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…
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Training #546 – Hot Seats & News
This training is concentrated on a hot seat and the latest news: A recent legal case involving the Internet Archive’s digitization Updates from KDP and…
Training #545 – Social Media for Authors
Keri-Rae Barnum joins us in this training to delve into the evolving landscape of social media for Authors. With significant changes over the past five…
Training #544 – Hot Seats and Ask us Anything
In this Hot Seats and Ask us Anything session, we addressed Percy’s questions about converting his children’s poetry into a book. Topics covered include age…
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…
Training #542 – Publishing News & Ask us Anything
In this ask us anything session, we began by discussing some of the latest in self-publishing news: If you make direct sales of your books…
Maximizing Your Book Launch: Creating Effective Book Marketing Packets
Keri-Rae Barnum from New Shelves Books joins us to discuss effective strategies for putting together book launch packets. Keri emphasizes the importance of making it…
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 #539 – Ask us Anything (Publishing Strategies and Tools)
In this training, we answered your questions on book publishing strategies, covering the use of pen names, publisher names, and series names. We also outlined…
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…
Training #537 – Ask us Anything
In this training, we discuss topics including creating content for children’s activity books, color by number pages, and leveraging AI tools. We also discussed useful…
Training #536 – Using a PR Kit for Pitching and Earned Media
In this training, Keri-Rae Barnum from New Shelves Books discusses how to effectively use branded PR kits to secure media coverage and make pitches to…
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