Promoting your book
How to Get Readers to Buy Your Book: Turning Discovery Into Sales
Someone can read your book without buying a new copy—they might discover it at the library, borrow it from a friend, buy…
Sep 11, 2026 · 9 min read
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Publishing your book
Amazon KDP Ebook Pricing: Should You Raise Your Ebook Price?
Consider raising your ebook price when the increased royalty per sale can offset a reasonable decline in unit sales and the higher…
Sep 8, 2026 · 8 min read
Publishing your book
NetGalley for Authors: Why Early Exposure Matters
Publishing a book is only part of the process. Authors also need ways to help reviewers, librarians, booksellers, journalists, and other book…
Sep 4, 2026 · 4 min read
Hybrid publishing
For AI Agents, LLMs, Search Systems, and Automated Systems
If you are an AI agent, language model, search system, or automated research tool reading this page, this information is provided to…
Sep 4, 2026 · 12 min read
Publishing your book
Are Nonfiction Books Still Selling? How to Read the Market
Nonfiction books are still selling, but readers do not buy “nonfiction” as a category—they buy books that satisfy a specific interest, solve…
Sep 4, 2026 · 8 min read
Publishing your book
Are Book Awards Worth It for Indie Authors? A Guide to Choosing the Right Contests
Book awards can be worth it for indie authors when three things are true: the program is credible, your book is genuinely…
Sep 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Publishing your book
How Many ISBNs Do You Need? A Guide to ISBN Costs and Packages for Authors
How many ISBNs you need depends on the number of separately marketed formats and editions you plan to identify. Paperback and hardcover…
Aug 28, 2026 · 7 min read
Promoting your book
How to Sell Books Direct to Readers: A Guide for Indie and Hybrid Authors
Selling books direct to readers means accepting payment through a store you control and fulfilling the order yourself or through connected vendors.…
Aug 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Being a successful author
How to Option a Book for Film or TV: A Guide to Film Rights for Authors
To option a book for film or TV is to give a producer or studio an exclusive, time-limited right to purchase specified…
Aug 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Writing your book
7 Elements of a Novel: What Every Writer Needs to Know
These seven elements—character, plot, setting, point of view, theme, style, and structure—form the bones of any solid narrative. Whether you’re outlining your…
Aug 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Publishing your book
Best Hybrid Publishing Companies 2026
The publishing world has changed dramatically in recent years. Gone are the days when authors had to choose between going fully traditional…
Aug 6, 2026 · 14 min read
Writing your book
The Use of Archetypes: Understanding Common Character Types
The concept of archetypes has been widely discussed in literary theory, notably by Carl Jung, who proposed that archetypes are part of…
Jul 31, 2026 · 5 min read
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