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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Sales and a Review within 24 Hours of Publication

Well, the work was published on the Kindle yesterday and garnered 4 sales within the first hour. Description is still not there. The paperback proof has already been ordered and approved, so the paperback version product page should be ready maybe by the end of the week. Casual chatting on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 22, 2008

And Progress is made

Now that I've wrapped up the writing of this blog, et's put everything into practice. Since my last post, I have: Edited the work Add three other articles to it to met the pirjt length page requirement I added Kindle pages to the work I wrote a blub, as follows: " With the new and exciting world of... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

It’s a Wrap

We’ve come a long way. You can do many other things, like selling your books on consignment and giving readings at book-signings. These are traditional activities, which I won’t delve into here, but it’s nice to know you can still augment your free, sit on your ass in the living room on your... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Your Book and the Public

Two promotional pieces should not be neglected. Press Releases and Reviews. One is something you design to announce news. (The availability of your book is news). The other can absolutely never, ever be written by you, but by your readers. Reviews are your best source of feedback and, when they are... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Working the On-line Streets

With every work that you write, publish and need to promote, you should be collecting your blurbs, biography, articles, reviews, links and excerpts in a convenient place. They are like your calling card, and need to be available at a moment’s notice for an email, a discussion or a comment on a blog.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Promoting Yourself on the Amazon Discussion Groups

Being published and distributed is a big step, but it doesn’t mean you’ll have a sale or a reader. This is not one of these "If you build it they will come" things. You need to tell people about your book. So climb to the top of the roof with a bullhorn and shout. (I’m serious. Do it and do it now).... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The Short Waiting Game

Now you're waiting for the CreateSpace support team to review your files. This takes a day or two. They are in California, Monday through Friday, so if you submit your file on Friday evening EST, you won't hear anything until Monday evening. Submit on a Tuesday and you're likely to hear on... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Forward March into Print - CreateSpace

As I mentioned before, there are several ways to get to this point, including through a Desk Top Publisher or a professional file formatter. However, you began your journey using my simplified method - creating 2 pdf's from another on-line POD software program at Lulu.com. Now assuming that you have... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Lulu Book Wizard

There are a few Book wizards on-line — wordclay is one, but I use Lulu, because it's topnotch and matches my recipe quite well. Plus you are not committed to publish your book there, but you can have a copy sent to you (at high price, but if you're anxious to see it - it comes in a few day). You can... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Preparing Your Manuscript for CreateSpace

Preparing your manuscript for the Print-on-Demand Publisher (POD) can be as simple or as painful as you want. The end game is that you will need two (2).pdf files - the Innards and the Outers (Cover). If you are adept with publishing programs (I am, but still prefer the easier course), like... Sign in to see full entry.

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