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How to Set Up Your Amazon Book and Author Pages
The process of setting up your book title on Amazon.com has been likened to hacking one’s way through a jungle with a machete. One would think Amazon would go out of its way to ensure self-published...
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Monday Mailbag: ISBNs, Barcodes, Copyright, Book Design and more
Questions never stop their inexorable creep, like the ivy in my yard. The more you answer, the more you get asked. Does that really make sense? Here’s the latest installment of some select “Q&A”...
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Pitch Perfect: Pitching a Guest Post
For authors and writers who are just beginning to build an audience, guest posting an article on an established, related blog is an excellent means to expand your reach. Your post will be seen by a...
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Tell Your Story: Three Minutes of Awesome
A few months ago, we asked Lulu authors to send us a video about themselves and their books. From the submissions we received, we created a short film. This is the extended version – or director’s cut...
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They Called Me the “The Kid Who Typed Things”
Author: Ryan P. C. Trimble There has never been a time in my life when I have not considered myself a writer. However, making the jump from “kid who types things” to “published author” was always my...
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Authors: Know What You Are Getting Into
I was recently asked what an author should know before hiring a self-publishing company. Before we start, you should understand what a self-publishing company IS and IS NOT. 1106 Design, for example,...
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CreateSpace Title Information and the New Amazon Success Toolkit
Is there any subject that excites so many emotions in indie authors than Amazon? From its ever-changing programs for self-publishers to its shifting positions on book reviews, Amazon is both the...
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Successful Print, Ebook, and Audiobook Publishing with Amazon
Last week we introduced our new Amazon Success Toolkit, a collection of guidelines and productivity tools for publishers using CreateSpace, Kindle Direct Publishing, or Audible, all portals for Amazon....
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Memoirs: If You Don’t Tell Your Story, Who Will?
Memoirs of WWII Here in the USA, we celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday of May. This day is a national holiday dedicated to the remembrance of our soldiers who died in war. It should also be a...
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eBook Distribution: Understanding Your NCX or eBook Table of Contents
Distribution Henry As I perused the Lulu mailbag this morning I was struck by the number of queries regarding NCX errors in eBook submissions. Some excerpts: My eBook was recently rejected from...
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