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Audiobooks have transformed the landscape of storytelling and reading, offering a dynamic alternative to traditional reading. With their roots stretching back to spoken-word storytelling, audiobooks have evolved into a popular medium in the digital age, captivating audiences with their convenience and immersive experience. As we delve into the world of audiobooks, we uncover not only …
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Every author needs a bio. Your bio acts as a calling card to publishers and your audience, telling them who you are, what you’ve achieved with your career and what they can expect from your work. It’s an essential promotional tool to draw more readers to your work and attract agents and publishers. Writing an …
Are you putting the finishing touches on your first book? The excitement of wrapping things up and finding a publisher is building. Before sending your manuscript to agents and publishing houses, consider hiring a book editor. Why do you need a book editor? Well, there are several reasons why it’s a good idea. This post …
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As a writer who works from home (WFH), your biggest assets are your computer and Internet. But when it’s time to print pages — yes, there are still necessary times to print! — you’ll need a good printer. Here, we provide our favorite printers that we use as writers working from home. Besides, the printers …
Whether you have a fantastic idea for a book or you’ve already created a rough draft, if you’re interested in publishing a book that you want to share with the world, you’re going to have to figure out how to self-publish your book. Writing a story is one thing, but turning that story into a …
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Books are magical works of art that can transport you from your everyday life into a whole new realm. As magical as they may be, however, sadly they don’t write themselves. Unlike technical papers or academic writing, creating a book takes a huge personal investment. There is much more to writing a book than sitting …
Writing a book is hard, and after laboring for what is often years to get your story completed, running the gauntlet for publishing can be demoralizing. Instead of approaching a publishing house directly or even sending your book to every publishing house on the planet, work with a literary agent to increase your chance of …
You’re working on a book and, after insane amounts of introspection, you’ve decided that you would like to go the traditional publishing route. To get your book published on terms that actually work in your favor, you know that you will need to partner with a literary agent. Literary agents can’t just land you the …
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One of the book terms that you may have heard of if you are interested in or have studied the publishing industry is the mass-market paperback. Most people are familiar with paperbacks, having read plenty of them, but there are two different types of paperbacks out there. The first is the trade paperback. Trade paperbacks …
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If you are publishing with the Kindle Direct Publishing Platform, then there are four basic pricing models that you are going to want to be aware of. You have a great deal of power over what you set your price at when you use this platform, but the way that you come to decide upon …
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