Free tools, tips and links from SPR on writing and selling your book
1) Making the trailer. There are two ways to go. One is high quality, professionalism. Like a movie trailer from WB. These can be pretty expensive but stand out from the majority of book trailers (which are […]
To have a chance at selling your book on amazon or online, you need reviews. Lots of them. And if you’re like me, you hate pushing all your friends and family to review your work (is it really fair to ask them?) and leave comments. So most authors do this:
1) Search online for book reviews, indie book reviewers, self-published book reviews, how to get book reviews, etc.
2) Email or contact those reviewers asking them to take a look at their books and comment.
Here’s why that doesn’t work. First of all – those few sites that offer […]
For the past few months I’ve been trying just about everything to get people to read and comment on my indie non-fiction. I’m giving it away for free on my website. I sent out massive email campaigns to related bloggers, basically begging them to take a look at get the free copy. Response has been good – but limited. As of right now I’ve got only a handful of amazon comments and the book is ranked well over the 1,000,000 mark on amazon. But I’m still optimistic, even excited, because I’m learning a lot about what works and what doesn’t, […]
One of the first things an eBook Author must learn to use is the power of links. Whether you’re creating your ebook, setting up your web site, writing a blog or joining a group on the Internet, hyperlinks are what make things happen. The more clicks, the more chances of your success. The synergy created by links is a powerful thing.
With that said, where should you put links? The following is a list of possible opportunities for linking.
Your eBook Author Page
Let’s start with your ebook. You should always have an author page with links to everything in […]
[…]“I started the kindlechat.org site largely because I used to enjoy kindleboards.com but that site has become an unwelcome place, with moderators who frequently resort to bullying
The following is a recipe for the creation of a Kindle ebook. The results can be viewed on a Kindle ereader or by any of the ‘Kindle for’ software apps including MAC, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry or Android Phone.
Starting Ingredients
1 Windows PC
1 Microsoft Word
1 Kindlegen Software app from Amazon (Download)
1 Kindle for PC Software app from Amazon (Download)
Instructions
Write your content in a Microsoft Word document (merge text, links and pictures as needed)
Save content as a Microsoft Word DOC file format (DOC is preferred […]
I’m Kate Harper and I write articles for the Kindle. I recently published a 43 page booklet called “How to Publish and Sell Your Article on the Kindle: 12 Steps for Short Documents.” I’ve found that most people don’t realize you can publish and sell articles and short documents on the Kindle.
1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?
It was actually an accident. I was helping a girlfriend convert her book for the Kindle but before I posted it, I wanted to experiment on something small, so I pulled a travel article […]
The main advantage of self-publishing for me is that as the author, I have full control over the content, design, and marketing of my book. I also decide when it goes to press and I retain all the publication and subsidiary rights. Thus, I was free to penetrate a niche market in foreign romance, which a commercial publisher would have ignored. I also believe that my book had a greater chance of success because I was very committed to promoting it, more than say, a publisher who has hundreds of other titles.
In terms of sales, A Heart to Mend […]