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- How To Create A Manuscript Format For Your Book In 5 Simple Steps
- Design Inspiration From Dean Koontz Books: 5 Covers
- 9 Beautifully Designed Journal Books You’ll Love on Your Shelf
- Publisher Logos: 7 Amazing Examples To Inspire Your Design
- MyIdentifiers Guide: 6 Must-Know Aspects To Take Advantage Of
- Cover Design Tips For Upcoming Books: 5 Amazing Covers To Learn From
- Logos For Authors: 5 Key Tips For An Amazing Design
- Cool Writing Fonts And 5 Tips To Pick A Great One
- How to Grow Your Email List (10 Clever Ways)
- ISBN 101 For Self-Publishers
- Easy Ways To Find Reading Levels With ISBN: Your 3 Questions, Answered
- 7 Charles Dickens Book Covers To Inspire Your Cover Design
- The Book Font Guide: Industry Standards & Creative Uses in 2023
- 12 Atticus Templates For Easy Book Formatting
- Romance Book Design: The 3 Magic Tips On How To Craft The Best Cover
- What is a Preface? (Answers to Your 6 Most Common Questions)
- Front Matter: Organizing the Beginning of Your Book
- Self-Publishing Basics: An Unabridged List of the Parts of a Book
- Should Authors Use Snapchat? (3 Groups Who Can Benefit)
- Lexile Level Guide for Authors to Help Your Book Succeed
- Top 8 Cover Design Tips for Self-Publishers [Video & Checklist Included]
- SEO for Authors – Part 2
- The A-B-C-D Formula for Irresistible Book Titles
- A Revolutionary New Version of selfpublishing.com…
- Art Book Publishing Tips (+18 Publishers To Reach Out To)
- Personalized Children’s Books: What, Where and How?
- Cozy Mystery Book Covers
- 8 of the Best Ghost Story Books
- 5 Great Book Binding Services
- Thanksgiving Books for 5 Different Audiences
- 7 Classic Horror Books
- The Best Slasher Books for Horror Design Tips
- 11 Iconic Goosebumps Book Covers to Inspire You
- A Quick Tutorial Of Grammarly For Word
- Best Pens for Writing: 14 Options to Pick
- What Is A Publishing Imprint?
- 19 Things You Need to Know Before Publishing a Book
- Top 5 Book Design Mistakes (Illustrated)
- Amazon Print On Demand
- The 12 Best Writing Organization Tools of the Year
- New Free E-Book: Published. From Blank Page to 10,000 Copies Sold
- How To Get A Book Printed And Bound Easily
- The Pros and Cons of Canva: A Quick Guide
- Create 3D Book Covers In A Few Simple Steps
- How to Upload Your Book to KDP, Easily and Correctly [Text Instruction + Screenshots]
- Book Cover Design Ideas (From Bestselling Books of 2023)
- Your Complete 4 Step Guide To Book Sizes
- How To Create A Standout Title Page: 5 FAQs and Answers
- What Is Voice in Writing? [Examples Included]
- Punctuation Guide - Your Comprehensive Guide to English Grammar
- Punctuation Guide - Question Mark Usage - Are You Doing It Correctly?
- 9 Best Book Trailers of All Time
- The Book Patch Review - Is The Book Patch Truly Legit?
- How to Make a Book Trailer: 4 Must Haves
- Typesetting 101 (Basics and Benefits for Authors)
- Is Amazon Self-Publishing Worth It? 4 Important Considerations
- Where to Find Free Audiobooks in 2023
- What Is an Index and Why Is It Important for Your Book?
- Everything Self-Publishers Need to Know About Ebook Formats
- Tricks and Traps of Using Real People's Names in Your Writing
- Audiobooks on LibriVox: Are They Any Good?
- The 20 Best Audiobooks on Spotify (And How to Listen to Them)
- Audiobooks on YouTube: How to Listen for Free
- What Is a Glossary? (FAQ & Examples)
- What Are the Types of Editing? (6 Types To Know)
- Epub vs Mobi
- Understanding Book Layouts and Page Margins
- Sample Copyright Pages [Two Free Templates for Your Book]
- What is the Easiest Font to Read?
- Amazon Book Review FAQs
- Book Disclaimers: Everything You Need to Know
- How to Add Text to a Picture (Easy Guide for Authors)
- When to Use Nor (3 Useful Fixes for Writers)
- What is Passive Voice Misuse? (Examples and Fixes)
- What Is Purple Prose? A Guide for Writers
- 4 Hero's Journey Examples From Beloved Stories
- Barnes and Noble Press Review (2023 Guide)
- Hemingway Editor Review (2023 Guide For Writers)
- Joel Friedlander - January 11 1948 - May 7 2021
- Punctuation Guide - The Period
- 7 Essential Story Elements Every Fiction Book Needs
- Punctuation Guide - Exclamation Point
- Punctuation Guide - Comma
- Amazon Self-Publishing - Facts and FAQs
- How to Make a Book
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, November 2020
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #123
- Bashing the Myths of Social Media in 2021
- This Week in the Blogs, December 10 - 16, 2020
- Do This, Not That – Professional Reviews in the Time of COVID
- This Week in the Blogs, December 3 - 9, 2020
- Get Book Reviews: Your Novel Can Always Find New Audiences
- This Week in the Blogs, November 26 - December 2, 2020
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, October 2020
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #122
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye! #Audiblegate and the Audiobook Return Fiasco
- This Week in the Blogs, November 12 - 18, 2020
- Promote Your Book With a Shoestring Budget
- This Week in the Blogs, November 5 - 11, 2020
- How To Find Your Target Audience, Part One
- This Week in the Blogs, October 29 - November 4, 2020
- When Should You Use Social Media as an Author
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #121
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, September 2020
- This Week in the Blogs, October 15 - 21, 2020
- A Few of My Favorite Author Marketing Tools
- This Week in the Blogs, October 8 - 14, 2020
- Do This, Not That – Tis the Season? Launching Your Book During the Holidays
- This Week in the Blogs, October 1 - 7, 2020
- This Week in the Blogs, September 24 - 30, 2020
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #120
- Going Against the Flow: Reflowable vs. Fixed-Layout Ebooks
- This Week in the Blogs, September 10 - 16, 2020
- Grammar and Our Changing Society
- This Week in the Blogs, September 3 - 9, 2020
- Why Authors Should Know Their Target Audience
- Kate Tilton Joins The Book Designer as a Contributing Writer
- This Week in the Blogs, August 27 - September 2, 2020
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #119
- Marlowe, A.I. for Novels: Does It Measure Up to Its Namesakes?
- This Week in the Blogs, August 13 - 19, 2020
- MUST DO Steps for Amazon Campaigns for eBooks
- This Week in the Blogs, August 6 - 12, 2020
- Book Promotion: Do This Not That – August 2020
- This Week in the Blogs, July 30 - August 5, 2020
- 6 Marketing Tips: Advice from a 12 Year Old Author
- Edit For Your Reader: An Exercise and Checklist
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #118
- Book Summaries Make Sales for Nonfiction Authors
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, June 2020
- This Week in the Blogs, July 17 - 22, 2020
- PublishDrive All In on Subscription Model
- 5 Ways to Use Videos to Promote Authors and Their Books
- This Week in the Blogs, July 10 - 16, 2020
- This Week in the Blogs, July 3 - 9, 2020
- A Quick Holiday Break
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, May 2020
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #117
- Write/Right for the Market
- This Week in the Blogs, June 12 - 18, 2020
- The Book Sales Limp Along Factor
- This Week in the Blogs, June 6 - 12, 2020
- This Week in the Blogs, May 29 - June 4, 2020
- Marketing is a Relationship: A Roadmap for Novelists
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #116
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, April 2020
- This Week in the Blogs, May 15 - 21, 2020
- This Week in the Blogs, May 8 - 14, 2020
- It’s All in a Font: How Font Choice Affects the Mind
- This Week in the Blogs, May 1 - 7, 2020
- 6 Ideas for Promoting Your Book While Watching TV
- This Week in the Blogs, April 24 - 30, 2020
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, March 2020
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #115
- The Art of Condensing an Entire Book into a Brief Sales Pitch
- Amazon is a Data Gathering and Filtering Tool
- It’s a Wide WIDE Virtual World!
- This Week in the Blogs, April 3 - 9, 2020
- How to Make Awesome Book Trailers (and Why!)
- Do This Not That: Book Promotion During a Pandemic
- This Week in the Blogs, March 27 - April 2, 2020
- 4 Elements to Craft Your Author Bio
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, February 2020
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #114
- What's in a (Pen) Name? An Argument Against Noms de Plumes
- What’s Your Author Brand?
- This Week in the Blogs, March 13 - 19, 2020
- Amazon is a Search Engine--Make Your Book an Easy-to-Find Product
- This Week in the Blogs, March 6 - 12, 2020
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That (4 Important Takeaways)
- Author Blogging: 5 Reasons to Start and 3 Ways to Do It Right
- This Week in the Blogs, February 29 - March 5, 2020
- Have You Tried Jucilating?
- How Much Does Self-Publishing Cost? (11 Cost Types)
- This Week in the Blogs, February 21 - 27, 2020
- Florence Osmund Joins The Book Designer as a Contributing Writer
- Attract Your Readers: 4 Steps to Your Author Branding Statement
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, January 2020
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #113
- 8 Ways to Make Your Book’s Press Release Work Harder
- This Week in the Blogs, February 7 - 13, 2020
- Book Promotion: Do This Not That – February 2020
- What Indie Authors Need To Know Before Translating Books
- This Week in the Blogs, February 1 - 6, 2020
- Special Formatting for Nonfiction Books in Microsoft Word – Part 3
- This Week in the Blogs, January 24 - 30, 2020
- 2020 Publishing Vision Forward
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, December 2019
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #112
- 5 Steps to Create the Tagline for Your Author Brand
- Beth Barany Joins The Book Designer as a Contributing Writer
- Let Your Characters Engage with Fans Online
- This Week in the Blogs, January 10 - 16, 2020
- Thoughts on Turning 10
- This Week in the Blogs, January 3 - 9, 2020
- 10 Top Posts from The Book Designer for 2019
- This Week in the Blogs, December 27, 2019 - January 2, 2020
- Sales Techniques to Help You Sell More Books
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, November 2019
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #111
- It’s Come to Book Chat Time …
- 3 Fiction Marketing Success Tips for 2020
- This Week in the Blogs, December 6 - 12, 2019
- SEVEN Things You Should Be Including in Your Ebook (Revisited)
- Special Formatting for Nonfiction Books in Microsoft Word
- This Week in the Blogs, November 29 - December 5, 2019
- Stop Guessing: Split Test Your Cover with PickFu
- This Week in the Blogs, November 22 - 28, 2019
- Book Promotion: Do This Not That – November 2019
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, October 2019
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #110
- Writing Truthiness
- Promote Your Book with Local Collaborations
- This Week in the Blogs, November 8 - 14, 2019
- Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication - Part 3
- This Week in the Blogs, November 1 - 7, 2019
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale — Pricing Your Book
- Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication - Part 2
- This Week in the Blogs, October 25 - 31, 2019
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, September 2019
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #109
- 3 Ways to Get Past What’s Holding You Back
- This Week in the Blogs, October 11 - 17, 2019
- It’s Time to Do a Facebook Settings Checkup
- Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication - Part 1
- This Week in the Blogs, October 4 - 10, 2019
- How to Use Ingramspark Self-Publishing
- Have I Got a Book for You! Compelling Book Descriptions - Part 2
- This Week in the Blogs, September 27 - October 3, 2019
- Have I Got a Book for You! Compelling Book Descriptions - Part 1
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, August 2019
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #108
- 3 Ways to Get Your Dream Endorsement
- This Week in the Blogs, September 13 - 19, 2019
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – September 2019
- How to Make Trim-Sized PDFs for Print on Demand Publication
- This Week in the Blogs, September 7 - 12, 2019
- Book Cover Trends Through the Decades
- This Week in the Blogs, August 31 - September 6, 2019
- Engineer Success with a Good Marketing Strategy
- This Week in the Blogs, August 24 - 30, 2019
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, July 2019
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #107
- Book Promotion as a Public Service
- This Week in the Blogs, August 10 - 16, 2019
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – August 2019
- Gone Fishing
- This Week in the Blogs, August 3 - 9, 2019
- The Myth of Author Multitasking
- Smelling Roses
- This Week in the Blogs, July 27 - August 2, 2019
- Embed Words in Your Photos for Discovery
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #106
- 13 Ways to Use a Book Award for Marketing
- This Week in the Blogs, July 13 - 19, 2019
- 3 Secrets to an Effective Landing Page
- 5 Tips for Popular Posts on Your Author Blog
- This Week in the Blogs, July 6 - 12, 2019
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – July 2019
- The Basics of Book Design
- This Week in the Blogs, June 29 - July 5, 2019
- Is Your Website Protected … Better Yet, Are YOU?
- Book Publicity and Promotion - 10 Essential FAQs Answered
- This Week in the Blogs, June 22 - 28, 2019
- Traditional Publishing vs Self-Publishing: A 2020 Vision
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, May 2019
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #105
- 3 Dos for Getting Reviews (and 4 Don’ts)
- Snag Book Publicity with a Roundup Article
- This Week in the Blogs, June 8 - 14, 2019
- e-Book Cover Design Awards Submissions - What You Need to Know
- This Week in the Blogs, June 1 - 7, 2019
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – June 2019
- This Week in the Blogs, May 25 - 31, 2019
- The Author-in-the-Headlights Syndrome
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, April 2019
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #104
- Can You Sell Your Books in Bite (Byte) Size Chunks?
- Use Expert Sources To Generate Local Book Publicity
- This Week in the Blogs, May 11 - 17, 2019
- How Can I Promote My Book For Free?
- 72 Free Image Sources for Authors
- This Week in the Blogs, May 4 - 10, 2019
- Book Anatomy: Revisiting Your Book's Back Matter
- This Week in the Blogs, April 27 - May 3, 2019
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – May 2019
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, March 2019
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #103
- The Convertible Cloud Revisited
- Grammar, a Marketing Idea, Helvetica Now, and Pitching Junk
- This Week in the Blogs, April 13 - 19, 2019
- Don't Reinvent the Publishing Wheel … Discover the Freedom of Repurposing
- Sell More Books With Guest Blogging
- This Week in the Blogs, April 6 - 12, 2019
- Book Publishing: Are You Keeping Up? – Part 2
- This Week in the Blogs, March 30 - April 5, 2019
- Start with Your Accordion Mostly Closed
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #102
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – March 2019
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, February 2019
- This Week in the Blogs, March 16 - 22, 2019
- 3 Book Marketing Myths to Avoid
- This Week in the Blogs, March 9 – 15, 2019
- Book Publishing: Are You Keeping Up? - Part 1
- 13 Tips for the Work-at-Home Author
- This Week in the Blogs, March 2 - 8, 2019
- Fun with Fonts — Getting Ebook Typefaces Right
- Surviving Difficult Times and Blog News: Interview with Joel Friedlander
- This Week in the Blogs, February 23 - March 1, 2019
- 7 Myths of Using Press Releases to Promote Your Books
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, January 2019
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #101
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – February 2019
- 3 Author Success Essentials
- This Week in the Blogs, February 9 - 15, 2019
- Sandra Beckwith Joins The Book Designer as a Contributing Writer
- Book Marketing Insanity
- Street Teams: How to Run a Smooth and Successful Campaign
- This Week in the Blogs, February 2 - 9, 2019
- Could You Make (And Even Sell) Your Own Photos?
- Wow! 100 Issues of Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies
- This Week in the Blogs, January 26 - February 1, 2019
- Advertising with Barnes and Noble
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, December 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #100
- 9 Inexpensive Revenue Streams for Broke or Struggling Authors
- Top 10 Self-Publishing Blog Posts of 2018 on TheBookDesigner.com
- This Week in the Blogs, January 12 - 18, 2019
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – January 2019
- Meeting the Muse—Flex Your Creativity Exercises
- This Week in the Blogs, January 5 - 11, 2019
- What’s in Your Signature?
- Help Wanted: Writer/Editorial Assistant
- No Time To Write AND Market Your Book? This Should Help…
- This Week in the Blogs, December 29, 2018 - January 4, 2019
- 12 SEO Tips to Drive Traffic and Sell Books
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, November 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #99
- Knowing Right and Wrong — Fun with Copyright
- This Week in the Blogs, December 8 - 14, 2018
- Create Fast, Free, Festive Images in Seconds with PhotoFunia
- Seth Godin's Marketing in 5 Steps (for Authors)
- This Week in the Blogs, December 1 - 7, 2018
- A Novelist's Anguished Cry—Can You Help?
- This Week in the Blogs, November 24 - 30, 2018
- Why Authors Need a "Canned" Introduction
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, October 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #98
- How Improving Your Author Website Can Help Sell More Books
- Lee Foster Joins The Book Designer as a Contributing Writer
- 5 Questions on the Book Production and Marketing Matrix
- This Week in the Blogs, November 10 - 16, 2018
- Driving a New Path: PublishDrive’s Subscription Option
- This Week in the Blogs, November 3 - 9, 2018
- 13 Places to Speak and Meet New Readers
- Have You Pre-Sold Your Book?
- This Week in the Blogs, October 27 - November 2, 2018
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – November 2018
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, September 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #97
- 9 Mental “Tools” for Writing When the Clock is Ticking … and Beyond
- Does Anyone Care About Your Book?
- This Week in the Blogs, October 13 - 19, 2018
- The Writing-Marketing Balance
- This Week in the Blogs, October 6 - 12, 2018
- They’re Talking About Me! Joanna Penn and Dave Chesson Talk Keywords
- 110 Type Ornaments to Use in Your Book (Plus a Free Download)
- This Week in the Blogs, September 29 - October 5, 2018
- How to Interview a Book Publicist Before You Sign an Agreement
- Project Focus: Long and Complex Books Demand Attention to Detail
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #96
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – September 2018
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, August 2018
- This Week in the Blogs, September 15 - 21, 2018
- Meet the Super Fan … the Secret Sauce Authors Want
- Creativity---You Are Absolutely Unique
- This Week in the Blogs, September 8 - 14, 2018
- An Audio Book Narrator’s Guide for Authors
- This Week in the Blogs, September 1 - 7, 2018
- Words Gone Wild: KDP Keywords Revisited
- Happy Labor Day (U.S.) and Labour Day (Canada)
- This Week in the Blogs, August 25 - 31, 2018
- The Best Free Media Contacts Tool You Probably Aren’t Using
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, July 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #95
- Learn How To Find Your First 10,000 Readers
- This Week in the Blogs, August 11 - 17, 2018
- Is Perfection an Art … or Author Sabotage?
- "I Hate That!" Book Design Pet Peeves
- This Week in the Blogs, August 4 - 10, 2018
- How to Create Merchandise for Books
- This Week in the Blogs, July 28 - August 3, 2018
- Battle Royale: PDF vs. ePub
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, June 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #94
- How to Recycle, Repurpose and Promote Your Publicity
- Top 5 Public Speaking Behaviors that Can Make You Appear Dishonest
- This Week in the Blogs, July 14 - 20, 2018
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – July 2018
- This Week in the Blogs, July 7 - 13, 2018
- Who Belongs on Your Book Acknowledgment Page? (15 Ideas)
- Writer's Tools and the Forgotten Keyboard
- This Week in the Blogs, June 30 - July 6, 2018
- How to Build a Community on Twitter
- How to Sell More Books on Amazon (Using the 4 Ps of Marketing)
- This Week in the Blogs, June 23 - 29, 2018
- How to Get Started with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, May 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #93
- 22 Tips for Breaking Bread with Journalists
- This Week in the Blogs, June 9 - 15, 2018
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – June 2018
- How To Update Your Book Without Losing Your Reviews
- This Week in the Blogs, June 2 - 8, 2018
- Why Authors Should Be Speaking on Their Books … Their Expertise
- SEO for Authors - Part 1
- This Week in the Blogs, May 26 - June 1, 2018
- Are Free Promotions Still Worth It?
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, April 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #92
- New! The Book Blueprint: Expert Advice for Creating Industry-Standard Print Books
- This Week in the Blogs, May 12 - 18, 2018
- How to Become an Author Expert and Strut Your Stuff
- Helping Senior Citizens Self-Publish
- This Week in the Blogs, May 4 - 11, 2018
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – May 2018
- Beta Readers vs Editors vs ARCs
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, March 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #91
- 10 Ways Authors Can Grow a Facebook Group
- Editing for Frugal Self-Publishers
- This Week in the Blogs, April 14 - 20, 2018
- Learn About the Color of Type Pages in Book Design
- This Week in the Blogs, April 7 - 13, 2018
- 9 Ways a Crappy Book Cover Can Sabotage a Marketing Campaign
- The Book Blueprint: A Cover Evolves
- This Week in the Blogs, March 31 - April 6, 2018
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – April 2018
- New: Save $50 This Month on a Beautiful Custom Designed Cover for Your Book
- I expect something awesome from you
- This Week in the Blogs, March 24 - 30, 2018
- Is Social Media a Time Suck in Your Day?
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, February 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #90
- Pre-Designed Book Covers (12 Beautiful Examples)
- This Week in the Blogs, March 10 - 16, 2018
- Fun with Formats, Part I: ePub2 vs. ePub3
- 15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn't Selling
- This Week in the Blogs, March 3 - 9, 2018
- 9 Types of Pitches to Use When Promoting Your Book
- 3 Inspirational Design Ideas from Bestselling Book Covers
- This Week in the Blogs, February 24 - March 2, 2018
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – February 2018
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, January 2018
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #89
- Is There a Writing Mulligan in Your Midst?
- Beware the Impossible Book Project
- This Week in the Blogs, February 10 - 16, 2018
- Is Offset Printing the Future for Indie Authors?
- This Week in the Blogs, February 3 - 9, 2018
- How to Manage a Twitter Account as an Indie Author
- 7 Best Book Cover Trends to Stay Current in 2018
- This Week in the Blogs, January 27 - February 2, 2018
- Submit Your Book to Holiday Gift Guides
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, December 2017
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #88
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – January 2018
- A Quick Look at the Fine Art of Book Spine Design
- This Week in the Blogs, January 13 - 19, 2018
- Reality Check for Authors … What Were You Thinking?
- How to Jumpstart Book Reviews for Self-Published Books
- This Week in the Blogs, January 6 - 12, 2018
- Bring Social Media to Your Blog with Embedded Posts
- Trapped in the Fire and Fury of the World's Greatest Book Launch
- This Week in the Blogs, December 30, 2017 – January 5, 2018
- The Price Is Right: 6 Secrets to Pricing Your Ebook
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #87
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, November 2017
- How to Use Freelance Journalists in a Book Publicity Campaign
- This Week in the Blogs, December 9 - 15, 2017
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – December 2017
- This Week in the Blogs, December 2 - 8, 2017
- 9 Tips for Your Website Due Diligence Starting NOW!
- How to Create Artwork to Foil, Stamp, and Emboss Your Books
- This Week in the Blogs, November 28 - December 1, 2017
- Increase Engagement in Your Marketing with Visuals
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, October 2017
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #86
- Top 10 Ways Your Website Leaves Readers, and Leads, in the Dust
- Make Your Own Self-Publisher's Survival Kit
- This Week in the Blogs, November 11 - 17, 2017
- The Quest for Illustrators, Cartoonists, and Other Creative Professionals
- This Week in the Blogs, November 4 - 10, 2017
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – November 2017
- Are You a Swan? How to Overcome Book Marketing Overwhelm
- This Week in the Blogs, October 28 - November 3, 2017
- 3 Essential Questions for Every Author
- Book Reviews for Self-Published Authors: A Primer
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #85
- 3 Ways to Get Publicity For Your Book
- Most Retweetable Words for Engagement on Twitter
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, September 2017
- This Week in the Blogs, October 14 - 20, 2017
- Links to Happiness: Using Universal Links to Sell Your Ebook
- Attention Bloggers: The Future of Book Publishing Has Arrived
- This Week in the Blogs, October 7 - 13, 2017
- How to Write a Sassy, Snarky, Sizzling Author Resource Box
- Free: Expert Advice for Producing Print Books in the New Book Construction Blueprint
- This Week in the Blogs, September 30 - October 6, 2017
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – October 2017
- The Epic Saga of WriteWell Journals: A Book Production Tale, Part 2
- The Epic Saga of WriteWell Journals: A Book Production Tale
- This Week in the Blogs, September 23 - 29, 2017
- ACX University and Audiobooks, with Hannah Wall and Kate Tilton [Interview]
- Are There Snarky Book Reviews in Your Midst?
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, August 2017
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #84
- 3 Ways to Use Hashtags as Authors
- Hyphens, Em Dashes, En Dashes—Everything You Need to Know
- This Week in the Blogs, September 9 - 15, 2017
- Punch Your Ticket: 5 Tips for Validating Your Ebook
- Does Your Book Need a Lay-Flat Binding?
- This Week in the Blogs, September 2 - 8, 2017
- Two New Publishing Events You Don't Want to Miss: Thomson-Shore Booktoberfest and BookBaby Independent Authors Conference
- Happy Labor Day (U.S.) and Labour Day (Canada)
- This Week in the Blogs, August 26 - September 1, 2017
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – August 2017
- Book Construction Blueprint, Creativity, WriteWell Writer's Journals--An Update
- Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #83
- Do you Prefer “Click” or “Brick” Learning?
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, July 2017
- 4 Social Media Productivity Tips for Authors
- Discoverability: Go Wide
- This Week in the Blogs, August 5 - 11, 2017
- Mining Gold: Taking Control of Your Metadata
- Book Design: Chapter Openers and Part Openers
- This Week in the Blogs, July 29 - August 4, 2017
- Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #82
- Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – July 2017
- e-Book Cover Design Awards, June 2017
- This Week in the Blogs, July 15 - 21, 2017
- Authors and Marketing Fatigue
- Top 10 Blog Posts of 2017—Cover Design and Book Marketing Dominate
- This Week in the Blogs, July 8 - 14, 2017
- Communicate – Never Preach – on Twitter
- Thursday: Meet Dave Chilton, Master Publisher and Book Marketer
- World's Shortest Book Marketing Plan
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