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How to find the precise book subject that others want to buy

I particularly liked a posting by Rob Carver who suggested that writers simply talk to the ultimate buyers in their market to see what they want to read and buy. (This was part of a very interesting discussion in the Linkedin Group called Ebooks, Ebook Readers, Digital Books and Digital Content Publishing.) Getting new book [...]

Friday June 14th, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, article, article selling, article writing, book, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, magazine article, newspaper article, niche publishing, novel, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, seminars, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, speaking, writer, writing | No Comments »

Your book’s cover is its own best salesperson!

Your book only needs three kinds of covers, but they can all be designed from the same model. 1. Your bound books will require a full cover, meaning a front, a spine, and a back. (In the rare case you produce a cloth-covered book–a hardcover book–the needs are the same except that you might also [...]

Monday May 20th, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, Blurb, book, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, seminars, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

(#5) Your book needs a description, a price, and your bio

#5 in our “how to publish your own book” series focuses on a description of your book, its price, and your biography to list in your book “open” publishing listing. Since the submission form requires all three items to have your book published free, or almost free, at Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, iPad, CreateSpace, Scribd, and [...]

Monday April 29th, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, article writing, book, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

Why publishing is upside down in your favor…

Long ago there were monks who “printed” books with quills. Later, the printing press appeared in Europe. Many authors sold books first, then wrote them if enough people bought enough copies in advance to pay for the printing. Move past World War II. If you wanted to be a published author (particularly of novels or [...]

Monday April 22nd, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, book, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

Your book is the answer to one question.

What follows is the most important step you will take if you want to write a publishable and much bought book. Otherwise you will likely spend a year writing or dabbling at five unfinished books—and none will see printor will you receive a dime! Fortunately, there’s an almost fail-safe way to get your book timely [...]

Thursday April 4th, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, Blurb, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

Convert your ready-to-go Word manuscript into .pdf (#4 of 10)

In the last step (#3) of this publishing series, we did the final formatting for paperback publication, which we will probably send to CreateSpace (or Lightning Source). But here, at #4, there’s one big hurdle for paperbacks (and sometimes for ebooks). It’s that the final formatted file must be converted from Word into a neutral [...]

Monday April 1st, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, Blurb, book, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, novel, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

How I calculate a rate for book reviewing or editing

(Shared with a group discussion at Linkedin on 3/28/13) I usually tell the client that I must see the whole ms first, to figure out what they really want and expect. Then when I quote on the job, I quote a total fee, not by the hour (at least to them). But I also explain [...]

Thursday March 28th, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, Blurb, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, writing | No Comments »

Formatting your proofed book copy in Word (#3 of 10)

Two blogs back the 10-Step Publishing Process series began here. That first blog, How do I profitably publish six times my just-finished book? (see below), walked you through researching and writing a book you want to share and sell. That book must be exceptional, correct, compelling, and worth far more than its buying price. Nothing [...]

Friday March 15th, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, Blurb, book, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, pubit, publisher, publishing, research, Scribd, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

The 10-Step Publishing Process: The List in Order (#2 of 10)

Here’s the premise: I want to profitably publish my just-finished book six times, and I want a couple of those versions in print in 2-3 weeks. I’ll show you how to do that in a 10-step blog series. This is blog #2. (It began with “How do I profitably publish six times my just-finished book?” [...]

Tuesday March 5th, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, Blurb, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

How do I profitably publish six times my just-finished book? (#1 of 10)

The first thing is to make a step-by-step list, then follow it, unless I discover (or remember) an even more brilliant step I left off my list. If so, I’ll just insert and do it too. There’s no law on how long the list can be. (Nor on how modest I must be. You will [...]

Thursday February 28th, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, Blurb, book, book first draft, book length, book second draft, book table of contents, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, proofreading, pubit, publisher, publishing, research, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

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