Category: Self Publishing
New Self-Publishing Tutorial Available
I just whipped up a new article on formatting an ebook for sale in the Kindle store. It’s over at my tutorial site. eBook Preparation for Kindle Store Oh, and for those of you who are still lurking about, waiting patiently for the next chapter in the Journey of St. Laurent, I should have it [...]
New Cover Tutorial
For those of you who are interested in self publishing, I just put up a new tutorial over at HowToSelfPublishABook.org. It is how to create a custom cover for your CreateSpace – published book. Creating a Cover for Your CreateSpace Book.
Question on ISBNs
I got a question from a guy named Mark over the weekend. Could you answer a question for me? If I used a free ISBN at a printer like lulu, and I later decided to have the same book printed elsewhere, would I still be allowed to use that ISBN, even though Lulu owns it, [...]
Some Fiction Promotion Links
I recently came across this post over at ErgoFiction: What is web fiction? It mentions a few directories where you can submit submit links to fiction you’ve posted on the web. Anyway, if you’re looking for a little more exposure to your work, check these out. WebFictionGuide – First sign up for an account, then [...]
The Self Published Carnival #5
This edition of the self published carnival is going to be just a little different. I’ve changed the way I put it together in hopes of getting a little more time to work on one of my projects. First up: Here’s 5 of August’s most interesting/useful posts. If you don’t have all day, just read [...]
UniBook
A while ago I reviewed a self-publishing company called Wwaow. A shorter while ago, they underwent some major changes by switching their name to UniBook and tweaking their business model. Here’s the press release they sent me, which I meant to post, but never did. Until now. UniBook.com Announces Free Self-Publishing Service UniBook has launched [...]
Book Trailers, Shmook Trailers: 8 Examples to Get you Thinking
I’ve been wanting to make a video trailer for Oasis for a long time now, and by golly, I’m going to do it, just you wait. Anyway, I’ve been gathering ideas, and I figured I’d share. So I’ve dug around and found a few book trailer examples, both good and bad, from effects-laden groovyness to [...]
The Self Published Carnival #3
I started doing the Self Published Carnival as an experiment. Is anybody out there finding these useful? How could the self-published carnival be made better? Self Publishing Jennifer Ferroland from Jen’s Writing Journey sought answers this month to the age old question – If a Book Is Good, Does It Matter How It Was Published? [...]
A Self-Published Space Opera
Have you ever wanted to self publish a book? In making your decision, it can help to know what other people’s experiences have been. Here’s another in my line of interviews with self published authors. This time, I caught up with K.E. Ireland, aka Aloria on the internets. Tell me a little bit about yourself. [...]
Vanity Fair?
note: This is a guest post by Katie Lord Brown. The high profile success stories of blog to book writers the Wife in the North and Petite Anglaise may have encouraged writers to believe blogs are a good way to get your work noticed, but is self-publishing your blog little better than vanity publishing? The [...]
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