by bookshepherd_admin | May 13, 2017 | eBooks, Kick Butt Author Tips
We Authors love FREE stuff. And let’s face it, outside of Amazon, little is done to position an eBook. Here are two resources for you to list yours—one includes an extensive Directory. Note—websites come and go. Some may no longer be available when you click on the...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 6, 2017 | Author Success, Kick Butt Author Tips
List of Book Reviewers Savvy authors will request reviews at Amazon, B&N.com, Goodreads, and other review opportunities–such as when someone/anyone buys your book directly from you. Understand this: Reviews sell eBooks, printed books and audiobooks. Reviews...
by bookshepherd_admin | Apr 29, 2017 | Kick Butt Author Tips
Authors: Step Away from Images for Book Cover that You Are Emotionally Attached To … Rarely is it the right choice. Rarely. Your book cover is not you, your friends, or your family. Book covers are for your book buyers. What grabs them? Gets their attention? Shouts...
by bookshepherd_admin | Apr 22, 2017 | Kick Butt Author Tips
DO NOT register for Extended Distribution on Amazon’s CreateSpace for Your Book CreateSpace has an option in their distribution page that offers to make your book available to bookstores and libraries. REPEAT: DO NOT check the box to have your books sold into...
by bookshepherd_admin | Apr 15, 2017 | Kick Butt Author Tips
You only have one tip for today … but it’s an important one … one that can make book designers and editors batty when it’s violated. Apparently, many writers and authors didn’t get the memo about the one-space rule. It’s been the norm for decades. Every major...
by bookshepherd_admin | Apr 1, 2017 | Audio Books, Author Success, Kick Butt Author Tips
Audiobooks will Gain in Popularity The Pew Research Center recently reported an increase in audiobook listeners in 2016, with 14% of survey respondents saying that they listened to books. Additionally, The Association of American Publishers reports that “readers” …...
