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. Dean Wesley Smith . Dean Wesley Smith wrote a great, although somewhat blunt post: “If you follow an old model, you send your manuscript to either an editor or an agent: Imagine yourself standing at...
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. British Columbia, Canada You might belong to these talented authors who have written a fantastic book – or several, but you just don’t have the sales numbers your book(s) deserves. You realized that...
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. How Writers Outsmart Big New York Publishers . Hugh Howey: Self-publishing is the future — and great for writers “The new top-down approach for authors is to self-publish and retain ownership. The...
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View ArticleComparison of Trade Publishing – Vanity – Author Publishing
. . Every writer, no matter if they author-publish (self-publish) or if they have sold their manuscript to a publisher, have to do their own marketing. But how can you promote your book, if you are on...
View ArticleHow to Get Reviews Before Your Books’ Launch
. . Did you ever wonder why brand new books had already reviews? New author-publishers can learn a lot in book stores: Check out how professionally published books look like: Many of these trade...
View ArticleTop 18 Book Launch Tips
. A great reason to celebrate the launch of your new book, which might have taken months or years to write, is a book launch party, actual or maybe even virtual. You will want to thank everyone who...
View ArticleChecklist for Successful Book Sales Campaigns
. . No matter if you are organizing a book launch for your latest work (or your first book), planning your Goodreads Giveaway or if you prepare to have your book on sale, or for free for a couple of...
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ebooksinternational:. Are you thinking about approaching an agent or publisher for your next book? Do you know what clauses publishing contracts usually contain? How do you read a publishing contract?...
View Article5 Worst Publishers – BEWARE!
. . Author and e-Book Builder Deena Rae wrote in one of her blogs: “The world of publishing has always been filled with scammers, and top of the list are vanity publishers. To those who have been in...
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