Tag: Technology for Self-publishers

Self-Publishing: How You Can Learn and Improve

Check all articles from Technology for self-publishers series. Those who say that self-publishing is a vast world of bad quality writing, are right… still right. They do not take into account the fact that self-publishers learn and improve. Self-published authors, those who think seriously about their writing, are highly motivated to find answers to their [...]

Self-Publishing: How You Can Sell Globally

Check all articles from Technology for self-publishers series. On a surface it sounds obvious. Sure, if I publish a book at Amazon and Amazon delivers Kindle devices and content to more than 100 countries, that means I have a worldwide distribution. It’s obvious for English speaking authors, but it opens lots of possibilities for non-English [...]

Self-Publishing: How You Can Innovate

Check all articles from Technology for self-publishers series. Times when writers were the last people on earth to embrace technology are over. Internet with all the advanced tools and solutions is a chance to be at the forefront. Pioneering can draw unexpectedly huge attention, also from the potential readers of your book. There are two [...]

Self-Publishing: How You Can Build Better Relations

Check all articles from Technology for self-publishers series. Digital environment is leading to an essential change of a relationship’s direction. In a traditional model the major flow was vertical, one way, from publisher to readers. Now the relationship becomes horizontal, two way, between the author and reader – at the level of the reader. Before [...]

Self-Publishing: How You Can Reduce Costs

Check all articles from Technology for self-publishers series. The price of a book is what really matters to readers. It’s where self-published authors can compete with traditional publishers, as the examples of Amanda Hocking or J.A. Konrath show. Many Kindle Store writers choose $0.99 price tag. They can afford it, as the cost of publishing [...]

Self-Publishing: How Technology Is Making You More Powerful [Introduction]

Check all articles from Technology for self-publishers series. This is a kick-off post of a series of articles devoted to describe free tools, which can self-publishers write, publish and promote better books. If you decide to self-publish an e-book, you’ll become more powerful than you think. You can do it with a help of tools [...]