Understanding Self-Publishing

This section of the site aims to demystify the process around self-publishing. For those writers, unsure as to whether this is the best option for their book, we’ve pulled together advice articles that offer things to consider about the self-publishing process as a whole.

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7 min read

Marketing & Promoting Your New Book

Pippa DaCosta

18th August 2015

Edited

6th July 2022

You’ve written a book. You’ve had it edited, it has a fantastic cover, and it’s a masterpiece (of course!). You’ve uploaded it to Amazon (and B&N...

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4 min read

Self-Publishing: Things You Can Learn from Kindle Cover Disasters

Leila Dewji

3rd April 2015

Edited

13th October 2020

Leila Dewji, of I_AM Self-Publishing, shares her self-publishing advice for authors at all stages of the process.

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4 min read

We Are All Book Reviewers Now

Ben Cameron

7th January 2015

Edited

29th September 2020

There is no area of book publicity that has changed more over the last few years then the ‘book review’. Traditional reviews – the kind that you read...

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4 min read

Approaching Blogs for Reviews or Book Coverage – Make It Personal

Ben Cameron

10th December 2014

Edited

29th September 2020

Bloggers can be a powerful way to spread the word about your book but too few authors know how to find the most appropriate ones and how to approach...

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5 min read

Multiple-Format Publishing

Debbie Bennett

19th August 2014

Edited

13th October 2020

What is multiple-format publishing?

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9 min read

Simple Marketing Tips For Authors

Steven A. McKay

13th August 2014

Edited

29th September 2020

I was recently asked if I would do an interview with a national newspaper. I readily agreed, until I was told the piece was all about entrepreneurs....