Category: self-publishing
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Dear New Indie Author…
This is a real note I just sent to a new author of a software-development book: I’m an independent author and software developer. I saw […]
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Self-Publishing for Fun and Profit
In yesterday’s post, I distinguished between the “indie author” and the “self-published author.” A reader named Wendy commented, with a question. This is a distinction […]
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What the End of Borders Means for Authors
First of all, a clarification: when right-wingers talk about “closing the borders,” this isn’t what they mean. The big news over the past week is […]
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More about Book Covers
Related to last week’s extensive post on book-cover design for indie authors and publishers, Roger C. Parker posted over the weekend a few more tips […]
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How to Design Your Book Cover
As an indie author, you probably need to understand book-cover design. Traditionally published authors have their publishers’ experts to design their covers (whether or not […]
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Are You Really Ready to Indie Publish?
Agent Kristin of the Pub Rants blog posted some of her comments on how hard it is to be self-published. Those are my words. She […]
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Craft Beer, Garage Bands, and Self-Published Authors
Craft Beer I’m not a beer drinker. But when I watched a recent Reason.TV video about craft beer, I wanted to become one. I’m not […]
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How to Finish and Publish a Book
Finishing the book… A friend of a friend asked me the following questions: I am writing a book. I have finished the first half and […]
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How Much Does It Cost to Publish a Book?
This post was originally posted at my personal blog. A friend of mine emailed and asked: If you don’t mind me asking, how much did […]
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