Having formatted a number of books (and published a number more), we've seen a lot of book formatting issues along the way. Sometimes, it's a simple derp error on our part, other times it's a bit more complex. Many times,...
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Writing Tips
Top Formatting Hacks Scrivener: Our Most-Used Tricks
Scrivener is a wonderful program many writers use to set up and manage their books, screenplays, and research projects. Nearly every aspect of the program can be customizable, from the drafting settings to the export format. But with so many...
Book Setup
The Matter of Things – All About Front and Back Matter
When coming to the end of a book, you're often feeling a jumble of emotions. If it's a romance, you're feeling the Happily Ever After. A dystopian, probably a little misery mixed in with hope. Across all books of all...
Marketing Tips
Book Release Strategies – Tips and Tricks to Maximize Success
So you've built your audience, you've established your presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and more. You've been building your newsletter and your media kit is built. Most importantly, your manuscript has been reviewed by beta readers or a content editor, a...
Marketing Tips
How to Set Up Book Signings – An Author’s Dream Come True
When most of us sit down to dream about "life as an author," many of us envision rolling up to a Barnes and Noble for our book signing and seeing our books on the shelf and fans streaming out the door....
Book Setup
Why Preorders Sell More Books
Over the past few weeks, we've talked about how to set up your book in stores--from using Amazon's KDP to Smashwords to which type of ISBN to choose when publishing the print version of the book. Now, it's time to...
Book Setup
Getting Your Book in Print: IngramSpark
Last week, we talked about Amazon's CreateSpace platform, and how we get our books into paperback. This week, we're going to talk about the other tool: IngramSpark. Ingram vs. CreateSpace Ingram is the largest print book distributor in the world, and...
Book Setup
Getting Your Book in Print: CreateSpace
It's every author's dream to hold their book in their hands, right? Well, just like KDP and Smashwords are platforms, CreateSpace is a tool you can use to help put your formatted PDF or .doc into a printed book. It's...