Book Publisher
When you publish a print version of a book an ISBN is required. An ISBN is not required for Kindle, but is an option. An ASIN will automatically be assigned to a Kindle publication at not charge. An ISBN, or International Standard Book Number, is a unique 10- or 13-digit number assigned to every published book. An ISBN identifies a… Read More
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Book Industry Standards and Communications (BISAC) categories are used by the book-selling industry to help identify and group books by their subject matter. Choose one BISAC category that best fits your book. To find a complete guide of BISAC categories click on the link below. This is the most currently list available. The BISAC Category Code will be required to… Read More
Choosing a qualified editor is an important choice for any author. It’s important that an editor has a degree in editing or related field and professional experience editing or writing. It’s also critical that an editor is trustworthy to do excellent, thorough work. We have taken that guesswork out of selecting editors for you. We have seen the editorial expertise… Read More
An aStore is a new Amazon Associates product that gives you the power to create a professional online store. There is no need for special programming skills. The aStore can be embedded within your website or you can link to it from your website. It is pretty simple. First, if you haven’t already, set yourself up as an Amazon Associate…. Read More
A writer can never ever read too much. Read about writing, read successful authors in the genre in which you want to publish, read the cereal box, read fiction, nonfiction, magazines, blogs and fluff—just read. Reading stimulates creativity and inspires. APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book, Guy Kawaskai and Shawn Welch Be the Monkey by Barry Eisler and… Read More
A writer can never ever read too much. A writer can never learn too much from other writers. And we can never have too many resources. Barry Eisler, For Writers BloggingPro Blogtrepreneur.com BlogNation BookTalk Chicago Manual of Style Online Christian Writers Copyyblogger.com Dailyblogtips.com Ereader News Today Grammar Girl Guy Kawaski Indie Book Reviewer IndieBusiness.com IndieReader.com JA Konrath JeffBullas.com KaylaFioravanti.com Kindle… Read More
When it is time to start the editing process chose one style of editing to use throughout your article, blog or book. The most common styles are the Associated Press (AP), Chicago Manual of Style and the Oxford Manual of Style. Traditionally AP was used for newspapers and Chicago has been used for literature. But as media morph, these choices… Read More
Writers need other writers. No one quite understands the inner workings of a writer better than another writer. Most importantly writers need accountability. I have heard countless writers say that they need an agent just to get started. In reality, you need other writers. Find your people. Writer Associations Academy Of American Poets American Christian Fiction Writers American Society Of… Read More
There are positive and negative facets of entering writing competitions. If you win, you will gain publicity, win cash prizes, get a free trip to a writing conference and/or find a few other doors opened along the way. The only downside is that you might lose, and depending on your fortitude, it just might crush you. You have to decide… Read More
