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Amazon is a Data Gathering and Filtering Tool

by Tracy Atkins on April 16, 2020 1 Comment

Amazon is an intelligent software system that not only stores a large catalog of products, but also stores sales and buyer preference information too.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Marketing, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Success Toolkit, Tracy Atkins

Amazon is a Search Engine–Make Your Book an Easy-to-Find Product

by Tracy Atkins on March 16, 2020 3 Comments

Think about Amazon as a search engine, instead of a retail store. Yes, Amazon is more like Google, than say Walmart in many fundamental ways.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Marketing, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Success Toolkit, Tracy Atkins

Special Formatting for Nonfiction Books in Microsoft Word – Part 3

by Tracy Atkins on February 3, 2020 1 Comment

Today I discuss how to deal with special formatting concerns specific to nonfiction books including citations and bibliographies.

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers Tagged With: book design templates, Tracy Atkins

Special Formatting for Nonfiction Books in Microsoft Word – Part 2

by Tracy Atkins on January 6, 2020 4 Comments

How to format nonfiction concerns such as indexes, footnotes and endnotes when using a Book Design Template.

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers Tagged With: book design, book design templates, Tracy Atkins

Special Formatting for Nonfiction Books in Microsoft Word

by Tracy Atkins on December 9, 2019 2 Comments

How to format nonfiction concerns such as subheads, quotations, bullet points and numbered lists when using a Book Design Template.

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers Tagged With: book design templates, book templates, nonfiction books, Tracy Atkins, Tracy R. Atkins

Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication – Part 3

by Tracy Atkins on November 11, 2019 10 Comments

In Part 3, learn how to format a table of contents, chapter name headers, page numbers and more using a template to prepare your manuscript for publication.

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers, Interior Design Tagged With: book design, book design templates, Tracy Atkins

Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication – Part 2

by Tracy Atkins on November 4, 2019 4 Comments

In Part 2, learn how to format drop caps, section breaks, and headers and footers using a template to prepare your manuscript for publication.

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers, Interior Design Tagged With: book design, book design templates, Tracy Atkins

Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication – Part 1

by Tracy Atkins on October 14, 2019 6 Comments

We’d like to re-introduction you to Book Design Templates technology and show you how easy it can be to design the interior of your book–and save money!

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers, Interior Design Tagged With: book design, book design templates, Tracy Atkins

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