Kickstarter Diary: Rewards, Goals, and Running the Numbers
Kickstarter is something like a cross between a PBS pledge drive and advanced sales. more...
Offset Printing Versus Print-on-Demand
While most indie authors use print-on-demand, sometimes offset printing is the way to go. more...
How to Create a Successful Self-Published Children's Book
Self-publishing a children’s book is an unique challenge for indie authors. more...
Indie Spotlight on Children’s Authors
Picture books can be one of the most difficult types of books to self-publish. more...cookbooks and more. Sign up here!
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Kickstarter Diary Chapter 3: How to Use the Site to Run Your Campaign
Here's the author's step-by-step guide to getting your campaign set up on the Kickstarter website, quirks and all.
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SNL Writer Reaches the Right Readers at the Right Time
Cindy Caponera’s new self-published book, 'I Triggered Her Bully,' finds success as a Kindle Single.
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Self-Publish Like a Pro: Finding an Audience
When readers discuss a writer’s work on social channels and leave positive book reviews, they become active marketers, which is exactly what an indie author needs most.
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Wattpad Acquires Red Room Writers’ Site
Wattpad, an online writing and reading community, has acquired the Red Room, an online community originally described as a “Facebook for authors.” The site will be subsumed into Wattpad.
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Kickstarter Diary Chapter 2: Rewards and Goals—Running the Numbers
Once I’d made up my mind I was going to do a Kickstarter campaign, the first thing I needed to do was figure out how the math was going to work—and there were a lot of numbers to run.
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How to Create a Successful Self-Published Children's Book
The process of creating and marketing a children’s book is very different from that for a piece of fiction or nonfiction meant for adults. Here is some advice for getting it right.
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Indie Spotlight on Children’s Authors
Picture books are a rapidly growing category in self-publishing, but they can also be one of the most challenging types of books to produce.
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PW Select June 2014: New Titles from Self-Publishers
Booksellers, publishers, and agents are encouraged to take a look at the following listings of self-published books; some are from authors waiting to be discovered, others are from those with track records and followings who are doing it on their own.
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PW Select June 2014: The Reviews
This month's installment of PW Select self-published print and e-books.
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Offset Printing Versus Print-on-Demand
While the vast majority of indie authors turn to print-on-demand when it’s time to take their book public, there are certain cases in which offset printing is the way to go.
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