Some people dream of publishing at Random House, while others dream of publishing under something a little more personal: a...
Creating a Book Imprint
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How to Get Your Book in Bookstores – Part 2
If you want to get your your book in bookstores - and what author doesn’t dream of seeing her book on a store shelf? -...
What do authors need to know about metadata?
What is Metadata? Metadata is all the key data about your book. Simply put, it’s “data about data” and is essential to helping you sell your book online and for […]
The Paths to Publishing a Book
When it comes to publishing a book, there are so many options. It’s exciting...and also terrifying. There are so many...
Publishing Bottlenecks: 2021 Book Shortage
It’s been all over the news: the publishing industry is careening towards a book shortage in the final quarter of 2021. And...
How to send files to your Kindle (PDFs and Mobi files)
Have you received a PDF copy of a book that you want to view on your Kindle? Or did you download a .mobi file and don’t know how to open […]
The difference between em dash and en dash (editor’s tip)
Did you know that there is a difference between a hyphen (-), en dash (–), and em dash (—)? Did you know that there is a difference between hyphens (-), […]
Front and Back Matter for a Book – they Matter!
Front and Back Matter Do you know and understand what you need for the front and back matter of your book? What are the different elements that you need to […]
I Wish I’d Known That Before I Published My First Book…
Do you know how many times I hear that statement? (I wish I’d known that before I published my first book… OR just oops… I messed that up…) I’d guess almost […]
Changing your book price on KDP
There are many reasons you might want to change your price. Maybe you launched at a low sale-price and now you’d like to return to a normal price. Maybe you […]