Query and Cover Letters: A Quick How To

A basic outline for query and cover letters.

Award-winning Designer Reveals Secrets to Attractive Page Layouts

A customer will not read--or buy--a book that is designed in a way that is difficult to read. Your goal with book design is to create an interior that is inviting, pleasing, and easy to read. Here are some techniques that professional typesetters use.

Online Book Promotion - How To Become A Bestseller Without An Agent, A Publisher, Or Oprah Winfrey

It used to be common wisdom that the only way to become a bestselling author was to go through a major publishing house. But since 2004, many bestsellers have actually been self-published and self-promoted. This is the story of how one man managed to do it.

Market Your Cookbook

Writers learn quickly that publishers don't market their books as the writers wish. Cookbook writers face their own unique challenges...and opportunities when promoting their new cookbooks.

Publishing Child Book? Top Ten Tips for Writing Book Pitches That Get Your Manuscript Read

Publishing child book? No matter how well-written your child story is, if you want to get published, you need to grab and hold the attention of publishers. This article tells you how to write a book pitch that gets results.

Seven Secrets of Writing a Book that Sells

Ensuring the success of a book is something even the biggest publishers have never been able to guarantee. Mitigating circumstances, flash trends, and world events will all affect buyer preferences. That said, there are still ways to leverage the sales-factor in your favor and here's how you do it.

Six Weeks to Sustained Self-Promotion

Writers unite! Network, join listservs, attend conferences, and create writers' groups and promote yourself to a higher level of income and satisfaction.

A Day in the Life of a Book Reviewer; How a Little Research Can Save You a Ton of Embarrassment!

Yesterday I learned something so valuable that I am compelled to share this with you.

A POD Person Strikes Back

In the book-selling world, anyone who publishes by Print-on-Demand faces incredible difficulties getting publicity and recognition. Libraries are especially difficult customers. Unfortunately the reputation is deserved in many cases. When it isn't, it's just another obstacle for the author to hurtle.

10 Winning Habits of the Frequently Published, Part I

How to get published more than you ever dreamed!

The Value of Negative Publicity

Extremely harsh criticism helped boost my book sales. I explain what they said, what I did and what results I experienced.

Promote Your Book: 5 Free and Low-cost Ways to Boost Book Sales

Have you self-published a book and are wondering how to get the word out? Have you been accepted by a traditional publisher and want to help increase sales? Here are some simple, inexpensive things you can do to help promote interest in your book.

Building an Author's Media Kit

Your media kit is the equivalent of a sales pitch and is used to convince the media to give you or your work publicity. This article will get you started on the road to creating one, which can be tailored to your individual needs.

Targeting Educational Sales To Ramp Up Your Profits

Schools cover an amazing range of possibilities: daycare centers, K-12, adult education and community colleges, four-year institutions, universities, special-education programs, even home schooling and vocational programs. They all have potential as large-scale buyers.

Forging Win/win Publishing Partnerships

How about promoting your book as the ideal fund-raising tool? There may be groups of youths, seniors, or church folks who would love to help you sell copies for a percentage of the receipts. Anytime you can ally yourself with others who will serve as your sales force for a small percentage, it is worth serious consideration.