Long Term Challenges of Book Publishing.
You’re about to have a book published. Are you ready for this event? You might be thinking at the moment, the book is finished, it’s been edited, it’s been re-edited and then it’s been looked over by others, and the…
Do’s and Don’t’s of Self-Publishing
Self-publishing is a journey where you grow as a writer and as a person who has a business. It’s all about hard work, and all about building a reputation as a writer. Self-publishing isn’t the challenge it once was but…
Let’s Compare: Lulu Publishing and CreateSpace Publishing
Lulu and CreateSpace are two very important self-publishing companies- and they have forced changes to the publishing industry. While CreateSpace is own by parent company Amazon, Lulu was founded by Bob Young, who was the owner of RedHat Inc. While…
Social Networking And Kindle E-books
If you have already published an eBook, the basic premise is still selling your book. While this is still the same, you need the social networking sites now more than ever. You will need to sell your book to the market that…
Selling Your Self-Published Book
When self-publishing a book, there is an emphasis on building more relationships, teams, and networks that you might not have needed in comparison to traditional publishing. People do want to help, but most are either afraid to criticize or…
Of Kindle, Kobo, and Publishing
Kindle and Kobo are two large companies. By this time, I’m certain most writers have heard of Kindle, and what it can do for with e-books, or how you can make money self-publishing your e-book using Kindle Direct Publishing. Some…
You, Social Networking on Twitter and Facebook, and Money
How much money should you spend using social media? Social media can be a leech, in terms of time needed, to get “seen” by the people who matter most to you, your readers. Living a Life of writing has been…
The Kindness of Strangers
Why it is so hard to self-publish and earn money on a book? I’ve heard so many numbers, I’m not sure what to think. This is one of the reader questions submitted for this month. It seems like a simple…