by bookshepherd_admin | Jul 14, 2020 | Author Success, Book Success, Publishing
The Library of Congress Control Number (The LCCN) NOTE: The entire program for the LCCN can be found on Google under LCCN Publishers User Guide The #1 question that most authors don’t know to ask is, How do I get an LCCN? What’s an LCCN? Good question—it’s the Library...
by bookshepherd_admin | Feb 27, 2018 | Publishing, self publishing, The Book Shepherd
Book Publishing and ISBNs … Do Authors Need Them? Do authors need ISBNs? Yes, they do … and that means you. If you plan on selling your book, the answer is yes. If you are creating something that is not for re-sale—from the family history to your high school...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jul 25, 2017 | Book Industry News
Why should you write a book? It’s a good question … and here’s one of the answers: Your book creates The Credibility Factor. Creating a book with substance and quality says reams about whom and what you are. You’ve done the research; you’ve done a...
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 24, 2016 | Kick Butt Author Tips
There are always grumbles about Amazon … it takes too much … it controls everything … I don’t like Amazon. My response: get over it. When it comes to eBooks, Amazon is the eBook God for sales in North America. Stats always flow about eBook sales. Don’t...
by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 23, 2016 | Book Industry News, Publishing Predators
Oh, what a tangled web they weave … publishing predators are breeding with the surge of authors now by-passing traditional publishing. Over half of books published today are by the self and indie publishers. Traditional publishers are taking notice and are now...