A Typhoon - A Lot Of Seasickness and The Start Of A More Serious Illness

In 1971 I was a ship's surgeon on the P&O liner Orcades. Other than my salary the main source of extra income was seasickness among the passengers: the short cruising schedule never allowing passengers to fully acclimatise, so that every two weeks the coffers received a generous addition from the new batch of cruisers.

Powerful Book Pricing Tips for Authors

It should come as no surprise that the amount of success your book enjoys rests largely upon its pricing. The retail price has to be competitive and the distributor discount has to be appealing. Often, those two goals are in conflict with one another, and therein lies the problem..

How to Write a Book Review

Important facts to remember when writing a book review

How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - 1, The Audience

Though authors are required to specify their targeted audience, they often avoid doing so. Some think that their novel is suitable for any audience. Many may not know why it is important to address the right persons.

Secrets of the Writer's Trade: Basic Elements of a Strong Publishing Platform

How can book writers develop a healthy relationship with readers?

Publishing Your Own Book? Get a Website Now!

I'm sure you want to promote your book on the web. What you may not realize is the time it takes to build traffic for your site. You need to get your website started right away.

Finish Your Book Faster N Sell Sooner

Are you wondering if you'll ever finish your book? May I be honest? You won't if you use the start and stop method I used for years. I'd start fast then life happened. No more, now I finish my book projects strong and fast.

Audio Books: Are They Only for the Visually Impaired?

Should we be listening to books more than reading them? There is widespread opinion that the habit of reading books is slowly declining with the spread of internet and other technologies. Can audio books help slow this down?

Alternatives to Major Publishers

Alternatives exist for publishing a book other than the few major publishing corporations. The first step to marketing, namely publishing, is possible.

Make Your Book Sales Go the Extra Mile With a Sales Letter

Let your prospects know about your book's benefits and help them visualize how it will help them. Believe it or not there may still be some people that hadn't heard about your insightful book. They missed your book signing and the book tour. They haven't seen it in a catalog nor have they been gifted with it. With a sales letter, you hire a 24/7 salesman that keeps your book alive and selling well for years to come

Publication

What do do after publication

3 Keys to Book Publishing Success

If you are writing or considering writing a book this message is just for you. True success as an author is attainable for every one of us. We simply have to do the things to be successful that the successful people do.

The New Face of Author Book Promotion

Book promotion includes publicity, media attention, online book promotion, and offline book promotion. Which you use is as important as in what sequence. Learn what the best literary agents are doing these days.

It's all About the Cover - Advice for Self-Published Authors

With only a few seconds to catch the attention of a potential buyer the cover is the most important tool you have when trying to sell your book. You have spent hundreds of hours working on your manuscript. You should also put a fair amount of energy into the cover. Here is some solid advice on what to do.

Digital Distribution and Marketing of Your Book Part 1

In this first in a series of articles on how you can potentially make money online with your book via digital distribution, we are going to take a look into what formats are best suited for your book or preview along with what tools there are to create these formats cheaply and quickly.