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Indie Publishing

Cover Design: Dress your Book for Success by Author Julie Ortolon

February 14, 2011 by Guest Post 6 Comments

I can’t stress enough the importance of a professional looking book cover. It’s like a restaurant. You go for the meal, and ultimately judge the restaurant on the quality of the cooking, but you make your decision on whether or not to try that restaurant long before you taste the food. That’s what your cover … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Marketing Tagged: book cover, book cover design, book publishing, designing a book cover, effective book cover, fiction writing, novel writing, write a book, write a novel, writing reference, writing strategies, writing tactics

Self-Publishing Basics

January 17, 2011 by Edie Ramer 20 Comments

I’ve been asked a few times lately by friends how to self-publish a book. Last week I was asked in-depth questions by Dale Mayer. After I answered them, she asked more questions. I thought I could answer them in this blog. This way I can give the link to the next person who asks me about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing Tagged: Dale Mayer, eBook, indie publishing, Kindle, Lori Devoti, Mark Coker, Natasha Fondren, Nook, PubIt!, self-publishing, Self-publishing basics, Smart Self-Publishing: Becoming an Indie Author, Smashwords, Zoe Winters

How To Format an Ebook using Microsoft Word

November 23, 2010 by Lori Devoti 31 Comments
How to format an ebook using Microsoft Word

People have opinions. If you are a writer, this should come as no surprise. What may surprise you is that there is no one way to format an ebook. There are a number of ways and a number of people who will swear their way is best. I, unlike many people, like Word. I have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ebook Formatting, Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: ebooks, epub, Formatting, KDP, Kindle, Microsoft Word, mobi, Nook, PubIt!, self-publishing, Smashwords

Are Books Dead?

November 12, 2010 by Kathy Steffen 1 Comment
are books dead

With the explosion of ebooks, both readers and writers ask the big question: What is the future of books? What about die-hard book lovers, me among them? I adore my books. I highlight passages, re-read sections, flag my favorite parts. I love the smell of books, the feel—and I like the way they look on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Market Trends, Writing Business Tagged: e-books, opinion, publishing

Self-publishing for New Writers

October 18, 2010 by Edie Ramer 5 Comments

I’m a proponent of digital self-publishing.  After being “almost there” for six years, I self-published my paranormal romance Cattitude on Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and more.  It’s easy and inexpensive, and more than that, it’s freeing and empowering.  One of the best things about having your book published (besides money) is getting emails from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing Tagged: Amanda Hocking, indie publishing, new writers, self-publishing
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