Book Publisher
Who needs to know how to copywrite? Everyone! Well, at least anyone who has a small, micro, start-up business. Learning more about copywriting will help your business if you are sharing online—whether you are an independent or part of a bigger business (i.e. MLM)—from your website, blog and/or social media. Here are a few resources to help you hone your… Read More
Below is an example of front matter material. For your book you may need more or less information in your front matter. The first list is the basic information generally included in front matter, the lists below it are examples. Book title, subtitle By YOUR NAME Editor Cover Design Add illustrator, co-authors, and so forth next ISBN-13: ISNB-10: Copyright (always… Read More
Even a low tech person can create their own 3D book covers using Pixlr. Here is how to do it step by step. Download this FREE 3D Book Template or use a Kindle image such as this one we found for free on Pixabay. Open Pixlr/editor. Chose “Open Image From Computer” in Pixlr and chose your 3D Book Template or… Read More
Author Lona Renee Fraser discovered that the contributor choices on CreateSpace map into Amazon.com differently than she expected when she published Habakkuk’s Hope. She shared the mapping information from CreateSpace. This handy tool will help you chose the right contributor on CreateSpace for your books. Here is the list of the different contributors you can select on CreateSpace and how… Read More
Reviews are fuel for future book sales in the world of book sales. The more people your book reaches, the better the chances you have for reviews. If you book is available on Kindle there are two great opportunities through Kindle Direct Publishing if you signed up for KDP Select. These special opportunities come up every 90 Days for those… Read More
Amazon has a free tool available that automatically formats your screenplay as you type called Amazon Story Writer. It has several bells and whistles to make formatting easy using multi-device compatibility, auto format, secure storage, east import/export and more. The most interesting feature just might be the ability to submit your finished screenplay directly to Amazon Studios to be considered… Read More
If you choose to get a custom ISBN to self-publish, you will become the publisher. You need to come up with a name for your publishing house. Take the time to put some thought into this decision because it will be branded with you forever. Don’t make it your name or the name of your book. You may even end… Read More
Your word count is critical for a variety of reasons. The word count of your book impacts the price you can sell your paper back book to consumers. If you are an unknown you can’t price your book too high. And really if you aren’t one of the top selling authors today you shouldn’t price your book above $9.99. Consumers… Read More
What is an Author-preneur? Being an author in the self-publishing industry today is like opening a small business. Your books are your products. You must wear the hat of writer, editor (for early edits), publisher, publicist, social media manager and entrepreneur. Being an author is a challenging career choice whether you go the traditional or self-publishing route. You expose your… Read More
We asked some amazing bloggers for their favorite resources to share with Selah Press readers. These are suggestions for bloggers from some amazing bloggers. Aeolidia, Helping Your Little Business Become a Big Little Business suggested by Susan Varga of Aromatic Traditions. Social Media Examiner, 26 Essentials for Blogging Success suggested by Michelle of Shop Two Blooms. Boost Blog Traffic suggested… Read More
