The Indie Author Guide

The Indie Author Guide
Author: April Hamilton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2010-11-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1599632675

This Is Your Roadmap to Success! The Indie Author Guide takes you through every stage of the self-publishing process. With e-books, print on demand and the power of Web 2.0, you have the ability to publish your own high quality books and go indie—just as filmmakers and musicians have done. Get detailed instructions, complemented by screenshots, so you can get the most of cutting edge publishing options. April L. Hamilton, founder of Publetariat, an online news hub and community for indie authors, gives you insight to the latest technology and step-by-step advice for making the most of your self-publishing options. Inside you'll find everything you need to know to: • organize your files • create your brand • explore your self-publishing options • format your book for POD • edit and revise you work • design your own book cover • publish through a POD print service provider • publish in e-book formats • build an author platform • promote your work • transition from indie to mainstream publishing Plus, you'll get worksheets to help you plan and organize your book, your business, and your writing life, as well as an HTML primer so you can build your own website—even if you're not tech savvy. The Indie Author Guide gives you the skills and confidence you need to take full advantage of today's unique publishing opportunities and grow your readership yourself.

The Author's Guide to Going Indie

The Author's Guide to Going Indie
Author: E J Yerzak
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-29
Genre:
ISBN:

A helpful guide for anyone considering self-publishing or interested in a behind the scenes look at the world of indie authors. Written by award-winning author E.J. Yerzak and featuring exclusive interviews with award-winning and award-nominated independent authors and other wonderfully talented writers who share their insights with us. This book peels back the curtain to reveal what it's really like as an indie author, covering tales from the trenches on cover design, whether to use pay-per-click ads, and other marketing decisions to planning your book launch, networking with other authors, and connecting with your readers. This isn't simply a book on how to market an independently published book. It's an inside look at the real, raw, sometimes painful reality that indie authors have to navigate, and a roadmap to surviving the journey in one piece - all told from the various perspectives of indie authors who have gone through it.

Being Indie

Being Indie
Author: Eeva Lancaster
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2017-07-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781548537579

BE A SAVVY INDIE AUTHOR and SELF PUBLISH LIKE A BOSS! Save Money. Save Time. Learn how to produce and publish a book that sells. New Authors, you will find valuable, actionable information to guide you in your publishing journey. Old Authors, you can check if you're doing things the right way and improve your approach. BEING INDIE. To be a published author is an achievement few can brag about. But not all Indies are created equal. This book will give you the edge you need.

I Am Mercy

I Am Mercy
Author: Mandi Lynn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2018-12-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732555761

In 14th century France, Aida is accused of being a witch when the Black Death wipes through her village. Abandoned by her family, she is surrounded by death and disease, but when a woman who may actually be a witch tells her how to cure the plague, it may mean uncovering a dark magic.

The Book Review Companion

The Book Review Companion
Author: David Wogahn
Publisher: PartnerPress
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2019-10-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1944098151

BOOK REVIEWS: STEP ONE ON THE ROAD TO BOOK SALES The Book Review Companion is a handy reference guide, loaded with feedback from authors and real-world experience. It includes step-by-step instructions for getting and using book reviews. - Proven review strategies applicable to any book, and any author - The ten major sources for reviews, including sixty resources - Amazon review policies demystified and clarified - A complete guide to soliciting and using endorsements and blurbs - Detailed instructions and resources for contacting book bloggers - A special bonus section written specifically for new authors No matter where you are in your author journey—traditionally published or self-published—you’ll find yourself returning to this guide again and again. Get The Book Review Companion today.

Amazon Ads for Indie Authors

Amazon Ads for Indie Authors
Author: Janet Margot
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-10-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781737476115

Learn from a former Amazonian how to create, manage and optimize book ads.Amazon Ads for Indie Authors is a former insider's breakdown of book advertising. This is the most authoritative author ads handbook available, exposing the interconnectivity of book ads in the Amazon ecosystem. This insight fuels a framework that declutters the ads dashboard allowing you to reach readers more effectively.You'll learn how to:? build your ads strategy? create basic ads? avoid costly mistakes? manage campaigns while driving spend efficiency? use advanced features tailored for your use case? scale your ads at the right time? detect key signals improving your chance of success? discern what Amazon recommends vs. what works for booksAmazon Ads can be complex to navigate, particularly for books. This guide will teach how you to simplify your approach, free up your headspace, and get back to writing.

The Indie Author's Guide

The Indie Author's Guide
Author: Johanna Sparrow
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2016-03-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781530398300

If you are an aspiring writer looking to become published, but not sure what steps to take, read Johanna Sparrow's, "Indie Author's Guide to Publishing 101" first. The writing and publishing process can get confusing without knowing the ins and outs of publishing. As most realize publishing questions cannot be answered in five or ten minutes if you are planning to become an independent author. With over eighteen years of experience and knowledge in the industry you will learn the tricks and trades of becoming a successful independent author. I get asked questions on writing and publishing daily. This has taken eighteen years of writing and learning the method of publishing to do what I am doing today. Helping and teaching others the techniques of publishing have been a wish of mine. I have put together my experience, research, the do's and don'ts of publishing in one book. I will teach you what I've learned and how publishing works. Being a writer and independent author is more than publishing books, it's a mindset. Learn self-publishing, vanity press, Print On Demand (POD) publishing, traditional publishing and independent publishing and formatting. The Indie Guide will teach how to do what I am doing today. Learn marketing, manuscript formatting such as epub, Program Database (PDB), Line Rider Font (LRF) and Mobi formatting. The Indie Author's Guide to Publishing 101 is going to help you get your book out the right way. This little book is the only publishing guide you will ever need! Johanna tells you how it is!

The Indie Writer's Handbook

The Indie Writer's Handbook
Author: David Wind
Publisher: ColSaw Publications / DMW
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2019-09-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1733949518

Succeed as a Professional Writer, outside of the Traditional Publishing World by having the right guide: that is your best chance for survival... And this is your guide!. ----A step by step guide for Professional Indie Writers and authors, from final draft to publication and launch marketing. This handbook covers publishing / Self-Publishing, editing, cover, and design resources dedicated to moving writers out of the "self-Publishing" associated with vanity presses and into the world of professional Indie writing--the world of Independently self-published authors — Florida Authors and Publishers Association, HOW-TO Book of the Year: Bronze Medallion — A B.R.A.G. MEDALLION HONOREE .... With a Foreword by Mel Jolly! --David Wind is a Hybrid author with 40 books of fiction published both Traditionally and Independently. He is a member of the Authors Guild, The Mystery Writers of America, The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and Novelists Inc, and is the President of the Florida Chapter of the MWA for 2020. TAGS: Writing Skills, Indie Writing, Self-publishing guides. publishing guides, Book Publishing Industry, Independent Writing, independent Publishing, self Publishing, Creativity Self-Help, Publishing & Books, Media & Communications Industry, Fiction Writing Reference, Writing Skill Reference, Web Marketing, Business Writing Skill, Writing Skills in Advertising, Nonfiction Writing Reference, Genre Fiction Writing Reference, Education Research, Writing Skills in Advertising

Go Indie

Go Indie
Author: David Neth
Publisher: DN Publishing
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781945336935

Thinking of self-publishing? Do you have a great book but not sure where to go from here? You're not alone. Every day, authors are deciding to self-publish with varying levels of success. Fantasy author David Neth shares his first year experience as an indie author including his mistakes, successes, and plans to grow his business in his second year. Using his journey as a case point, you'll learn what worked and didn't work for one author so you can determine what will work for you. With chapters on writing, editing, publishing, promoting, and everything in between, Go Indie breaks down a typical first year for an indie to help you go from aspiring writer to published author.

Green-Light Your Book

Green-Light Your Book
Author: Brooke Warner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2016-06-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1631528033

Green-Light Your Book is a straight-shooting guide to a changing industry. Written for aspiring authors, previously published authors, and independent publishers, it explains the ever-shifting publishing landscape and helps indie authors understand that they’re up against the status quo, and how to work within the system but also how to subvert the system in order to succeed. Publishing expert and independent publisher Brooke Warner is fearless in her critique of an industry that’s lost its mandate, and in so doing has opened the door wide for indie publishers to thrive. While she does not shy away from calling out the bias against indie authors, she also asserts that it’s never been a more exciting time to be in book publishing—and her passion and enthusiasm are contagious. “If you’re going to green-light your work, you have to wow,” Warner writes. But to surpass expectations, you also need to be a student of publishing and to be able to hold your own with book buyers, event coordinators, librarians, wholesalers, distributors, and reviewers. Green-Light Your Book seeks to equip authors and publishers with the language, knowledge, and skill sets they need to play big.