How many books per year should you write as a self-published author? Well, much of it depends on your goal.

No matter what your publishing goals are and how you wish to achieve them, self-publishing often comes down to...

Paperbacks are the dream: you can hold them, look at them, leaf through the pages, and sign your name as an author with the knowledge...

Designing your own book cover? This decision is risky, and most authors who try to design their own covers fall short of the elegant...

KDP Select (Kindle Unlimited, on the readers’ end) is Amazon’s book subscription service. Authors who choose to enter can get paid...

Many writers don’t know how to price books. That’s fine--you specialize in creating awesome stories...

Services like Amazon’s Audible have made audiobooks approachable and even mainstream for readers who would prefer to listen.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Everyone knows the adage, and it comes in especially important when trying to turn a profit.

Basic Prerelease Strategy You don’t need to prerelease your book. Distributors can accept your book the moment it is approved...

Basic ebooks don’t require a lot of layout. Many publishers will accept your book straight from Microsoft Word and divide and format them...

Having your book stolen is a nightmare scenario for many writers--especially independent authors who take the act of publishing...

Publishing isn’t a one-man job, and writers who choose to go indie are left with a lot of work to compensate.

Writers work alone, and many of us prefer it that way. We don’t want people looking over our shoulders, we strive for time alone to write...

You’ve spent countless hours, days, weeks, even months working. You’ve read up on the publishing process and know all the steps...

It's one thing to say you want to be a successful author, but what do you mean by "successful"?

Self-publishing is a lot more than simply writing and making your books available.

I myself don’t think often about international publishing, and that’s because so much of the work is already done. I upload my book...

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of holding a physical copy of your book in your hands. Many writers, when starting out...

Self-publishing has exploded as an industry in the past ten years. It went from being a niche tactic...

Here’s a question: If you were self-publishing a book—let’s say Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone...