Amazon’s “Beautiful Disaster” Strike 3? MarketingPublishing

Amazon’s “Beautiful Disaster” Strike 3?

I was informed of a rather scary (at first) publishing issue this morning by a…

Kristen JoyMarch 5, 2013

How to Work with an Illustrator: Part 2 Publishing

How to Work with an Illustrator: Part 2

I will outline the illustration process so you know what to expect when working with…

Kristen JoyFebruary 6, 2013

How to Work with an Illustrator: Part 1 Publishing

How to Work with an Illustrator: Part 1

Many children’s book authors never get published because they get hung up trying to find…

Kristen JoyJanuary 30, 2013

Why I’d Never Use Smashwords… Until Now Publishing

Why I’d Never Use Smashwords… Until Now

Smashwords is an increasingly popular eBook retailer and distributor, especially for indie authors. But they…

Kristen JoyJanuary 28, 2013

How to Write a Book Series – and Why You Should PublishingWriting

How to Write a Book Series – and Why You Should

Usually you hear of authors receiving multiple-book deals with one book to be published every…

Kristen JoyJanuary 16, 2013

How to Price Your Kindle Book to Get the Most Sales MarketingPublishing

How to Price Your Kindle Book to Get the Most Sales

“How should I price my Kindle book?” The options for Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing system…

Kristen JoyJanuary 9, 2013

Does Your eBook Need an ISBN? Publishing

Does Your eBook Need an ISBN?

An ISBN, International Standard Book Number, has been the standard in the publishing industry for…

Kristen JoyOctober 10, 2012

The 10 Best Stock Art Sites to Get Photos and Illustrations for Your Book Cover MarketingPublishing

The 10 Best Stock Art Sites to Get Photos and Illustrations for Your Book Cover

A breakdown of royalty-free stock photo sites to find that perfect image for your book…

Kristen JoyOctober 3, 2012

Can I include Amazon Associates Affiliate Links in My Kindle Book? Publishing

Can I include Amazon Associates Affiliate Links in My Kindle Book?

How to use affiliate links inside your Kindle books and stay within Amazon's Terms of…

Kristen JoySeptember 20, 2012

Amazon discontinues Old Line of Kindles: What Does this Mean for Authors? Publishing

Amazon discontinues Old Line of Kindles: What Does this Mean for Authors?

The news just started hitting the web... it looks like Amazon has discontinued its not-as-popular-as-Nook…

Kristen JoyAugust 29, 2012