If you are a member of KDP Select, then you can set up one Kindle Countdown Deal for your ebook on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk during every KDP Select term (90 days). Countdown Deals are limited-time special price promotions where customers… Read more
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Formatting Your Print Book in MS Word for KDP Print
If you are familiar with MS Word, then it is not too difficult to format your print book interior for self-publishing with CreateSpace (now KDP Print) using the formatted templates and this step-by-step guide. TUTORIAL: Formatting Your Print Book Interior… Read more
Amazon Review Guidelines Updated
Amazon Customer Review Guidelines have been updated… In an attempt to prevent spam accounts and click farms leaving fake reviews, Amazon recently changed a requirement on their Customer Review Guidelines. It is now necessary for someone to have spent at… Read more
20 Book Awards for Indie Authors
When I published my first memoir, I entered quite a few book awards. It wasn’t just the award that I was after, it was the feedback and the public nod of approval that my book was of a high standard…. Read more
Paid Advertising for Discounted Book Promotions
Book Promotion is hard work. Some authors agree that it is harder than actually writing the book! With the current ease and accessibility of self-publishing, the book market is flooded with new books and it can be hard to get… Read more
The New & Only True Book Marketing Method
With the millions and millions of books out there, in a world where everyone can be an author, it can be difficult to get your book noticed. The old book marketing tactics and tricks are no longer working and book… Read more
Press Release Distribution for Authors
Every author dreams of extensive online and media coverage for their book. The most reliable way to secure this is to take the time to build relationships and reach out to journalists and bloggers personally. To do this, spend some… Read more
Top 10 Sites for Free Stock Photographs
Good quality images are essential for web design, blogging, social media content and can even be used for book covers. By using images in social media, it is said that you can double the engagement on your posts. Below is… Read more
6 Free Plagiarism Checkers for Writers
While the Internet has opened up an incredible opportunity for online learning and research, it has also allowed for the increased likelihood of plagiarized content whether intentional or not. Plagiarism is not only copying and pasting text directly from the… Read more
Ten free online proofreading tools
Whether you are writing a book, a blog article or a social media post, it is important to edit your writing and proofread it carefully before publishing. While most of us use spell check, this is not guaranteed to catch… Read more