The Challenge of Designing a Book Cover It’s hard to underestimate the importance of a well-designed book cover, as we’ve covered in several of our book marketing articles. Unfortunately, cover design is an aspect of self-publishing a book that many authors struggle with. Some people deal with this problem by hiring a graphic designer to…
Self-publishing essentially means being your own editor, designer, typographer and marketer – not to mention the fact that you also have to write your book. As such, you’re going to be wearing many hats, most of which you probably haven’t worn before. For a lot of first-time authors, this can feel a bit overwhelming. After all, how…
Why Are Blurbs so Important? If you’ve managed to entice a potential reader to pick up your book (or look at your book’s page in an online bookstore) thanks to a genius title or an eye-catching cover, the hardest part is over. The blurb is usually the third aspect of your book that a potential…
Getting your book reviewed by a dedicated reviewer is a major marketing milestone when it comes to promoting your book. The legitimacy gained from a good review can do wonders for your sales, so it’s definitely worth putting some effort into tracking down online book reviewers you like and asking them to review your book….
Paperback vs Hardcover vs E-Book Even if you’re not even remotely interested in books (which we assume you are, considering you’re on a self-publishing website), you’re probably familiar with these three terms and what they mean. Paperbacks, hardcovers, and e-books are by far the most common formats in the publishing world today. As such, we’ve…
In our second guest article, self-published author Scott Gilmore shares his personal tips and tricks to help you promote your book online. You can read more about Scott and his book at the end of the article. How to Promote Your Book Online As an independently published author, the notion of having to promote your…
Self-Publishing Tips That May Not Be Entirely Self-Evident Self-publishing is still a relatively new phenomenon in the grand scheme of things, and as such, there are still thousands of writers out there trying to “crack the code” and figure out all the best practices. While this is undoubtedly frustrating for some, the current state of…
You’ve been working on your book for months, and now it’s finally ready for publication and sale. This can be a difficult part of the publishing process for many authors; how do you put a price on your creative efforts, after all? The fact that self-published authors have full control over the pricing of their…
6 Tips to Help you Develop a Writing Habit Inspiration is something of an elusive concept. As writers, we spend so much time chasing it, trying to trap it and pin it down and extract its essence for our stories. After all, inspiration is the key to everything isn’t it? How can we possibly write…
This article was originally published on our Dutch website, and has been translated into English. As such the examples used in this blog post are all based on Dutch events organized by Dutch authors, but the tips and guidelines featured in the text will be just as relevant for authors working in the UK. Have…
