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Why Indie Authors Need a Business Hat

by Helen Sedwick on February 8, 2016 11 Comments

Indie authors are often surprised to discover they are running a business and have questions about incorporation, business licenses, sales tax and hiring freelancers.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Legal Issues, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book publishing, Helen Sedwick, indie author, indie publishing, self-publish a book

6 Reasons You Should Self-Publish

by Joel Friedlander on August 25, 2014 50 Comments

6 Reasons You Should Self-Publish by Tiana Warner explains the advantages of self-publishing and why authors should self-publish their books.

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Self-Publishing Tagged With: self publishing, self-publish a book, Tiana Warner

5 People You Need on Your Team When You Self-publish a Kids’ Book

by Joel Friedlander on July 7, 2014 16 Comments

5 People You Need on Your Team When You Self-publish a Kids’ Book by Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod explains who you need on your team and why if you want to publish a children’s book.

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Self-Publishing Tagged With: childrens books, Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod, self publishing, self-publish a book

6 Things to Consider When Writing Promotional Copy for Your Book

by Joel Friedlander on June 30, 2014 26 Comments

6 Things to Consider When Writing Promotional Copy for Your Book by Karl Bunker compares promotional copy for four different genres and explains the similarities and differences.

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Self-Publishing, Writing Tagged With: Karl Bunker, self-publish a book, Writing

Helen Sedwick Joins The Book Designer as a Contributing Writer

by Joel Friedlander on June 26, 2014 5 Comments

Helen Sedwick Joins The Book Designer as a Contributing Writer

Filed Under: Contributing Writers Tagged With: Helen Sedwick, self-publish a book

10 Ways to Test Market Your Nonfiction Book Idea Before You Publish

by Nina Amir on June 11, 2014 29 Comments

10 Ways to Test Market Your Nonfiction Book Idea Before You Publish by Nina Amir details 10 ways nonfiction authors can conduct strategic tests to determine market, meaning reader, and interest for their nonfiction book ideas.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book marketing, Nina Amir, self-publish a book

Selling Ebooks on Google Play: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

by Jason Matthews on May 21, 2014 161 Comments

Selling Ebooks on Google Play: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Jason Matthews reviews the pros and cons of selling ebooks on Google Play via Google Books Partner Program.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: e-books, self-publish a book

Self-Publishing Basics: Introduction to Metadata

by Joel Friedlander on May 2, 2012 34 Comments

Self-Publishing Basics: Introduction to Metadata for beginning book publishers along with a 5-step process for dealing with your book’s metadata

Filed Under: Editorial, Self Publishing Basics, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book publishing, cataloging, CreateSpace, metadata, search, self-publish a book

This Week in the Blogs, June 12 – 18, 2011

by Joel Friedlander on June 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

Blogs for Self-Publishers for June 12 – 18, 2011 including Randy Sue Meyers, Bob Mayer, Mark Coker, Victoria Strauss and Michael N. Marcus

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: Bob Mayer, book marketing, e-books, ebook distribution, Mark Coker, Michel N. Marcus, Randy Sue Meyers, self publishing, self-publish a book, Victoria Strauss

Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #7

by Joel Friedlander on April 24, 2011 7 Comments

Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #7 including posts from Sue Collier, Stephen Tiano, Tony Eldridge and 23 other bloggers for the month of April, 2011

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: book blogs, book design, book publishing, e-books, ebook readers, indie author, self publishing, self-publish a book, Stephen Tiano, Sue Collier, Tony Eldridge

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