The exact page count AFTER upload to Createspace or KDP Paperback (Yes, AFTER UPLOAD TO CREATESPACE — not after upload to KDP Ebook as it will not be the same, and not after insertion into a Createspace Interior Template as it will still change after upload)-- it has happened several times that
an author gives me a page count and then a week later they tell me that after upload to Createspace / KDP Paperback the page count has changed.
Not exact matches
One important item I'd like to point out to the readers of this article and the
author, is that the simple 10 question survey provided on this
page IS NOT the same quiz
given in the actual survey.
And, as far as the other comments, there is an «About the
Author»
page on the Little Hearts site that
gives all the information people need about my background and children.
David Lazer at Northeastern University in Boston who
authored the study, thinks topic
pages on Wikipedia or WebMD could potentially
give officials a better handle on a population's real - time concerns.
«Our research examines whether cultural values can explain the different levels of charitable
giving between different countries,» write
authors Karen
Page Winterich (Pennsylvania State University) and Yinlong Zhang (University of Texas, San Antonio).
(By the way, the
authors of Getting to Yes
give great tips on how to unstructure brainstorming sessions to capture the widest — and wildest — range of possibilities; I recommend those
pages of the book to students of the brainstorming process.)
Mark Sisson,
author of The Primal Blueprint and creator of marksdailyapple.com has a free 92
page e-book on fitness which he
gives away if you subscribe to his newsletter.
As the length of the book is
given a wide latitude, especially best - sellers such as this, the
authors usually have free range as far as how long they develop their stories, as short as 150
pages to over 1000 in some cases.
If I remember correctly, the last time I ordered
author copies for a book with approximately the same
page count as the special edition of Vengeance, it cost $ 4.99 (
give or take a few cents).
Just as Amazon
gives authors quite a bit of control over their
Author Page, they also
give authors the opportunity to edit much of the information that appears on their book's Product Detail
Page including the Product Description, About the
Author, From the
Author, From the Inside Flap, From the Back Cover, and Reviews.
The blog is heavily promoted through the Nook Press Facebook
page and through the other associated social media channels to
give authors — especially new writers who may still be in the process of making publishing decisions — the tools they need to take charge of their own careers.
The Discount Book Man runs their own book promotion website, which, along with their email subscribers, Facebook
page and Twitter account
gives authors excellent exposure for their Kindle book, whether it's free, or on discount, or even full priced.
3 - A Facebook
author page gives you the opportunity to focus on your readers, engage with your readers, and get to know your readers.
If you don't have an Amazon
Author Page, Amazon will
give the reader search results for your name.
Have a short synopsis of your book, a book cover photo, your bio,
author photo, news and events, and a contact
page so readers can
give you comments.
Creating an
author page on international sites
gives us a leg up over
authors who only bother to update their Amazon.com
page.
Amazon
Author Page Amazon gives every author access to their own author
Author Page Amazon gives every author access to their own author p
Page Amazon
gives every
author access to their own author
author access to their own
authorauthor pagepage.
Mark Lefebvre, the director of self - publishing and
author services at Kobo Writing Life, has
given multiple interviews on the subject of Kobo and the First Books Free
page.
When you
give info like this it means that the
author Wayne has made an observation about ADHD in his book on
page 32.
We will
give you an
author page on Kwill with an Amazon Buy button, a 3D book image, an
author photo and bio, and a book trailer.
You might also consider including some candid shots on your
author bio
page to
give readers a «behind - the - scenes» glimpse: photos of your office desk, your groaning bookshelves, the view from your deck, or you at book signings, workshops, or conferences.
Add casual, slice - of - life photos to your «About The
Author»
page to
give potential fans a glimpse into what you love and what is important to you
Not only will this help break up your webpage and make it more readable, it will
give your
author website a distinctly unique look compared to other single -
page websites.
Amazon allows
authors to set up a
page on Amazon to
give customers more information about the
authors and their books.
Make sure to send them the review via email or via the contact
page on their blog or
author site when you're done to
give them a heads up.
Just put the link to your
Author Central
page from Amazon in the comment section below, and people will click over and
give you a nice, gratifying follow.
You'll find
pages to list books borrowed, lent, or
given (even a place to list books you'd like to
give), your book sources, and book group contact information, plus lists of acclaimed
authors and titles to inspire future reading choices, and a section devoted to your reading life.
Each
author's book that's accepted into Booktrope is then
given a project
page where the
author will build his or her team.
Editorial reviews can be placed on your Amazon
Author Central
page under the «editorial book reviews» section as long as credit is
given back to the reviewer.
Your book
author website is your home base for all your book activities regardless of whether your publisher also
gives you a
page on the publisher's website.
Amazon
gives you an
Author Page.
In support of
authors we work with, if we lend or
give a book to someone, we insist they post a review on the
author's website, Amazon.com, or even on their Facebook
page.
They will then be
given a chance to meet the
author online through the Sony Reader Store Facebook and Twitter
pages in a Q&A format.
Writing good sales copy (the description of the book on your amazon
page) is an art and a science — most
authors are very bad about summarizing their story into an attention grabbing, intrigue building lead - in (without
giving too much away).
There are websites and
author pages that will
give small presses a yeah or a nay.
We'll
give you a shout - out and link to your
author's
page!
BENEATH THE INK (http://www.beneaththeink.com) provides exclusive technology that makes it easy for
authors to embed additional content for readers to access which
give readers more insight into the characters, places, concepts and words without leaving the
page.
Immediately shady
authors would
give you a free Amazon gift card if you clicked on a link on the first
page and were than immediately brought to the very last
page.
Immediately shady
authors would
give you a free Amazon gift card if you clicked on a link on the first
page and were... [Read more...]
Of course, the one company with the power to push back against the publishers is Amazon, and I do think this episode
gives additional color to Kindle Unlimited, Amazon's own subscription program that, crucially, pays
authors based on the number of
pages read.
If an
author is uncertain about an editor, most editors will do one sample chapter or 10
pages (whichever comes first) for free to
give the
author an idea of their style.
This
gives reviewers enough time and you as the
author - publisher can add the reviews to the book layout, while the reviewer can add their writing to your book retail websites or
author pages, and write an article about your book to their blog or website.
Once you secure an Amazon
author page, Amazon will
give you a unique URL for it so that you can share this URL on your
author website, blog, and social media sites to encourage readers to learn more about your books.
The best - selling
author of Enigma and Fatherland turns to today's Vatican in a ripped - from - the - headlines novel, and
gives us his most ambitious,
page - turning thriller yet - where the power of God is nearly equaled by the ambition of men.
Our
Author Resources
page will
give you helpful hints and tips for every step of the self - publishing process.
The Pubsoft platform
gives publishers the power to engage and manage
authors with SEO - optimized
author and book landing
pages, social media marketing integration, distribution capabilities across multiple channels and online content sampling and multiple point of purchase options.
It's been pretty productive so far, every
author gets an online
page for each book and working with them has
given me a lot of exposure on Amazon.
Their group of
authors gives careful consideration to the reference positions and incorporates each source they use on the Works referred to
page.
In the hopes of adding one more review to their book's
page, indie
authors give away free books, including ebooks and even paperbacks.
I prefer reading short stories on my Kindle and epics in paper (the Kindle just doesn't
give me that same satisfaction of cracking the spine every 30
pages or so...), and I feel like Kindle readers especially are very interested in trying out indie
authors and short stories.