Book Kitty on Fiverr: Marketing Review with Sales Figures
Book Kitty is a joint project between several Facebook pages. They promote Kindle books exclusively (no no iTunes, or Nook unfortunately). They’re one of the cheapest promoters around however, and for just $5 they’ll share your book cover, link, and...
BookBub Review: Sales figures inlcuded
We recently did a free book promotion with BookBub. For those of you who don’t know, BookBub is a book promotion site that lets readers know when there is a discounted or free book on either Kindle, Kobo, iTunes, or Google Play. For authors, BookBub is a great...
Post-Publication Thoughts: Is Kindle Scout Worth It?
Through the weeks that I’ve been blogging my Kindle Scout journey, I’ve started to pay attention to other blogs on the topic of Kindle Scout. As it turns out, most of them are either by authors who have never been a part of the program and are speculating...Novel Writing Tips from New York Times Bestselling Author Margaret McHeyzer
Margaret McHeyzer is the author over a dozen titles, including the New York Times bestselling novel Ugly. Recently she has been putting together a guide for aspiring authors, and has graciously allowed us to compile her novel writing, publishing, and promotion tips...
“Is my writing really that bad?”: Kindle Scout weeks 3+4
After two weeks of suspense, Beauty’s Songbook came back from the editors…with more red marks than I’d ever imagined. The editor’s letter was filled with praise (plus a few plot holes she’d picked up on), so I was a bit taken aback when I...
How Good is Freebooksy?
Recently we did a KDP free promotion for a book one of our resident authors had published. Generally when we run a free offer, we try to schedule as many promotions as possible so that we can climb as high up the rankings as we can. For this promotion though, we...
Best Cover Designers for Ebooks and Paperbacks
There is a well known phrase: “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” The truth however, is that many people DO judge a book by it cover, so as an author, you need your cover to be an excellent representation of what’s inside. Here are some...
How good is Grammarly?
In the publishing industry, Grammarly is the world’s best know automated proofreading program. It’s used by authors, business people, and anyone who needs their communication to be flawless. It checks for hundreds of errors not only in spelling, but also grammar...
Kindle Scout Week 2: The manuscript is with the editors!
If you saw last week’s post, you’ll know that I’m blogging my journey with Kindle Scout, a new publishing imprint owned by Amazon. I’m two weeks into the publication process with Beauty’s Songbook now, and I have a final cover, a book...
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