WILL KINDLE VELLA MAKE YOU A BESTSELLER?
New from Amazon, the Kindle Vella! By now you’ve heard of the new serialized publishing format to be offered by the book selling giant, but if not, check it out here. Certainly it’s an interesting idea that takes advantage of
3 GAME-CHANGING SELF-PUBLISHING APPS THAT WON’T COST YOU A PENNY
You are going to come across an endless array of products and services as you walk the path towards self-publishing mastery. It can be difficult to know which are worth your time and attention. In a world of endless smooth
HOW AMAZON CHARTS WILL SHAPE THE SELF-PUBLISHING?
It happened while you were sleeping! On May 18 Amazon introduced the weekly top 20 "Amazon Charts." In a consumer market (yes, get used to the fact that your book is a sellable product) based on competition and social proof,
DRAFT2DIGITAL DISTRBUTES WITH KOBO PLUS
Draft2Digital announced today its content partnership with Kobo Plus—a subscription service from Rakuten Kobo that connects readers in the Netherlands and Belgium with a growing selection of eBooks. The Kobo Plus Payout Model is based on the number of readers subscribing to
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF PRINTING ON DEMAND
There are a huge variety of options for self-publishing a print book today, but none of them is as cost-effective and simple as Print-on-Demand (POD) publishing with CreateSpace. In this article, I’m going to show you exactly how to self publish
The 5 Secrets Of A Beautiful Book Cover
We all know that we shouldn't judge people by their looks or books by their covers but we still do. Perhaps society pushes us into it. In his book, "Influence: The Psychology Of Persuasion," Robert Cialdini lists liking among the six fundamental principles of