Category: News (Page 2 of 16)

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Kobo’s unlimited subscription service, Kobo Plus, is coming to Australia, New Zealand, and Italy.
• Books2Read now supports print books, as well as ebooks and audiobooks.
• Writing and publishing poetry can be a challenge, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worthwhile.
• You don’t have to start at the beginning.
• Structure can help you write your book, but it’s not the whole answer.
• Indie authors don’t generally pitch to agents and publishers, but we still have to pitch to others.
• The conventional advice is to write a series, not a standalone novel. But can you expand a novel into a series?

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Don’t let perfectionism paralyse you.
• Why you should post book memes to your social media.
• Writing about real people in historical fiction.
• It’s important to understand that as a writer, you create and licence intellectual property assets.
• Why you shouldn’t wait to take on that big, ambitious project.
• Does the thought of marketing make you feel queasy?
• How nonfiction authors can use Kindle keywords to their advantage.

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• How authors support each other on social media.
• Amazon will start adding a transparency code to KDP Print books if the uploaded cover doesn’t include a barcode.
• Lots of authors are looking for alternatives to Audible & ACX. Be careful, even established companies like Scribd can engage in rights grabs.
• Facebook (or any other social media company) could delete your account at any time. Make sure you have a mailing list that you control.
• Give your chapters titles, not just numbers. Chapter titles are useful for marketing.
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch on deadlines.
• Writing non-fiction? Avoid these mistakes that make your work look amateurish.

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• WIPO is shutting down WIPO Proof at the end of January. Existing tokens will continue to provide proof of ownership, but it won’t be possible to create new tokens.
• Should you start a podcast?
• Why you should care about library distribution.
• If you’ve had a bad publishing experience, all is not lost. You (and your book) can recover.
• How a writing coach can help you turn your idea into a book.
• What you should include on your copyright page.
• We all suffer from “Comparison-itis”. Here’s how to fight it.

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• The US Senate is investigating library pricing of ebooks.
• Don’t try to write a full novel during #NaNoWriMo. Write a novella.
• A look at the demographics of people that don’t read books.
• The Society of Authors wants translators to be credited on book covers.
• Diversity in publishing is a movement, not a trend.
• How to make sure your emails look good on screens of all sizes.
• Advice on how to add realism to your books.

If you want to publish your book, email us to find out how we can help.

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Details of two new scams that affect authors.
• DeepZen and Ingram have partnered to offer AI-powered audiobooks based on voices from real actors.
• Goodreads had lost a lot of favour with authors recently, but Penny Sansevieri argues it’s still useful.
• The benefits and pitfalls of joining a writing group.
• There are several ways of working with another person to get your book written. Which is best for you?
• Most copyright enforcement on the internet is done by bots, not humans. Make sure you keep on the right side of them.
• How to make the most of a writer’s retreat.

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Authors have many options these days. How do you choose the one that’s right for you?
• We’d all like to be more productive in our writing. These ideas might help.
• New opportunities appear at a dizzying rate. Kristine Kathryn Rusch on how to work out which ones are worth pursuing.
• Joanna Penn has been a full-time author entrepreneur for a decade. Here’s what she’s learned in that time.
• Being approached by an overseas publisher is exciting, but a note of caution is advisable.
• The pages your website should have, and the ones that are good to have.
• Your website theme came with stock images and text. Make sure you delete all of it.

If you want to publish your book, email us to find out how we can help.

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Amazon have added hardbacks to KDP’s offerings, alongside ebooks and paperbacks.
• The key to winning NaNoWriMo is preparation.
• The global ebook market is huge, much bigger than most realise. Ignore it at your peril.
• Too many people resist collaborating with others.
• Interesting article about libraries, ebooks, and audiobooks.
• Don’t get taken in by all the hype around Substack.
• Publishing has a diversity problem. The Alliance of Independent Authors has some ideas for how authors can help.

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Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Amazon is dropping 3G support from Kindles. Will it drop the associated ebook delivery fee?
• You don’t have to be on social media to market your books.
• How five romance authors hit the USA Today bestseller list.
• Six things you should know about the middle ages.
• Your choice of words matters.
• Why you should read your book backwards, and how to do it.
• If you have a traditionally published book and you want to publish it yourself, The Alliance of Independent Authors has some useful advice on rights reversion.

If you want to publish your book, email us to find out how we can help.

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links:

• Remember AudibleGate? It’s not over yet. Two publishers have filed a class action lawsuit against Audible.
• More on the issues with Goodreads reviews and scammers.
• Understand the differences of marketing books that are in KindleUnlimited and those that aren’t.
• Fictional characters shouldn’t always follow the rules.
• If you’re reading a publishing contract, it helps to know what the various terms mean.
• How to get a better feel for your character’s motivations: go back to their culture’s creation myth.
• David Corbett’s thoughts on basing characters on people you know.

If you want to publish your book, email us to find out how we can help.