Authors selling Kindle books have the opportunity to join Kindle Select, through which they can run occasional promotional offers – either free giveaways or Kindle Countdown Deals. In exchange, they have to give Kindle exclusivity on the digital version of the book – so no selling for Nook, iBooks or any other ebook platform. Opinion …
I’ve always found I write better when I’m away from the computer, whether that’s sitting on the sofa, relaxing in the garden or while taking a retreat away from home. In the past I used to lug my laptop everywhere I went but now I get by with just my iPad Air and (sometimes) a …
Today I want to let you know about two tools I’ve come across recently that have made a big difference to my business productivity. Strangely they both begin with Z …. Have you ever been emailed a file that you can’t open? It’s happened to me plenty of times. Authors often send me their manuscripts …
This week I stumbled across a brilliant website which posts a beautiful public domain image every day. Often these free-to-use images are pretty shoddy but the ones on Unsplash are of professional quality and I can see them being useful for all sorts of things … …especially book covers. Which reminds me – have you started your …
Did you know that today was World Storytelling Day? No, me neither, not till about five minutes ago* … but it seems like a particularly relevant day for me because one of the best parts of my job is helping people to tell their story. Over the last couple of weeks I have been proofreading some …
Many authors use services like Kindle and CreateSpace to self-publish books because it’s quick, easy and cost effective – and it means anyone can be a “published author”. (Whether anyone should be is a topic for another post!) But there are 3 things every self-publishing author should know about …. So here we go: 1. Submitting …
One of the best things that’s happened as a result of writing my book is that I have genuinely changed other people’s lives. The first inkling of that was when someone emailed me to tell me that since reading the book she felt better equipped to support her son, and the reviews on Amazon continue …
What WOULD happen to your business, your clients and their workflow if you were abducted by aliens??! OK, I’ll admit that’s unlikely to happen. But you never know what’s round the corner. If you were rushed into hospital/stuck overseas with no internet/involved in an accident (and I sincerely hope none of those things happen!) what …
Reasons To Write A Book from Alison Thompson
A few days ago I wrote about the goals I set myself for the business in 2013 and how they had gone – and I set three more goals for 2014. I’ve now heard from three of the willing victims volunteers who joined me in the New Year Challenge last year and I’d like to …
