Every day is a new adventure when it comes to book publishing. What will you publish? Where will you sell it? What marketing will you do? Every day is what YOU make of it when you are in business for yourself, and that’s great! But when it comes down to it, what matters MOST is […]
When selling low- and no-content books on Amazon KDP, it’s essential to choose the perfect positioning for your listings. Before you can generate sales, you must be able to tailor your marketing efforts to the right audience. And to do this, you must be aware of whether your listings will be attractive for gifts or […]
In the world before QR codes but after physical letters from mailing address lists, getting a proper list of emails of people who were interested (or MIGHT be interested) in your work was the way it was done. And after some time, popular perception seemed to change about it. But as an author, one of […]
Becoming a new mom is an exciting period in a woman’s life. It is accompanied by novel challenges and beautiful moments that are to be cherished. As memories are created with each passing day, new moms have the opportunity to record them together with the special milestones that arise. And one of the best ways […]
I’ve been involved in the print industry since my first job operating a sheet-fed one-color press in 1984 (no, it wasn’t the one Gutenberg invented, thank you very much). Although I’ve made multiple kinds of products, both physical and digital, printer’s ink flows through my veins. Since those ancient days, technology has made it easier […]
We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with author Stacey Upton, creator of the popular fantasy series, The Tales of Darkwood, to explain her process as well as her current and future projects. From e-Book to Print: A Learning Curve As someone who gets her work out through self-publishing, we asked her about how […]
So you have spent numerous hours writing the ideal book. You’ve put all of your heart and soul into this creation and you just know readers are going to love it. Nevertheless, months go by with only a handful of sales. No matter how well written your book is or how much work you put […]
If we had to be completely transparent, your success on Amazon KDP depends to a great extent on your listing creation process. Sure, listing creation sounds pretty straightforward. However, it includes essential components. Missing out on core stages of listing creation could strip your listing of valuable properties that could ultimately lower your chances of […]
Pet care is a multipronged process. It necessarily involves visits to the vet and pet passports in the event of travel. But there’s also logging time spent with pet sitters and even noting down cases when a pet has passed on to help a child cope with their grief. All this can be done through […]
The KDP Platform is an exciting way for authors to get their work across to the masses while bypassing publishing gatekeepers. Many writers have found success using this method, and today we spoke to one of them, local Big Easy legend, artist, musician and writer P. Curran, the author of Stay Out of New Orleans. […]