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Draft2Digital Adds POD (beta)

30 October, 201830 October, 2018POD, Self-PubLeave a comment

From the D2D blog: Right now we are beta testing our new print on demand (POD) service, finding and eliminating any bugs and technical challenges, and making this a...

Bowker’s ISBN Site Has Been Down for the Past Week

30 October, 20182 November, 2018Publishing9 Comments

It's not just you. MyIdentifiers.com, the site in charge of ISBN registrations and sales in the US, has been down for the past week. What was originally planned to...

Data Guy Unmasked on LinkedIn as Bookstat CEO Paul Abbassi

25 October, 201825 October, 2018Self-Pub12 Comments

For the past few years one of the most widely known "secrets" was the identity of Data Guy, the pseudonymous creator of the Author Earnings Reports (at right). Many...

Guest Post: Five Things Readers Consider When Choosing Their Next Book

21 October, 201823 October, 2018Marketing, Self-PubOne Comment

For many authors, the best way to get your book to sell can sometimes be a mystery. Everywhere you look, different people suggest different things; making it hard to...

B&N Press Now Offers Print Pre-Orders, ARC Sales

11 October, 201811 October, 2018Barnes & Noble, POD, Self-PubOne Comment

Whatever subcontractor is now running B&N Press on behalf of Barnes & Noble sure is doing a bang up job. They just announced a bevy of new features, including: Print...

Five Tips for Authors Going to Their First Book Fair

3 October, 20183 October, 2018Self-PubOne Comment

Book fairs and other local events can be a great way for authors to connect with readers and make new fans. They are immensely valuable, but at the same...

The Four Bios Every Author Needs

1 October, 20183 November, 2018Self-Pub8 Comments

If you Google author bios you will find a million different articles, each with their own recommendation. Be short and too the point. Use the third person. Simply say...

Nate’s Big List of Free Courses for Authors

27 September, 201828 September, 2018Self-PubOne Comment

Between marketing, social media, ads, writing, and book formatting, there are a million and one skills authors and other creators need to learn over the course of their career....

Nate’s Big List of Writing, Marketing, and Publishing Podcasts

23 September, 201813 October, 2018Podcast, Self-Pub12 Comments

What do you call a group of 3 or more adults under 40? (a podcast) Podcasts are now so widespread that they inspired me to write the above joke,...

Instafreebie to Rebrand as Prolific Works

17 September, 201819 September, 2018Marketing, Self-Pub17 Comments

The free ebook distribution service Instafreebie announced on Monday that they rebranding the company on 1 October in anticipation of a pivot to provide new services. Instafreebie sent out...

Infographic: How Authors can use Infographics to Connect with Readers

18 August, 20184 October, 2018Infographic, Self-Pub4 Comments

Infographics are a popular marketing tool in the business world because they are a great way to get a company's name out in front of potential customers. A popular infographic...

Amazon Changes Payment Terms for German Distributors

14 August, 201814 August, 2018Amazon, Self-Pub2 Comments

Amazon has quietly changed the terms offered to several German ebook distributors, bringing them into line with most other ebook distributors. SelfPublisherBibel.de reports that ebooks distributed to the Kindle Store...

Where to Go for Author Services without CreateSpace

7 August, 20187 August, 2018Self-Pub2 Comments

by Esther Park of Kirkus Reviews In late November of 2016, the world of independent publishing was surprised by the news that Amazon had announced plans to close its...

How to Upload a PDF to the Kindle Store, and Sell It

3 August, 201810 October, 2018Self-Pub2 Comments

In my morning coffee link post this morning I included a post on The Book Designer where a so-called "expert" made various claims about PDFs, including that PDFs aren't...

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