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How to convert your book file into ePub format—fast and free!

So here you are with a dandy book that millions of hungry readers want to buy and hide on their tablets, readers, or computers—but you can’t get it from Word (.doc or .docx) or other formats into .ePub. You probably want to use .ePub to post your book with an “open” publisher like Kobo or [...]

Monday March 10th, 2014 in , ancillary publishing, Blurb, book, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, epub, epub conversion, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, Word to epub, writer, writing | Comments Off

Want to sell almost 100% of your NF writing?

That’s the title of a three-hour program I’m offering at the San Francisco Writer’s Conference on Monday, Feb. 17, from 9-noon. I thought you might enjoy an overview of the program that all of the registered participants will receive on an all-program digital plug-in fairly soon. It’s a one-page summary of what I will explain [...]

Thursday January 23rd, 2014 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, article, article selling, article writing, Blurb, book, book writing, digital publishing, e-book, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, magazine article, newspaper article, niche publishing, non-fiction book, pubit, publishing, query letter, Scribd, self-publishing, seminars, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, speaker, speaking, writer, writing | Comments Off

To which publishers would I submit my 2014 book? What order?

Yesterday I emailed my January newsletter, which goes out every two months, free. The section enclosed here is the answer to the question I think I was most asked in 2013: “If you were going to publish a book today, who would you submit it to and in what order? I have 10 places I [...]

Monday January 13th, 2014 in , Amazon, Blurb, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, writer, writing | Comments Off

How to share the heart of your book 35 ways in Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin each!

Sometimes you write a book or some copy that lends itself to being edited into

Thursday January 2nd, 2014 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Facebook, Google, HootSuite, iPad, Kindle, Libkedin, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, query letter, quotes, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, Twitter, writer, writing | Comments Off

Your book needs final, professional proofreading…

What will kill a reader’s fervor fastest? Misspellings, punctuation errors, endless paragraphs, no flow, and nonsense. If somebody asks another, “How was ____ (your) book?” and they respond, “I couldn’t get into it. He can’t spell.” Or they say, “It didn’t make any sense…,” you probably lost that potential reader forever. So you need a [...]

Saturday December 28th, 2013 in , Blurb, book, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, writing | Comments Off

Why would you change a book’s title once it’s out for sale?

Our newest book was printed 10 weeks ago and about 400 copies were sold within a few weeks, most to attendees at two late fall 2013 conventions in Illinois, for school boards and K-12 superintendents. We had finished the book under some time pressure because its author, Jim Burgett, was attending or speaking at the [...]

Thursday December 19th, 2013 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, book subtitle, book title, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Lightning Source, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, product developer, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, SEO, Smashwords, writing | Comments Off

What’s so special about your book’s second draft?

This is what I consider the final-write draft, with (almost) all of the last changes inserted in the file so it can get its final proofreading. Be generous with changes, improvements, double-checked research, interviews, and so on. Last chance to make your book hum. (But don’t dally forever either.) I recall reading Dick Perry (in [...]

Saturday December 14th, 2013 in , article writing, Blurb, book, book writing, cookbook, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, non-fiction book, novel, product developer, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, writer, writing | 3,071 Comments »

Which sells best: major houses, ebook, or self-publishing?

“What kind of book do you want to sell?” has to be the first question. I’m interested here in nonfiction. That’s because self-publishers don’t publish fiction. It’s almost impossible for them to sell, and I want to compare all three since we can now dip into all three ponds, two directly and the third by [...]

Monday December 9th, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, Blurb, book, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, speaking, writer, writing | Comments Off

Test your book with experts after you’ve finished the first draft

Your book has been written, you have given it a no-nonsense proofing, and it’s just about ready to go to your paid (final) proofreader so it will be properly and correctly written before you submit it for printing. Letting others read your book at this stage is controversial, but probably wise if it’s your first [...]

Saturday November 23rd, 2013 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, book writing, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, writing | Comments Off

What you must do to properly finish your book’s first draft…

In most of the past dozen or so posts in this blog we have been talking about writing and publishing your own book quickly and properly. And we’re near the gathering, formatting, and end-road prepping of your tome before it is given a last-step review and is submitted to print. It’s like a new home [...]

Sunday November 17th, 2013 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, self-publishing, Smashwords, writer, writing | Comments Off

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Posts tagged: non-fiction book

How to convert your book file into ePub format—fast and free!

Want to sell almost 100% of your NF writing?

To which publishers would I submit my 2014 book? What order?

How to share the heart of your book 35 ways in Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin each!

Your book needs final, professional proofreading…

Why would you change a book’s title once it’s out for sale?

What’s so special about your book’s second draft?

Which sells best: major houses, ebook, or self-publishing?

Test your book with experts after you’ve finished the first draft

What you must do to properly finish your book’s first draft…

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