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KDP University

7 February, 20197 February, 2019Self-PubOne Comment

Chris McMullen has brought my attention to one of Amazon's educational programs for publishers. Amazon is now holding webinars online (there's even one scheduled for later today) and also posting...

Barnes & Noble Launches Ad Portal in B&N Press

22 January, 201922 January, 2019Barnes & Noble, Marketing, Self-PubLeave a comment

Barnes & Noble sure likes to send mixed messages. They may have stopped promoting the Nook with in-store signage, but at the same time the B&N Press team is...

How to Set Up and Edit Your Amazon.com Author Profile

6 January, 20196 January, 2019Kindle (platform), Marketing, Self-Pub2 Comments

KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is widely seen as a self-publishing portal. This is funny both because publishers use it to manage their titles in the Kindle Store, and also...

Amazon Continues to Ignore the Hacking of Createspace Accounts

21 November, 201821 November, 2018Amazon, Security & Privacy, Self-PubLeave a comment

As I am sure you have read both here and on The Book Designer, for the past seven months hackers have been targeting accounts on Amazon's POD service, Createspace....

Amazon Launches a New Reports Site for Authors – KDP Reports

14 November, 201814 November, 2018Kindle (platform), Self-Pub5 Comments

Word is circulating through KBoards and Facebook today that Amazon is testing a new site where authors can track their sales data. It's called KDP Reports, and looks something...

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...

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, 201810 January, 2019Self-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, 201810 January, 2019Self-Pub10 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, 201810 January, 2019Self-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, 201819 January, 2019Podcast, 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...

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