When authors decide to format their own books, they don’t pick the best book layout. It’s important to stay within book layout conventions because printed books have existed for a long while. Longstanding habits of readers and accepted trade practices have...
This year I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity, and I’m getting ready to publish a small book on this subject, something that has occupied me for many years. It wasn’t until I was in my forties that I realized I was working as a creative...
By Amy Collins This month, three separate authors who launched books recently gathered together and shared some great stories. Use their tales and learn from their experiences! Laura Heffernan – America’s Next Reality Star What She Did She spent a lot of money...
Last week we introduced our new Amazon Success Toolkit, a collection of guidelines and productivity tools for publishers using CreateSpace, Kindle Direct Publishing, or Audible, all portals for Amazon. The response has been impressive, and I can see why. Keeping track...
Is there any subject that excites so many emotions in indie authors than Amazon? From its ever-changing programs for self-publishers to its shifting positions on book reviews, Amazon is both the democratic gateway to the biggest market of book buyers in the world, and...
