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I'm a self - published author, and while writing more books is great, I also need to focus on selling the one that is already out there to as many distribution platforms as possible.

Today, thanks to ebooks and Amazon (amzn), self - publishing is a global phenomenon — an independent route intentionally chosen by more and more authors — that has spawned not only mega-bestsellers like Fifty Shades of Grey, but also hits in other realms, such as the movie version of The Martian.

It is also playing catch up with Amazon by selling more and more books from self - published authors, both on - line and in its retail outlets.

They are the world's largest ebook distributor for self - published ebook authors and have published more than 420,000 titles by over 120,000 authors and small independent presses.

Read Book marketing and ebook promotion tips for book authors, book publishers, self - publishing authors, and e-book publishers who want to sell more books.

The Short Version: Established in 2006, Blurb is a user - friendly, affordable self - publishing site that helps authors,... (read more)

These experts and dozens more leading authors and entrepreneurs are breaking down exactly how to self - publish, market, and turn your book into a successful business.

I also suggest that authors avoid the Author Solutions imprints (AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Trafford, Xlibris, and the imprints AS runs for publishers, including Balboa Press) since I (Writer Beware) tend to get more complaints about them than about other self - publishing services.

I think if you spend a lot of money on the more expensive packages then you have to take with a grain of salt what any self - publishing house can realistically do to help an author.

Amanda Hocking — who became the poster child for self - publishing on the Kindle after she made more than $ 2 million from a series of young - adult novels she wrote and published in the past year — signed a $ 2 - million deal earlier this year with St. Martin's Press, a unit of publishing giant Macmillan, to write a new series of young - adult novels (my colleague Cyndy Aleo wrote a series of posts recently based on her interviews with several young authors about the changes in the industry).

I've been following the print - on - demand (or self - publishing) issue for several years, watching as self - publishing has become (more) legitimized, and always with a bit of amusement given that some of the most revered authors in literature were self - published (ex: Virginia Woolf... Continue reading →

A far more worthy conversation revolves around how self - published authors can extract even more value from their work.

By Ron Pramschufer, President, Self Publishing, Inc. - Helping Authors Become Publishers since 1995 Over the years, I have probably written about ISBNs and the importance of the ownership of the ISBN for your book more than any other subject.

There are probably a hundred self - published authors out there trying to promote books similar to yours (or thousands, more likely).

It may sound like a big job but indie and self - published authors need to think more like a publisher and therefore as a business if they want to get their work to a larger audience.

Self - publishing is a different animal entirely, although the more new authors understand about traditional publishing, the better they'll be able to navigate the self - pub roSelf - publishing is a different animal entirely, although the more new authors understand about traditional publishing, the better they'll be able to navigate the self - pub roself - pub route.

We're stepping out of running every promotion as a monthly stint, and driving the site to more of a community, where readers and authors have more interaction, bloggers and reviewers can connect and choose books based on availability, and education spans every aspect of self - publishing, from harnessing the power of social media to creating strong websites and platforms, and effective book marketing.

With the ability to self - publish a book in a few clicks, more people today are calling themselves authors than ever before.

If you'd like to find out more about it, you may like to read the blog post I've just written in my capacity as Commissioning Editor for the Alliance of Independent Authors on their blog of self - publishing advice here: http://www.selfpublishingadvice.org/voice-recognition/

Authors of monster porn may not be notching sales to rival E.L. James or Amanda Hocking, the trailblazers of self - published erotica, but they're making more than enough to survive.

Women's Memoirs welcomes author Linda Hoye back as she shares more information you'll need to know if you decide to self - publish your memoir.

As a self - published author, there are some things that you can do to improve your business, further your brand, and hopefully make more money by selling more books.

Stop by Author Solutions» booths at one of these events for a chance to meet our authors, discover new titles or learn more about how we help writers self - publish books.

The tendency to want to switch fonts, particularly in fiction, seems to me to make a book look pretty amateurish, and I've seen self - published examples where the author used 2, 3 or more typefaces to indicate different kinds of text.

Prices climbed and plummeted from week - to - week, self - published authors achieved more than one No. 1 best - selling title and a few from «big six» (and later, «five») publishers clung to the top slot for weeks at a time.

One of the major initiatives we are launching this summer to help self publishing authors gain more exposure for their own writing, publishing, and marketing accomplishments is our FACEBOOK ACHIEVEMENTS.

In 2016, tredition was voted the # 1 best self - publishing service company by more than a thousand authors.

At Self - Publishing Relief, we know how many hats an author must wear during the self - publishing process — and we're sorry to say there's one more... the intimidating lawyer Self - Publishing Relief, we know how many hats an author must wear during the self - publishing process — and we're sorry to say there's one more... the intimidating lPublishing Relief, we know how many hats an author must wear during the self - publishing process — and we're sorry to say there's one more... the intimidating lawyer self - publishing process — and we're sorry to say there's one more... the intimidating lpublishing process — and we're sorry to say there's one more... the intimidating lawyer hat.

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Both established authors and self - publishing newcomers with short - form pieces that once appeared only in places like literary and news... [Read more...]

Author's Digest concludes our series on writing effective antagonists with four more tips for self - publishing writers.

The more we can do to help authors navigate the tricky learning curve of either self - publishing or working with agents towards a trad publishing contract the better!

As self - publishing shrugs off its «vanity press» stigma and becomes recognized as a bonafide and lucrative option, more and more traditionally published authors are finding that going indie just makes more sense.

To be honest, I hadn't even noticed the 50:50 split until I flicked through Quick Change while researching an article for the Alliance of Independent Authors» self - publishing advice blog, in which I address the issue in more detail from the author's viewpoint.

Self - publishing has not only democratized publishing, it has opened up the opportunity for authors to publish at low or no cost, own all the rights, control the pricing and timetable for publishing, and get their books listed for sale and distribution on major outlets and platforms — e.g. Amazon, kindle, nook, other e-readers, Google and more.

Enriched or not, the self - published authors seem to be serving the greater Amazon universe, which of course is preoccupied with selling not only low - cost books but electronics, clothes, kitchenware, movies, and more.

There are many frustrating realities of being a self - published author: unfriendly review policies, managing your own production, stigma, and more.

These can include, but are not limited to, an author panel featuring traditional, hybrid and self - published authors from the community; presentations from local indie authors about writing, marketing and more; book readings and / or signings from local authors; presentations from local industry leaders; writing workshops and informative presentations and workshops about tools available to the writing community through the library.

Similarly, if money weren't an object, we think more self - publishing authors would apprise themselves of editing services.

Sure, you can hire an editor to fix your writing for you — which is traditionally what authors have done — but this option often costs more than a self - publishing author is willing or able to pay.

Being a Self - published author is an admirable thing, and is respected, perhaps more than those who are under a well known publisher.

Fortunately, there are more opportunities to build author connections in - person and online than ever before and these author connections are one of your best self - publishing tools for building your author platform.

Susan, I'm not opposed to self - publishing, I just believe that the small, independent has more to offer most authors.

And more and more authors will relish the control that self - publishing gives them over their own destiny.

Blurb, a company that begin by producing limited print runs of graphics - heavy paper books before expanding into a digital publishing platform for self - published authors with a suite of user friendly tools, has been on a mission lately to acquire key products and support personnel to make their platform even more... [Read more...]

Independent and self - published authors release more books on a monthly basis than the trade houses do.

The truth is, self - published authors are way more than authors.

Ebook distribution platform Smashwords, one of the top retailers for self - published and digitally published works, unveiled a new program today that will make it even easier and more lucrative for libraries to put indie authors» titles in the devices of digital reading patrons.

Self - publishing used to be the option of last resort for frustrated authors, but more and more authors are abandoning the frustrations of the traditional publishing industry in favor of the immediacy and creative control of self - publishSelf - publishing used to be the option of last resort for frustrated authors, but more and more authors are abandoning the frustrations of the traditional publishing industry in favor of the immediacy and creative control of self - publishself - publishing.

Just as self - published authors were accused of slapping poorly - written tripe onto Amazon in order to make a quick buck, more than a few companies launched a website and lured in authors in order to capitalize off of their lack of know how.