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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 »

Don’t pick a “must-use” title before writing your book

Never start writing a book with some title in mind that you aren’t willing to improve, change, or totally replace. When I taught college journalism, an early assignment was to have the students write a 500-word newspaper feature piece. I’d tell them to write it, then see what they had to put in print, then [...]

Sunday June 9th, 2013 in , Amazon, article, article selling, article writing, Blurb, book, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, Google, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, magazine article, newspaper article, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

List 3-5 benefits or needs to attract your book readers

Why would anybody actually pay for your book, or even read it free, if it doesn’t bring them some benefit or meet their need(s)? Granted, some folks have to at least look at what you publish, like your mate (if they want to eat), maybe your kids and folks, and anybody else who will fan [...]

Thursday June 6th, 2013 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, book description, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, pubit, publisher, publishing, self-publishing, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

(#9 of 10) Let’s publish your new ebook at Kindle

Our goal in this series is to help you compose a book and get it published in both paperback and ebook (digital) form in a bit over a week. If the book is ready to go—final proofing is done and corrected, the Word layout has been modified from its paperback and pdf format into the [...]

Sunday June 2nd, 2013 in , Amazon, book writing, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Kindle, non-fiction book, novel, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, writer, writing | No Comments »

Don’t write dumb: read five more books very similar to yours

Here are seven very important things to do before you write (and publish) your own book. (1) Find and read all five of these books that are very similar to yours. In fact, read each book twice. (If you can’t read, don’t write a book. If you can, do.) Get reading now and write your [...]

Monday May 27th, 2013 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, non-fiction book, novel, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, 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 »

(#7 of 10) Publish your book as a paperback, almost free

The purpose of this 10-unit series of blogs is to answer the working question, “How can I publish a just-finished book six times, all within a couple of weeks?” This unit will discuss publishing your book as a paperback, with the publishing part nearly free. In earlier blogs we read of getting the book in [...]

Friday May 17th, 2013 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

Landing pages help sell your books (#6 of 10)

If you’re writing a book to sell, you need some launching pad where the potential buyer can see the book cover, the title, the copy on the title, the copy on the back cover (if it’s a paperback)–or the copy that would go there if it’s an ebook, some selling prose that would be on [...]

Friday May 10th, 2013 in , Amazon, article writing, Blurb, book, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, writer, writing | No Comments »

How many book pages a day should you write?

A hard reminder: if you really want to write a book (even better, get it published), the whole writing issue is up to you. Novelists often write two to five pages a day, unedited. Old veterans can plunk out 10-20. Nonfictionfolk pretty much write once they have the facts. Somebody wrote the story of the [...]

Wednesday May 8th, 2013 in , Amazon, article writing, Blurb, book, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, non-fiction book, novel, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, research, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, writer, writing | 1 Comment »

Writing a book? You need three copies at all times

You need to have your book in three places: in your computer (seeable on the monitor), on a USB flash drive (or some equivalent) just in case, and in a three-ring binder. The first is obvious. The second gives you peace of mind and lets you work on others’ computers and keep your results safe [...]

Friday May 3rd, 2013 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, non-fiction book, novel, pubit, publisher, publishing, Smashwords, writing | 3 Comments »

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