How to Market Your Book Congratulations on writing your book! You’re about to be a new author! Whether you’ve chosen a traditional publishing path or decided to self-publish, you will do most of the marketing yourself. YIKES – right? Well…
Self-Publish with these How-to-Books Even if you’re an experienced graphic designer, understanding the specific details necessary to self-publish a book can be challenging. The following books are fantastic resources for tackling the process of selecting fonts, page layout, cover design,…
A guest post with Melissa Stevens, Purple Ninja Editorial EDIT OR REGRET IT. FROM BECKY: We’ve been working with authors to design their books for many years, but it wasn’t until the past couple of years that we began insisting…
The opportunities for self-published authors to make money with their books continue to expand Most first-time authors dream of making money by having their book on Amazon, it’s their ultimate goal. Yet that is not the only place to sell…
HOW TO BUILD A BUSINESS | LESSONS FROM 30 YEARS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Have you ever wondered what tools graphic designers used before they had computers? This month I’m celebrating 30 years of business as a graphic designer, a published illustrator,…
Preparing an eBook for distribution Congratulations on writing a book! There are many platforms available today for selling and distributing your eBook. Once you have the book written you’ll need to choose the best platform for selling your book. Each…
There has never been a better time to write a book! Self-publishing gives everyone the ability to be a successful author. No longer do you have to have to wait to be accepted by a traditional publisher. You can publish…
Designing a Book Cover There are three things often recommended by the publishing world if you want to succeed as an author. Write a good book Hire a good editor Hire a great cover designer (That’s what we do!) After…
What you need to know… Did you know a self-published author is in charge of selling their own book? Our post “Choosing to Self-Publish Your Book”explains more about the process of publishing the book, but this article is about the next…