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Self-publishing with a very small budget

In my last post I spoke about how I spend about $1500 average on each book. That includes editing, proofreading and formatting and the cover. Sometimes it’s more, sometimes less. The biggest variable is the cover. Some covers I can make, others I leave to someone else. I find it…

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May 3, 2016 May 3, 2016self-publishing book covers, cover design, editing, formatting

Expenses–and books don’t sell themselves

I came across this post in my Twitter feed.  TL;DR: an author lamenting how much it costs to produce a book, and how little she has sold. The expenses side in her post looks fine. I tend to budget about A$1500 per book for editing, cover design and formatting. I…

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April 20, 2016 April 20, 2016marketing, self-publishing marketing, promotion

Self-publishing: Warning – There Are Sharks In The Water

General warning: as soon as you decide to self-publish, a certain section of the population decides that you are a cow to be milked. Some will be blatant about it by sending you emails soliciting your business. Usually, it’s to buy into some form of marketing. Mostly, you’ll be marketed…

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April 10, 2016 April 10, 2016marketing, self-publishing scams

Self-publishing: about selling on non-Amazon platforms

This morning I was listening to the Creative Penn podcast in which Joanna talks to Mark Levefre, the director of Kobo Writing Life. Kobo has a special place for me, because it was the first platform where I started selling more than coffee money. That was pure luck, but lately…

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April 5, 2016 April 5, 2016marketing, self-publishing Google Play, iBooks, Kobo, non-Amazon platforms
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