Do you know how long it takes to write a book? It takes as long as you need it to, as you’ll need to have the right systems of discipline in place to make sure that you write, right on time.
How Much Does it Cost to Publish a Book on Amazon
The power of Amazon cannot be overstated. It’s why we’ve invested so heavily in building our Amazon Optimization suite for our authors. As the world’s #1 book retailer, Amazon makes it easy for anybody to publish, and for free. But how much does it cost to publish a book on Amazon, in all actuality? While creating the publishing account with …
How much does it cost to publish a book in 2021?
Understanding the cost of publishing a book requires you to understand the different key factors that lead to book publishing success. This post will walk you through everything you need to make sure your book is made for success.
How to Outline a Nonfiction Book
Many writers fear the outline process above all else, it’s tough to know how to outline a nonfiction book. In fact, they’ll commonly avoid even starting their amazing book idea simply because the act of outlining a nonfiction book overwhelms them so much. But without having an excellent outline, you’ll be hard-pressed to organize your nonfiction book in a way …
How to Get Over Writer’s Block (And why it may not even be a thing at all)
Today I want to teach you how to get over writers block. Every creative type has faced this conundrum at some point in their process, and it seems as though it plagues writers more than anybody else. What I’d like to submit for your consideration is that writer’s block, much like a fictional novel, is a figment of our own …
Penguin Acquires Simon & Schuster for $2.1 Billion: The Big Gets Bigger…and the Tough gets Tougher for Authors
There has been a big shakeup of news in the publishing industry. America’s largest publishing house (an American division of German media giant Bertelsmann) is set to purchase Simon & Schuster, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS. This is a deal that is expected to close in the second half of 2021, and is worth more than $2 billion in an all …
Barack Obama Book Publishing Success and Insights
Barack Obama’s latest book, A Promised Land, has shattered sales records within 24 hours of publishing. Here’s what you can learn from this success.
Amazon Book Review Optimization
Whether you feel good, bad, or indifferent about it, Amazon book reviews power buying decisions. The truth is, book reviews have always played a part in what people were willing to read. The major difference now is that we have gone from simply having a chat with our neighbor at the mailbox about what book they are reading, to reading …
How to Do Keyword Research and Build Keyword Inventory for Amazon Optimization
As an author, I have little doubt that you are highly skilled in stringing together beautiful sentences with a unique, flavorful, and varied vocabulary. But alas, I am going to have to ask you to put down the creative hat you wear so well for just a few minutes and exchange it for your left-brain dominant “SEO” hat instead. We’re …
Finding Your Why
“Why do you do what you do?” The question comes from your seatmate during a classic airplane conversation. The two of you are on a first-class flight heading home from Dubai. Fate and your personal travel agent have thrown you together, and now you are making chit chat over strong coffee, colloquially known as Turkish coffee. The coffee tastes unusually …