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ePUB Formatting for Phones, Tablets, and eReaders
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Take a moment to look at your book manuscript. You’ve spent hours on it, getting the spacing just right on that Microsoft Word doc. Every...
Custom On-Demand Book Printing Options for a Premium Finish
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The early days of on-demand book printing were hit or miss: thin paper, washed-out covers, books that were “books” in the simplest possible way. They...
How to Self-Publish Poetry Without Losing Creative Control
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes You don’t write poetry to have it sanded down into something more “digestible” for marketing. Your poetry is your soul with all its silence, sharp...
Understanding the Self-Help Genre So Your Book Reaches the Right Readers
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Right now, the self-help genre is spanning two ends of a spectrum. On one end, it can be dismissed as fluffy, vague, and full of...
Why KDP Marketing Fails (and How to Build Your Audience)
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes You’ve done the hard work. You’ve prepared and uploaded your book to KDP. You’ve seen your book go live and then…
Crickets.
There’s no avalanche of sales....
How to Read Your Book Sales Data and Make Smarter Marketing Decisions
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Most authors treat their sales dashboard like a mood ring:
A good day? It’s about time I got noticed and my book got the attention...
High-Converting Author Newsletter Examples You Can Borrow
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes If you’re an indie author and you’re relying solely on platforms like social, ads, or the whims of the algorithm, you’re just renting attention. With...












