Xlibris Investigation and POD Comparisons
I recently spoke with yet another indie author who believed Xlibris (Hybrid Publishers) would help them publish books and turn a decent profit—after all, they’re paying good money for the…
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Feel Less Fear with Audiobook Narration
Less than 5% of books are released as audiobooks, and it’s not for the lack of demand: audiobook use has been growing year on year. Narrating an audiobook recording is…
I Wrote a Whole Book on Book Publishing for Profit
Move over Sophie Howard, step aside Dale L Roberts, I have just written a book on how to set up your own small publishing business. You are reading an Australian…
Why ISBNs Are Killer for Your Book Sales
The Overlooked Superpower in Book Marketing Self-publishing is full of decisions: cover design, editing, distribution. Whether or not you use a hybrid publisher usually comes down to fear. What if…
Writing is a Process and a Habit
It’s good to keep in mind that writing is a habit — and a book is one potential outcome from that habit. So many want to have the outcome, but…
How Newsletters Sell both Books and Services
Why are Author Newsletters a Low Hanging Fruit? (An extract from my Micro Publisher book) When building any information-based business, influencing new readers is all part of the process… and…
How You Can Write the Dream Book on Your Topic, with a Writing Coach
Many pre-retirees are looking for ways to preserve their ideas, their life experiences and business takeaways for future generations. In fact, about 15 percent of 55-year-olds want to write a…
Top 16 Up-and-Coming Indie Authors
Those of us around long enough to know Beetlejuice movie #1 will realise that Indie Authors become their own micro publisher – they don’t pay some other company to publish.…
Re-Write of a Book Blurb
Occasionally I like to re-write a book blurb because it’s leaving so much unsaid. When writing a non-fiction book blurb especially, we need to focus on the specific group of…
Two Courses Compared: Mark Dawson’s “Can You Write a Bestseller” vs. Jennifer Lancaster’s “Book Creation Self-Publish”
In the ever-expanding universe of self-publishing, aspiring authors often find themselves at a crossroads, seeking the perfect course to guide them through the intricate web of book creation, book marketing,…