Independent Publishing
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How Do You Build a Book Launch Campaign?
A book launch is not one loud day with a graphic and a hopeful refresh…
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Producing an Audiobook: From Manuscript to Market
An audiobook begins before recording and finishes after the files have been checked. Tony Marturano’s…
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How Do You Get Reviews Without Begging Strangers on the Internet?
Early reviews help readers decide whether to risk their money and time. Getting them starts…
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The Bookshop Stays Open. The Booksellers Go Home.
A Hiroshima bookshop is keeping its shelves open through the night while staff go home.…
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How Much Should You Charge for Your Book?
Book pricing is not guesswork or ego. Start with demand, production cost, reader expectation and…
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How Do You Upload and Publish a Book Without Missing Something Important?
A book is not launch-ready when a dashboard says published. It is ready when every…
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The Vanity Press Trap: When “We Want to Publish Your Book” Really Means “We Want Your Money”
How to spot a vanity-publishing pitch, interrogate distribution claims and protect your book before paying…
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They Hid a Tracker in a Rare Book. It Led Straight to Amazon.
A tracker hidden in a rare-book shipment led to an Amazon facility where workers reportedly…
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Traditional Publishing or Independent Publishing?
Traditional publishing offers structure and reach; independent publishing offers control and responsibility. Here is how…
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So You Finished the Book. Now What?
Finishing a book is worth celebrating. It is also the moment editing, production, metadata, distribution…
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