Most Recent Live Trainings
Creating Fixed Layout Books with Apple Pages
If you create children's books, you may feel as though you are stuck with selling digital versions of your books on Amazon, because there wasn't… Continue Reading
Training #577: Ask us Anything
In this Ask Us Anything training, many of the questions catered to authors of children’s books. We covered a variety of topics including: self-publishing logistics… Continue Reading
Creating Fixed Layout Books with Kindle Create
On March 18, 2025, Amazon finally killed the MOBI file. They haven't allowed reflowable books in MOBI format for over 3 years, but now fixed… Continue Reading
Most Recent Articles
NK Jemisin On Writing
NK Jemisin is among the titans of fantasy and science fiction writing today. Her Broken Earth trilogy won the Hugo award three consecutive years, and… Continue Reading
How Not to Mess Up Your Middle Grade Fiction
If you grew up before the 90s, you experienced an issue with a lot of middle grade fiction: it wasn’t very good. Although outliers did… Continue Reading
Kindle Create for Fixed Layout Books: Pros, Cons, and Alternatives
Creating visually rich ebooks like children's picture books, comics, graphic novels, or cookbooks presents unique formatting challenges. Unlike standard novels, these books rely on a… Continue Reading
Recommended Places For Getting Started
The Fiction in 30 Self-Study Challenge
Miss out or want to take part in Fiction-in-30 again? Now you can go through the challenge at your own pace!
Advertising for Authors: Before Your First Ad
As time goes by and the independent publishing market matures, it becomes more and more necessary to spend money on advertising in order to get… Continue Reading
Audiobooks for Fun and Profit – Part 1: Yes or No
Welcome to our series on Audiobooks For Fun and Profit! An audiobook version of your work can add profit potential to your writing empire, but… Continue Reading
