I, like many others, developed my love for reading as a child. Although the general sentiment is to not judge a book by its cover, children’s book covers gave my mother and me a glimpse into the new worlds we’d both be thrust into the minute we open the first...
When I was 17 years old, I wrote my first novel—a police procedural that was 67,000 words long. At the time, I didn’t know much about publishing a book, but I did know that the logical next step was to turn what I’d written into book format. After much research,...
Have you considered adding illustrations to your book? “But I’m writing a fiction book for adults,” you probably say, “not a children’s book, a guide to design, or a cookbook. Do such books even need pictures?” Different people...
The ePub file format has come to dominate the ebook landscape. While there are other formats out there, every major ebook retailer now accepts ePub files, including Amazon (they used to use their own MOBI file format, but that has largely become obsolete in the last...
Venturing into the realm of self-publishing is an exhilarating step for any author, particularly for those navigating this path for the first time. Among the myriad tasks you’ll encounter, one stands out for its crucial impact on any book’s physical...
