BiblioCrunch | Self-Publishing Resouces

There are lots of tools out there for social media assistance. We’ve narrowed down a list of what we find are the best tools for authors.

One of our favorite tools for our blog is Rafflecopter. This tool works well not only for book blogger but also for authors. Today we’ll give you step-by-step instructions on how to set up a Rafflecopter account and use it for a giveaway.

This year BiblioCrunch went to BEA, BookExpo America. BEA is hosted at the Javits Center (pictured below). At BEA you will find many booths on the main floor. Here are a few we enjoyed visiting.

Every week at BiblioCrunch.com we host a weekly Twitter chat called #indiechat. Since we started hosting this chat one of our top questions has been, how do I join a Twitter chat?

One of the most common ways to promote an author on a blog is through an interview with the author. Interview questions can change from blogger to blogger but what do you do when you want your interview to stand out from the rest?

Last year we complied a list of awards that indie and self-published books are eligible to win. This year we have an updated list with the current deadlines. Many of these happen every year so if you miss one, try again. Please make sure you check the website for the full requirements and rules. Remember […]

As a reader I have joined up with many authors as part of their street teams. As it turns out, a lot of authors don’t know what a street team is. We’ll be hosting a chat soon on #indiechat to answer all your street team questions.

Social media plays a huge roll in building an author’s platform, marketing, and author branding. One of our favorite social media platforms is Twitter.

As part of the business side of publishing, one of the many things self-published authors have to keep track of is their book sales.

A few weeks ago we had EPUB mavens Colleen Cunningham (@bookdesigngirl) and Iris Febres (@epubpupil) from FWMedia join us on #indiechat. Colleen and Iris gave us an overview of the eBook production process and also shared best practices for QA’ing an eBook. Use their tips to make sure the eBook you put out into the […]

One of the many joys of self-publishing is the ability to control anything and everything about your book. The full control self-publishers have is a great blessing but it can be a problem; when you control everything alone how do you know what size your cover should be, which online distributors work best for you, […]

Here’s a handy checklist of the different royalty rates for the various ebook retailers.

A question asked by authors frequently is should you buy ISBNs? What are the advantages and disadvantages?