, I figured it might be quite useful. I […]
The 4 Things You Must Do to Succeed as an Indie Author
It seems as if every day blogs, news agencies, radio shows, or podcasts blast out stories of indie authors making bestseller lists somewhere. Yet, the average books sells only 300 printed copies per year. The average ebook author sells only 560 copies per year and doesn’t earn enough to support himself. According to a Digital […]
How to Use Pressbooks to Go Blog-to-Book (Part 2)
Guest post by Carla King This is the second part of Carla King’s post on how to use Pressbooks.com to go blog-to-book. To read part one, click here. Add Front and Back Matter You’ll want to compose an introduction, copyright page, acknowledgements, and an about the author page. (Don’t forget to provide links to […]
How to Use Pressbooks to Go Blog-to-Book (Part 1)
Guest post by Carla King When I found out that PressBooks had a blog-to-book tool, frankly, I didn’t expect much, as similar tools I’ve tried have crashed or stalled in the middle of the process without so much as an error message. But because, after all, it is my job, I was obligated to take […]