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Publishing Your Ebook Is Changing on Smashwords

by Lee Foster on May 13, 2022 28 Comments

If you want to distribute your ebook through Amazon directly and then also to “every ebook vendor beyond Amazon,” Smashwords is my recommended choice.

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Contributing Writers Tagged With: Lee Foster, self publishing, Self-Publishing, Smashwords

Your Complete 4 Step Guide To Book Sizes

by Sarah Rexford on May 4, 2022 Leave a Comment

Table of Contents What Is A Book Size Called?What Are Standard Book Sizes?What Is The Most Popular Book Size?For novellas, the standard is simply 5” by 8”.Children’s books have several options:Nonfiction titles have a range as well:Memoir differs almost imperceptibly: Textbooks have several sizes:And photography, often known as coffee table books, is pretty subjective and goes […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Printing, Interior Design Tagged With: book design

How To Create A Standout Title Page: 5 FAQs and Answers

by Sarah Rexford on April 20, 2022 Leave a Comment

Table of Contents What Is A Title Page?Are Title Pages Necessary?What Should The Title Page Of A Book Include?How Do I Make A Good Title Page?How Do I Write A Fancy Title?As You Move Forward Knowing how to create a title page is one of the first needs you have as an aspiring author. Yes, […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production, Interior Design Tagged With: book design, self publishing

What Is Voice in Writing? [Examples Included]

by The Book Designer on April 13, 2022 Leave a Comment

Table of Contents Definition & Meaning of Voice in Writing Different Voices in WritingCharacter’s VoiceAuthor’s VoiceNarrator’s VoiceExamples of Voices in WritingExamples of Character VoicesExamples of Author VoicesExamples of Narrator VoicesConclusion on What Voice in Writing Is & Its Importance Many authors are recognizable from a single sentence: William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Ernest Hemingway, just to […]

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Punctuation Guide – Your Comprehensive Guide to English Grammar

by Guest Author on April 6, 2022 Leave a Comment

Table of Contents Terminal PointsPeriodQuestion MarkExclamation PointPausing PointsCommaSemicolonColonHyphens and DashesHyphenEn DashEm DashMultiple Em DashesQuotationsQuotation MarksEllipsesBracketsOther PunctuationParenthesesApostropheSlashAngel BracketsBraces Entering the world of punctuation can very quickly take you down a long and winding road into specifics of the English language that you may not have known existed. We know firsthand how easy it is to get […]

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Punctuation Guide – Question Mark Usage – Are You Doing It Correctly?

by The Book Designer on April 6, 2022 Leave a Comment

Table of Contents What’s the Purpose of a Question Mark?How Do You Use Question Marks with Quotation Marks?More ExamplesHow Do You Use Question Marks with Parentheses?How to Punctuate Indirect QuestionsIs Your Question Mark Usage On Point? In our turbulent and ever-changing world, it stands to reason that we’d have a lot of questions. Luckily for […]

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9 Best Book Trailers of All Time

by The Book Designer on March 30, 2022 Leave a Comment

Table of Contents 9 Best Book Trailers Lily Alone by Jacqueline Wilson The One by Kiera Cass Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black Scythe by Neil Schusterman Starlight by Hannah Lee Kidder The Girl in Room 105 by Chetan […]

Filed Under: Cameras, Marketing, Video Tagged With: book marketing, book trailers

The Book Patch Review – Is The Book Patch Truly Legit?

by Sarah Rexford on March 29, 2022 1 Comment

Table of Contents What is The Book Patch?Where is The Book Patch located?The Book Patch – Book Printing OptionsThe Book Patch Pricing TiersBindingColor optionsThe Book Patch BookstoreHow much can I sell my book for at The Book Patch?When does The Book Patch pay royalties?The Book Patch ISBN Services Book Patch Customer ServiceShould I use The Book […]

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How to Make a Book Trailer: 4 Must Haves

by Gloria Russell on March 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

Table of Contents What is a book trailer?What is a book trailer used for?Tease Your Book Presale Hype Reaching a Wider Audience How to make a book trailerChoose Your Software Watch Book Trailers Write a Script Run it By Friends The 4 Must-Have Elements of a Great Book TrailerSet the Stage Hook the Reader Keep it Concise Call to Action  Whether you’re choosing to go […]

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Amazon Kindle: 4 Big Ways Publishing Your Book Is Changing

by Lee Foster on March 10, 2022 23 Comments

There’s nothing like actually going through the publishing process on Amazon Kindle, again, to refresh yourself on our rapidly changing self-pub world.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Amazon Kindle, Lee Foster, Self-Publishing

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