This is Part 7 in my Self-Publishing Made Simple blog series. Print Book Distributors for Indie Authors Print distribution options for indie authors include, but are not exclusive to, Ingramspark, KDP Print, Barnes and Noble Press, and Draft2Digital Print. Uploading is free, or in Ingram’s case, free with a coupon code. Books are printed on … Read more
This is Part 6 in my Self-Publishing Made Simple blog series. E-book Distribution Options for the Indie Author GOING DIRECT Amazon: https://kdp.amazon.com Barnes & Noble Press: https://press.barnesandnoble.com/ Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/writinglife Apple Books: https://itunesconnect.apple.com Amazon – Higher royalty; chance to be exclusive with Kindle Select and Kindle Unlimited. Preorders allowed within 90 days of release date. You … Read more
Book Production for the Indie Author This is Part 5 of my Self-Publishing Made Simple blog series. You have a polished manuscript. You have bought a block of ISBN numbers. You’ve determined how you want to present yourself as a publisher re using an imprint or not. Now you’ll need to decide if you will … Read more
Buying and Assigning ISBNs for your Indie Published Books This is Part 4 in my Self-Publishing Made Simple blog series. Legalities You’ve prepared your manuscript as per Part 2 and Part 3 below. Now decide if you’ll want to publish your work under your own imprint. If so, create a publisher name and do an … Read more
Self-Publishing Made Simple – Adding Front and Back Material This is Part 3 on my Self-Publishing Made Simple series. Today we’re discussing front and back material that you might want to add to your manuscript. In terms of Front Matter, less is better. Some of these items under that category you can move to the … Read more
Hatsume Fair at Morikami Japanese Gardens Yesterday we attended the 40th annual Hatsume Fair at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, FL. We’re members of this tranquil garden that also houses the open-air Cornell Café with its lovely view of the lake. Parking was diverted to fields to accommodate the thousands of visitors … Read more
Publix Cooking Class – Guest Chef Timon Ballo We attended a Publix Aprons Cooking School class last evening featuring guest executive chef Timon Ballo from the Sugarcane Raw Bar and Grill with locations in Miami, Las Vegas, and Brooklyn. This popular restaurant features globally-inspired small plates and Spanish-style tapas. The evening’s cooking class was fully … Read more
Self-Publishing Made Simple – Manuscript Preparation Reissuing Your Backlist Titles 1. For older works where you don’t have a cohesive master file, you may need to use a scanning company such as Blue Leaf (http://www.blueleaf-book-scanning.com/). You’ll need a print copy to send in, and it won’t be returned. Send the version that’s the most up … Read more
Self-Publishing Made Simple – Getting Started Have you been wanting to indie publish your work, but you don’t know where to begin? Or does the prospective task seem so daunting that it paralyzes you into inaction? Is this even something you can do for yourself, or will you need a “village” to help you along … Read more
Editing your novel always brings surprises. Here’s the latest one that I found upon doing a final read-through for Perish by Pedicure, one of my backlist titles that I’ve revised for an updated Author’s Edition. HANGAR OR HANGER? This one tripped me up, so I looked for a definition. Guess what? My word choice was … Read more