by Kevin Tumlinson | Jan 12, 2017 | Author Essentials, Author How-To & Mindset
Marketing is a touchy subject for a lot of authors. Some have the mad skills of a marketing-savvy guru. Some wonder if it’s enough to be on ‘the Facebook.’ Most fall somewhere in the middle. But regardless of where you are on the spectrum, there are strategies you can...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Dec 20, 2016 | Author How-To & Mindset, Features & Walk-Thrus, Guest Post, Knowledge Base
Formatting your book for eBook distribution can seem complicated, but there are some best practices that will make things easier. The important thing to remember: Formatting your eBook layout is about giving your readers a good experience, regardless of what device...
by Tom Corson-Knowles | Dec 8, 2016 | Author How-To & Mindset, Guest Post
by special guest contributor Tom Corson-Knowles Distribution is everything in the publishing business. If you want more sales, you need more than just distribution—you need better placement. In this week’s post, guest poster Tom Corson-Knowles—international...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Oct 5, 2016 | Author How-To & Mindset
What’s in a name? It’s a more complicated question than you might think, because the name of your book can indicate everything from tone to genre to setting and more. Choosing the perfect book titles for your works is about more than finding something that sounds...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Sep 14, 2016 | Author How-To & Mindset
Book covers are the first bit of customer-facing marketing that your reader will ever see. They’re a shortcut—telling the reader in shorthand that they’ll like this book, that it’s in the genre they love to read, and that the person who wrote it is someone they can...