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Oh, man, more technical considerations for self-publishing authors? Yes, unfortunately, but you’ll be pleased to know that getting an ISBN is both simple and easy once you know what you’re doing. If you want to have your sister design your cover, print 25 copies of your book, and give them to your friends and neighbors as Christmas gifts, you can skip getting an ISBN and get back to writing. …
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Whatever way you choose to publish – traditional, hybrid, or flying solo – it can be daunting. And let’s be real: it ain’t free. Or, to be more precise, it ain’t free if it works. Self-publishing is a bit like DIY car maintenance: how much I’m able to do on my own depends on my skill level. I might be able to change my own oil, fix a flat, or check my spark plugs, but if I’m not a …
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If you’ve looked into selling your writing, you’ve probably heard of book metadata. There’s a good reason for that: it may be the most important part of selling your book online. Whether you’re selling digital content or physical copies, book metadata is how potential readers find your work online. While it’s an intimidating term, metadata isn’t as complex as it may first seem, and it’s a …
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Wouldn’t it be great if you could quit your nine-to-five and write for a living? If you could be your own boss and focus on nothing but producing stories and distributing them? A pipe dream, I know, but for many writer-entrepreneurs out there, this is real life. How? How does one pay the bills selling books in a marketplace where most eBooks go for only a couple of dollars apiece? You’re …
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There are many glamorous, romantic problems associated with being a writer. Less glamorous are the problems that assail those of us who write professionally: making enough money to put food on the table, negotiating writing contracts and, for the novelists among us, negotiating good book deals. These are dull, real-world problems with which writers often lack any useful experience. But no more! …
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So, you’re ready to publish your book: congratulations! The most important question now is when you should do it; whether you’re chasing the holiday-reading market of summer, the gift-giving readers of winter, or an audience somewhere in-between. I’m not going to beat around the bush here: with only a couple of exceptions (such as when a blockbuster author in the same genre is about to publish …
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