Ever willing to change in a constantly shifting book market, Amazon’s CreateSpace has recently announced two new improvements for authors. Matte Finish Now Available According to the newest updates from CreateSpace, authors now have a choice of matte or glossy
Make Your Book Interactive With Your Website
Our thanks to author and branding expert Julia Gometz for this guest post, a first-hand account of how she’s designed her book to be interactive with her website in order to better serve readers. Hi fellow authors. I just published
How to Rescue Time for Writing… and Author Marketing!
One big (and valid) concern among authors these days is how to strike that balance between doing our primary jobs (writing) and still finding enough time to do that OTHER primary job, marketing! But of course, like any problem there’s
Small is the New Big: How to Attract Your Ideal Reader
Our thanks to book publicist Lynda Bouchard for this guest post! It is the best of times; it is the worst of times, to be a writer. Anyone can be an author in today’s techno world. All you need is
PubSmart: A New Breed of Publishing Conference
For nearly ten years it’s been my dream to see a first-rate publishing conference produced in Charleston, SC. It’s a wonderful city for writers, and the southeast is becoming a real hub of publishing in this brave new digital era,
Five Benefits of Kindle Countdown Deals
Kindle Countdown Deals is a new Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Select benefit that allows authors to run limited-time discount promotions on their books, which can help earn more royalties and reach more readers. Customers can see the regular price and
Marketing Your Book for Holiday Sales
Self-publishing company Lulu has released a new 35-page ebook, Marketing Your Book for Holiday Sales. Click here to download your free copy. To create this guide, Lulu asked “4,000 of our best-selling independent authors to share advice and best practices