Business for Authors
This training is a comprehensive guide to setting up a business as an independent author. It covers essential topics like establishing an author brand, financial…
Dedicated Trainings
Visual Storytelling: Preparing Picture Books with PowerPoint
Are you looking to create engaging children’s picture books but feel overwhelmed by the software options? In this training, we show you how to layout…
How to Use Publisher Rocket
A frequent question that we get is what our opinion is on Publisher Rocket, a software designed to help authors and publishers optimize their book…
Training #538 – Publishing Economics: The True Cost of Self-Publishing in 2024
In this live training session, Erin focuses on budgeting for independent authors, including an in-depth discussion on the various costs associated with writing, publishing, and…
Transitioning from Low Content to Medium Content Books in 2024
Join us in this training to discover the power of medium content books: The evolving landscape and market opportunities Best-selling categories you can tap into…
Basic Typesetting with Affinity Publisher v2
Affinity Publisher is a powerful desktop publishing software that is an excellent choice for professional designers and publishers. In this training, we highlighted Affinity Publisher’s…
Training #523 – Typesetting a Book in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word (and by extension, Apple Pages, Google Docs, and LibreOffice or OpenOffice Writer) are, in our opinion, not the best tool for creating the…
Training #518 – Understanding Illustrations (and how to purchase them)
If you are writing books for children under the age of nine, you probably already know that illustrations are vital to your projects. The right…
Training #514 – ePub Conversion Software for Reflowable Books
Formatting your books can take a lot of work, but it doesn’t necessarily have to. In this training, Erin demonstrates how to use 4 popular…
A.I. Narrated Audiobooks
Last month, we talked about how much the marketshare for audiobooks has been growing, and the different ways you have for creating audio versions of…
Audiobooks in 2024
Most authors never make a decision about audiobooks. They just never get around to seriously considering the option, so they end up without one by…
Training #504 – Vendor Day at 20 Books
2023 was the final 20 Books Vegas conference for authors and publishers, as Craig Martell steps down from organizing the event. Last year, Blaine and…
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