Previously, I’ve written two free ebooks, which I use to promote Octane, my business. One is a beginner’s guide to social media (which is in need of an update), while the other is a guide to using WordPress for businesses.
So I’m not exactly the debutant self-publisher, and I have enjoyed reasonable success with the aforementioned ebooks. So what’s new? Now I’m writing science fiction and I […]
A look at the Authors On Line web site quickly tells you that they are book and author driven with sizeable space given over […]
Instinctively, when I came across VBM a few years ago, I held off reviewing them. In many ways, […]
[…]Lightning Source, an Ingram Content Group company, is the leader in providing a comprehensive suite of inventory-free on-demand print and distribution services for books to the publishing industry. Lightning Source gives the publishing community options to print books in any quantity, one to 10,000 (POD or offset print runs), and
A pretty huge self-publishing story was revealed yesterday regarding the blog “A Gay Girl from Damascus” – a blog about the Arab uprising from the perspective of a gay woman in Damascus, Syria. Last week she went missing – reportedly kidnapped. A picture was reported along with the story who turned out to be a non-Syrian woman in London, who was understandably troubled.
And finally it was revealed that the gay girl in Damascus is actually a married guy in Scotland. And it also turns out to be a significant self-publishing story with implications for how blogs are read […]
This post is designed to give you a concise, yet comprehensive preview of most important free tools you can pick up to publish and promote your e-books. I hope it will help you discover those which best fit your author profile and personal needs.
This list is planned to be a one-stop place with all what’s available for free and worth getting your attention. For info about updates of this post, please follow or add me to a list on Twitter.
The most obvious choices, like blogging platforms or social media networks, are not included. I wanted to focus […]
Users of devices with Apple’s iOS mobile operating system (iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch) are a very attractive group of potential readers. There are two major reasons:
1. iOS is a very versatile system, allowing the author to distribute books via different sets of tools and channels.
2. iOS users are more willing to buy the content – due to convenience (in-app, one-click purchases) and the nature of iOS ecosystem – a huge offer of apps, many of them for free or sold in a freemium model.
That’s why many authors want to find and define the best way to […]
I chose to self-publish because I wanted my voice to be able to get out sooner rather than later. Traditional publishing is nice and I would jump for the opportunity, but not wait for it. Usually, unless you’re famous, already rich, connected, or already established, a publishing deal is […]
Do you want to create a travel guide that is the centerpiece of your reader’s travel experience? You know an ebook that is the foundation of their travel decisions. A travel package that they have at their fingertips. One that will help them with every part of their journey.
You can do this but you need to look at your ebook differently. You cannot create just a copy of your bound version.
Last week I got involved in a discussion on Linkedin which was started by Nola Lee Kelsey of ‘The Voluntary Traveler’ about creating travel guides as eBooks.
This […]
Today is my new novel’s publishing day, so I thought I’d write about the marketing it took to get here.
I won’t bullshit you. The publishing industry is changing fast, and what to do is confusing. Like a bar magnet, the industry has two strong poles: traditional publishing and self-publishing. If you’re antsy for what to do, skip over the following history. If you don’t know the history, it’s worth reading and understanding. A few months back, I wrote about marketing a literary book. This is more inclusive.
HISTORY
Traditional publishing is the way things have gone, more or less, […]