Why Internet Publishing is Best (For Readers)

What makes a bestseller? The person who pays out their own money, buys the book and actually reads it. Readers are the most important people in the chain.

Why Internet Publishing is Better (for authors)

Got a book to sell? Written a novel? Should I waste my time submitting to publishers and getting rejected, or should I take charge of my own life?

How to Get Your Book Rejected, Part Two

In Part One of this series, I mentioned briefly the importance of knowing the markets to which you submit. If you are an aspiring romance novelist sending your work to a publisher where the bread and butter is paid for by hard science fiction, chances are you are not going to have much luck.

Effective Book Marketing Through a Website

You've just published your book, and now it's time to promote it. There are many resources available to guide you in the best ways to do this, and they all say part of it is to have a website - but they don't tell you what to do with the site to make it work for you. The goal is to get the most exposure with the least effort on your part - here's how to do it.

How to Market Your Self-Published eBook

Learn how to market your eBook right with these few simple tips from marketing guru Dorothy Thompson.

How a Writing Circle Can Help Get You Published

Want to get your book published? A writer's circle could give you everything you need!

Intrepid's Odyssey: Behind the Creation of the Intrepid Museum

Read the ups and downs, the joys, the heartaches, the disappointments, the conspiracy, the over-throw of corporations by the insidious few in a takeover struggle of the museum concept. And finally, after eight exhaustive years, see that individual's dream taken from him without any recognition whatsoever, for this wonderful museum by the all powerful few.

Reality Check:Anyone Can Be a Published Author

The self-publishing industry has grown by leaps and bounds thanks to advances in digital printing, and of course the Internet as a promotional and sales tool. Like many other Internet-driven opportunities, the self-publishing field is fraught with hazards and wrapped in confusion. These days, it's so easy; anyone can be a published author. Self-publishing is the way, and marketing is the key.

Powerful Book Pricing Tips for Authors

It should come as no surprise that the amount of success your book enjoys rests largely upon its pricing. The retail price has to be competitive and the distributor discount has to be appealing. Often, those two goals are in conflict with one another, and therein lies the problem..

How to Know if You Need a Book Publicist and What to Expect Once You Get One

If you've recently written a book, now you need to decide whether or not you should hire a book publicist.

How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - 4, The Length

The length of a novel has to depend on the story, not on the writer's whim; still less on the publisher's. The length of a text is the right one if nobody wonders about it.

How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - 1, The Audience

Though authors are required to specify their targeted audience, they often avoid doing so. Some think that their novel is suitable for any audience. Many may not know why it is important to address the right persons.

How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - Introduction

Almost all the manuscripts I have to review could be published if the authors avoided some traps. It is a shame, from the publisher's point of view, to have to refuse a manuscript that is obviously written by a talented author. There are many what-to-do guides. I have the feeling that a what-not-to-do guide is missing.

Do You Need Help Promoting Your Adult Book?

You've just had your first erotic book published. Or, maybe it's your second or third, it really doesn't matter. You're feeling excited and ready for the next step as a published author: Your book's promotion online.

Book Marketing: How to Get in Touch with Your Readers

One of the biggest problems with traditional book marketing is that when someone buys your book, you have no way of contacting your readers. There's no way to build that relationship that is so important in marketing and generating word of mouth. Here are a few suggestions for overcoming this problem.