How to Blog a Book

November 8, 2012 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

Are You Cut Out to be an Indie Publisher?

Let’s say your blogged book doesn’t garner enough readers to attract a traditional publisher or you simply would rather independently publish your book. Great! Or not. The experience you have self-publishing your book depends to a great extent on if you are cut out to be more than just a writer or blogger. Before you […]

November 6, 2012 by Nina Amir 38 Comments

Can You Publish Blogged Material As a Kindle Ebook?

One of my clients recently had a bad experience with Amazon as she rushed to get her book to market on a deadline. Part of her manuscript had previously appeared on her blog. In other words, her book is partially a booked blog. Much to her dismay, her book was not immediately approved. Instead, she […]

November 1, 2012 by Nina Amir 6 Comments

Don’t Just Blog a Book–Publish a Blogged Book in November

Lot’s of books get written in November–at least the first drafts. That’s why I declared November National Writing Month in 2009. Fiction writers produce novels during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and nonfiction writers produce a variety of books during National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo) as they take the Write Nonfiction in November challenge. It’s […]

October 30, 2012 by Nina Amir 3 Comments

Blogger Writes and Self-Publishes Book Based on Blog

While the majority of blog to book deals are booked blogs, not blogged books, some successful bloggers actually choose not to repurpose their content into a book when they decide to write a book. For instance, Jenny Lawson, The Blogess, didn’t use material from her blog when she wrote Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: (A […]

October 25, 2012 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How to Have Impact with Your Blogged Book

With so many books on the market and so many blogs in the blogosphere, how do you make sure your blogged book actually has impact on anyone? How do you make sure each post you publish gets read and, shared—more than just once but thousands of times? I’ve written many times about becoming an author […]

October 23, 2012 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Why November is a Great Time to Blog a Book

Halloween is right around the corner. After that, the holiday season comes upon us…first Thanksgiving, then Kwanza, Chanukah, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. No time to blog a whole book, right? Wrong. In fact, next month, November, is a great time to blog an entire book from scratch, start to finish. Why? First, it’s National […]

October 18, 2012 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How To Pick A Topic For Your Blogged Book

Today’s guest post is written by eBook/Self-Publishing/Internet coach Ellen Violette. Have you ever looked for a solution to a problem and found yourself dissatisfied with those offered? Did you find yourself saying, “I could do this better!”? If so, the solution you devised could be exactly what will sell in the market place. In other […]

October 16, 2012 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

5 Reasons Why Your Blog Readers Will Buy Your Blogged Book

Every day, at least one–if not more–book bloggers have the same moment of panic. Maybe you’ve had it, too.Let me describe the scenario for you. You have a dream of becoming an author, but you know no one will purchase your book unless you begin promoting that book right away–from the first moment you start […]

October 11, 2012 by Nina Amir 8 Comments

What’s the Difference Between a Blogged Book and a Booked Blog?

I must have described the difference between blogging a book and booking a blog here on this blog at least 100 times. I’ve done the same on the phone with prospective clients countless times. I do it every time I speak to an audience. Yet, I can find no blog post here on this blog […]

October 9, 2012 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Why Readers Matter More than Buyers

In the world of publishing, we talk a lot about selling books. We obsess over promotion and marketing and how to ensure our books sell once they are released. Once published, we turn our focus to how many sales went through registers each week according to Neilson Bookscan (which tracks most bookstore, online, and other […]