When you create a paperback on Kindle Direct Publishing, the default trim size is 6×9. According to Reedsy, that’s a standard size for trade paperbacks, known as US Trade. The other standard size is 5X8, which Reedsy says is standard for novellas. As in, most of the books I’ve published. Those trim sizes make a… Read More Book Sizes and Countdown Deals
I self-published my first book, Solar System Blues, over a decade ago. Back then, I was hopeful enough to believe that if I gave away free copies on Goodreads, that I’d get a bunch of good reviews. I got two, one of which was from Self-Publishing Review. Sales? I got a few. In 2017 I… Read More There Are No Rules For Book Sales
This post from On a Wing and a Whim, via Mad Genius Club, is old (2014!), but the principles behind it are older, and that makes them, to my mind, trustworthy. OK, now for ebook cover design, we’re going to focus on two layouts. They call them “The Z Layout” and “Perspectives Layout” in that… Read More How to Compose Cover Art
I’ve had The Writer on my to-read list for some time. Maybe I should get on that. Fourteen years of writing. Six years of Amazon releases. A lot of time and effort. Experimenting with style, technique, and storylines. This is what this e-book bundle is all about. An e-book bundle containing my five major releases.… Read More Christian Mihai has an e-Book Bundle.
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