Writing Habits with AI
Self-Publishing

The Skinny on Book Formatting

Most independent authors rightly think that they have to format their print book in a classic, consistent style. But many are worried that employing a book designer will cost them plenty, with custom formatting of interiors running from $500 to $900 or more, depending upon how many images to improve and insert. Half-Price Book Formatting While you could spend many hours learning Adobe InDesign or advanced Microsoft Word, there is a third alternative. Power of Words can show you some different designs. Then, using a pre-made template and the skills to tie the front cover typeface to the interior, we’ll deliver you a well-designed book interior at half the usual design price (around $300 – 400, also depending on length/complexity). To complement this design, we suggest the services of NGirlDesign, who charges only A$220 for a simple book cover, including…
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Self-publishing Australia
Self-Publishing

Self-publishing in Australia – a 360 degree View

Clear-thinking author Clea Saal, espouses, “we believe, because we want it to be true”… This applies whether talking about self-publishing or anything else. Any writer working hard to write and promote their book has high expectations… and the self-publishing author assistance companies play on that hope in their marketing. Some authors truly believe that they will get an offer at Hay House by publishing through Balboa Press, for example. After all, BP say they are a division of Hay House all through their website. No mention of probabilities. (Find out more in Penny’s ‘authors: are you being scammed’ article at Huff Post). Self-publishing in Australia is no different to America and rest of the world. Thousands of hopeful authors (fiction or non-fiction), few traditional publishers accepting unsolicited submissions, and a fight for bookshelf space and online eyeballs. A perfect storm…
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Writing Habits with AI
Self-Publishing

Oh, the Nightmare of Self-Publishing Author Services

For many authors, first time self-publishing turns into a nightmare beyond all proportions. One type of plague is the Who’s Who yearbook or the International Poetry book who thrive on the vanity of novice writers to see their works in print. End result: expensive and unmarketable. The other type of plague is the Vanity Press or Author Services company (often from a larger publishing house). A wolf in sheep’s clothing, vanity presses never admit they are such but make you pay quite high costs per book. In differentiation, Jennifer Lancaster’s packages (delivered personally) come with full transparency of pricing and service, and are not tied to any number of books ordered. We are not a front for a large conglomerate and we don’t have sales teams. You’ve probably seen Balboa Press when you Googled self-publishing. Before venturing forth, just have…
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