10 Reasons Why Your Self-Published Book Won’t Sell… And How to Make Sure it Does Publishing

10 Reasons Why Your Self-Published Book Won’t Sell… And How to Make Sure it Does

Here are 10 reasons why their self-published books don’t sell, and what you can do to…

Kristen JoyAugust 21, 2013

Do you need an LCCN? Publishing

Do you need an LCCN?

An LCCN, or Library of Congress Control Number, is a number libraries use to look…

Kristen JoyJuly 24, 2013

Move over CreateSpace & BookBaby, IngramSpark℠ is here! Publishing

Move over CreateSpace & BookBaby, IngramSpark℠ is here!

IngramSpark℠ officially launches this week. So what’s the big deal? Why should you care? It’s…

Kristen JoyJuly 3, 2013

The Big 6 Become the Big 5: Is Traditional Publishing Dying? Publishing

The Big 6 Become the Big 5: Is Traditional Publishing Dying?

The “Big 6” used to control most of the book publishing industry: Hachette Macmillan Penguin…

Kristen JoyJune 29, 2013

4 Crucial Steps to Write & Publish Your First (or Next) Book PublishingWriting

4 Crucial Steps to Write & Publish Your First (or Next) Book

Without a clear path, direction and focus, you may find that all the hype about…

Kristen JoyMay 21, 2013

CreateSpace or Lightning Source: Which printer should you choose? Publishing

CreateSpace or Lightning Source: Which printer should you choose?

While there are many book printers in the industry, two print-on-demand printing service providers stand…

Kristen JoyMay 1, 2013

Angry Authors Sue Author Solutions and Penguin Book Group in Class Action Suit Publishing

Angry Authors Sue Author Solutions and Penguin Book Group in Class Action Suit

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Vanity publishing (publishing your book with…

Kristen JoyMay 1, 2013

What Goes on My Copyright Page? Copyright Information Made Simple Publishing

What Goes on My Copyright Page? Copyright Information Made Simple

Copyright pages don’t have to be confusing, but many authors get hung up on what…

Kristen JoyApril 10, 2013

Successful Pen Name: Case Study Report #1 Publishing

Successful Pen Name: Case Study Report #1

I did something scary this week. I took my own advice and published the first…

Kristen JoyMarch 15, 2013

How to Format Your Book for Kindle Using Microsoft Word in 6 Easy Steps Publishing

How to Format Your Book for Kindle Using Microsoft Word in 6 Easy Steps

Anyone who’s tried formatting their eBook themselves will tell you it’s no small feat. There…

Kristen JoyMarch 6, 2013