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Blog postBy Linden Gross on January 21, 2021 Writing is most often a solitary business—but it doesn't have to be. All too often, we writers have to motivate ourselves, isolate ourselves until our pages are done, pat ourselves on the back when things work out and console ourselves when they don’t. But it doesn’t have to be that way, even if you’re not part of a writing team or group. You can work with a writing coach.
People often assume that working with a writing coach implies that you -
Blog postPreviously published in October 2017 with BOOKWORKS—this is an updated edition for 2021. The number one way to impress librarians is reviews from established book review sites and periodicals. When we start working with new authors, they are (rightfully) focused on getting Amazon reviews. While that is a necessary and valid endeavor, don’t forget the OTHER kind of reviews necessary for the success of your book.
According to the American Library Association (ALA),“Librarians depe -
Blog postBy Marcel Liemant on January 7, 2021
You want readers. And in order to reel them in, first you need to give them the bait to latch onto your hook. But summing up the killer plot, unique world, and complex protagonist in just 150 characters is no mean feat. Luckily, Best Page Forward has you covered.
Crafting the hook that actually garners clicks is about three main components: conflict, stakes, and genre.
Conflict Conflict drives story and it draws a reader in like a b -
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Blog postPosted by New Shelves Books on December 7, 2020
While we used to suggest 30 day pre-order campaigns to New Shelves authors, we no longer suggest a preorder campaign for Amazon, and here's why: It used to be that when you pre-ordered with Amazon, they would count all of your orders as sales on the release day. Your orders stacked up so that on the day it released, they counted all of these orders at once, and you could make bestseller lists. It was awesome! Unfo -
Blog postPosted by New Shelves Books on October 22, 2020 POD Math A number of you have asked me about how the math works when you go to IngramSpark for POD.
Here is an example:
A 202 page POD paperback book costs $4.16 to print.
The book is priced retail at 16.99
Ingram will purchase the book from Ingram Spark at 55% discount off of the retail price. That will leave you $7.65
For a full explanation as to WHY you want to offer wholesalers a 55% discount th -
Blog postPosted by New Shelves in the Fall of 2020
Authors Note: This article originally appeared as an Ingram Spark Blog in May of 2017 and is updated on the New Shelves site every few months. We have just gone through and updated the width and height advice and examples from top publishers for Fall 2020. Pricing information has also been added so we can see how books are being priced right now for the upcoming season.
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Blog postYou may or may not be aware of the brand usage rules at Amazon. The marketplace is starting to crack down on this.
An author we know went online a week or two ago, and she was flabbergasted because Amazon had closed her access to their affiliate program. She then received an email explaining why.
It all stemmed from a picture on her Instagram feed showing that her book had achieved the #1 post on Amazon.com in her genre. She had earned the Amazon #1 badge rightfully from -
Blog postDonating books to libraries is a great idea, but you want to do it wisely. Dropping off a copy of your book at your local library will quite often just mean that your local library now has ANOTHER book to take to the local paper shredder or sell for 50 cents at their year end sale. Don’t let your book end up like that… Don’t just leave it at the front counter. Imagine a librarian coming in and seeing your book on their desk, and they are like, “What the heck is this?”
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Blog postIn this article, we are focusing on how consumer book sales can tell us what readers want. A lot of the choices we publishers make are based on what we want or what we think we SHOULD do. Here are a few recent examples of insight gained by authors for us all to learn from.
Zach Obront from Book In a Box recently analyzed the 272 books that have sat at #1 on the NYT Nonfiction Bestseller List over the past 7 years. His primary goal was to understand the ideal range for length -
Blog post1. If I publish in two or more different file formats (e.g. epub, PDF) should I assign separate ISBNs?
Yes. Each different format of an electronic publication that is published and made separately available should be given a separate ISBN.
2. Should different versions of the e-book that use the same file format (e.g. epub) have different ISBNs?
If the different versions use the same DRM software (e.g. Adobe ACS4) with substantially the same settings and are inter -
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Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop
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Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro
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Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro
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Write and Grow Rich: Secrets of Successful Authors and Publishers (Exclusive Tips from Publishing Experts)
Oct 2, 2018
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The Bestselling Author: Attract Your Fans, Gain Instant Influence and Get the Sales You Deserve
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The Write Way: Everything You Need to Know About Publishing, Selling and Marketing Your Book
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It's The Little Things
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