As I mentioned in last week's post on «How to Claim Your Author Page on Amazon Author Central», over 15 % of your book's sales will probably come from Amazon if you're the author
of a nonfiction book and over 50 % for a novel.
Frequently, an author will increase the price
of a nonfiction book because the additional material makes the book more valuable to the reader.
Whenever you want to self publish an ebook, just create an MS Word or iWork Pages document of the final draft
of your nonfiction book, or of your novel, or short story.
Do you have a memoir or any other kind
of nonfiction book that customers will read for entertainment?
She is also the author
of the nonfiction book, The Literary Entrepreneur's Toolkit, and the host of The Literary Entrepreneur Podcast.
Instead you tweet information related to the subject
of your nonfiction book or information related to your fiction book that your followers on Twitter will find of interest.
Your final step is to create a shorter version
of your nonfiction book for the ebook retailers.
Second, for the aspiring authors among you, the completely revised and updated version
of my nonfiction book Self - Publish Your Novel is now available!
She is the co-author
of the nonfiction book Couples with Children.
Nowadays, the title
of a nonfiction book is almost invariably followed by a phrase hyping the contents, including words like incredible, survival or secret.
Every Writer Needs an Editor is our concise guide with everything you need to know to get started on the next step
of your nonfiction book's journey.
If you're lost in the forest
of your nonfiction book - in - progress, nonfiction developmental editor Blake Atwood can guide you toward daylight.
This section
of a nonfiction book proposal includes information about your book and your target market.
Most book agents call this section
of a nonfiction book proposal the «Competition» section, but I prefer to call is the «Competitive Advantages» section.
Your nonfiction book proposal will essentially be a much longer version of a query letter for literary agents (you might find it helpful to think of your query letter as an «Executive Summary»
of your nonfiction book proposal).
She's beginning to warm up to the idea
of a nonfiction book proposal.
The sample chapter ought to be the crown jewel
of the nonfiction book proposal
Most will only read a specific type
of nonfiction book.
2) The second type
of nonfiction book is that which shares zero expertise and special knowledge about a topic (e.g. some memoirs and narrative nonfiction, joke books, some novelty books and gift books, some photo books, some creative nonfiction, etc.).
3) The this type
of nonfiction book is one that fits somewhere in the middle of the two categories described above (e.g. some memoir, etc.).
If you're trying to get a book agent for your self - help book, business book, or any other type
of nonfiction book, you can do so without a finished manuscript.
Don't plan to write a bad first draft
of your nonfiction book during National Nonfiction Writing Month.
have a vast collection
of nonfiction books and...
Yet Bernstein, who has shepherded the film adaptations
of nonfiction books including Jarhead and Black Hawk Down, kept hearing the same refrain.
«A lot
of nonfiction books aren't available in digitized format,» she told Education World.
But it's still far below the recommended levels — the proportion
of nonfiction books read independently varies from 13 percent to 31 percent based on gender and grade level — though the survey doesn't capture articles, essays, or other informational reading that students may be assigned in various classes.
lists
of nonfiction books I'd never heard of, produced by the likes of Publisher's Weekly, NPR, and the New Yorker, and stopping briefly by the business - specific books reviewed by strategy + business plus the December 2012 best - sellers offered up by 800 - CEO - READ, I decided to wander over to Goodreads to see what had shown up in their Choice Awards nonfiction category for 2012.
Here's a statistic that startles many people: 90 %
of nonfiction books are sold from a book proposal.
But here are a few
of the nonfiction books I've read (or am in the course of reading), and enjoyed recently, that weren't directly related to research:
So it's Bastille Day today, and I couldn't be more pleased with the crop
of nonfiction books that are popping up around this celebration.
Celebrated by critics and readers alike for «interweaving history, fascinating trivia and acute observation» (New York Times Book Review), Simon Winchester is the bestselling author
of the nonfiction books The Professor and the Madman,... more
Opportunities abound for reviews
of nonfiction books in blogs and publications that are geared to the topic of the book or aimed at the book's target audience.
Writing a memoir is different from writing other types
of nonfiction books because they require using creative writing techniques that most people associate with fiction.
Cousins is the author of a number
of nonfiction books on the topic of world peace and nuclear disarmament; and facilitated communication between the Holy See, the Kremlin and the White House which helped lead to the Soviet - American test ban treaty.
She is also the author
of the nonfiction books A Year at the Races, Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel and from Penguin Lives Series, a biography of Charles Dickens.
One
of my nonfiction books was attacked by a so - called «reviewer» on the book's Amazon product page ---- and the review wasn't even about the book itself!
One great way to promote your book, especially for authors
of nonfiction books, is to do speaking gigs.
I came here looking for what to do now that I've decided to republish one
of my nonfiction books with a new cover and title.
booktv.org/schedule.aspx Each weekend, Book TV features 48 hours
of nonfiction books from Saturday 8 am (ET) to Monday 8 am (ET).
NP is spearheading a new series
of nonfiction books for fiction writers, covering everything from author branding to the craft of fiction.
In 2013, only 6 %
of nonfiction books received advances higher than $ 100,000.
She is the author of a number
of nonfiction books for children on topics ranging from animals to natural disasters to animals in natural disasters.
Her background is in adult and environmental education, and she has published a number
of nonfiction books.
The latest from Lehrer is about the secret service agent who decided to let JFK ride with the top down in Dallas — a nice fictional counterpoint to the deluge
of nonfiction books coming out this year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination.
I'm also a big believer in the power
of nonfiction books to change the lives of readers.
Our members cover many genres
of nonfiction books including business, self - development, health and fitness, memoir, history, how - to, science, creative nonfiction and reference books.
Specialties: writing devotionals, participant books, and leader's guides; macro / developmental and substantive editing
of nonfiction books; copyediting.
Amy's story has relevance to not only authors interested in writing about psychology and personal growth topics, but other types
of nonfiction books.
I've also edited a broad range
of nonfiction books including memoirs, histories and biographies, and works in many other fields.
Many kinds
of nonfiction books, for example, tend to sell better in print; many fictional works sell much better as e-books.