If you’re self-publishing nonfiction, it’s easy to stay inside the indie bubble. You read other indie books, follow platform conversations, and try to reverse-engineer what works. But I think one of the most valuable learning tools often gets overlooked: traditionally published books. Not because traditional publishing is better. But because
Spend any time in self-publishing spaces and you’ll hear this a lot: Traditional publishing is slow, outdated, and unnecessary. And while self-publishing has changed the landscape for authors in important and beneficial ways, we can still learn plenty from the traditional publishing model. Not because it’s perfect.But because it’s built
Getting Paid, Tracking Sales and Making Changes Whew, you made it to the finish line and your book is published! What a great feeling to hold it in your hands and see it for sale online. Take a moment to savor the accomplishment—what you’ve done is no small feat. But
A few months ago, I wrote about three ways to leverage your presence on Amazon, one of which was utilizing A+ Content. Much to my delight, I recently heard from an author who took my advice and did just that. After doing a little happy dance that my newsletter is
At one time or another, most authors dream of seeing their book on a bookstore shelf. So when they learn that IngramSpark distributes to major retailers such as Barnes & Noble and Target, adding IngramSpark to their publishing plan seems like the way to go. Why wouldn’t you want that?
Tat-tat-tat-tat-tat… My brain tried to place the unfamiliar sound as my dog and I walked down the street. The sound grew louder and a car came into view, limping along with two flat tires. Tat-tat-tat… mystery solved. A couple of minutes later, the driver gave up the struggle and pulled
On our recent trip to Turkiye, my husband and I spent quite a bit of time visiting historical sites. Most of that involved wandering among ruins on foot, but we had one day booked to kayak over a sunken city, which sounded really cool. And it was, even though our
Who doesn’t love something for nothing? How about more Amazon real estate for your books? Yes, please! Here’s a look at three marketing tools available to KDP authors for free! They are, in my opinion, seriously underutilized and fully deserving of your attention, given that they offer decent bang for
I recently bought a new washing machine, for the first time in decades. Not surprisingly, even the fairly basic model I purchased has more bells and whistles than I know what to do with, because technology is like that. As the machine operates, it automatically runs through several cycles I
You may already know that print-on-demand (POD) technology is the engine driving the machine of self-publishing. Practically overnight, the development of POD for books leveled the publishing playing field and gave writers new control over their destiny as authors. If you are not familiar with POD, this article will get