BiblioCrunch | Self-Publishing Resouces

We’re excited to have Henry Strick guest post for us about The Future Book Conference. A lot of the takeaways are applicable to self published and indie authors as well.

Last month we went to the Romance Writers of America Conference. Did you know that romance readers read about 2.5 book on average per week? We also came across some cute book swag.

It is no secret that in the publishing world books are judged by their covers. A book cover (and the title that comes with it) are the first impression a person has of a book, whether they pick it up in the store or are browsing the digital store on Amazon. I always recommend to […]

In my time working with Indie Authors I have found that many authors do not know there are dozens of awards out their that indie and self-published books are eligible to win. Like making an ebook free for a limited time, entering for an award can be a great marketing tool. To help get you […]

BiblioCrunch and hundreds of writers and book professionals came together at The Sheraton Hotel at Midtown Manhattan for the Self-Publishing Book Expo. Perhaps the most striking part of all this was the date: October 27, just before Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast. We hope our readers and all who attended the event made it through […]

Everyone once in awhile I join the Twitter chat #writestuff to exchange writing ideas and tips. The chat, hosted by teacher-writer Andrea Cumbo (@andilit), happens every Tuesday night. In a recent chat I mentioned how virtual writing groups are a good way to stay motivated.  I got a lot of questions and decided to chronicle […]

Earlier in the week we covered the sites to help you promote your book when it’s free. Here’s a list of other (simple) steps to take to promote your books.

Free ebooks have become one of the many marketing tools used by self-published authors to promote their work.

An easy way to preview your eBook files on your iPad is by using Dropbox.

We often get asked what an eBook filesize should be. It varies from retailer to retailer, but if you want to use one source ePUB file to all the retailers you need to keep it under 20MB. We’ve created a chart for you below. Retailer Max Filesize Amazon 50 MB Barnes & Noble 20 MB […]

This is a question we are often asked at BiblioCrunch, “How do I get my eBook on Barnes & Noble?” Well here is your answer To submit your book to B&N (for the Nook) here are a few steps. Make sure your eBook is ready to be published and distributed to the public. – Do […]

This is a question we are often asked at BiblioCrunch, “How do I get my eBook on Amazon?” Well here is your answer To submit your book to Amazon (for the Kindle) here are a few steps. Make sure your eBook is ready to be published and distributed to the public. – Do you have […]

This is a question we are often asked at BiblioCrunch, “How do I get my eBook on iBooks?” Well here is your answer Publishing through Apple is probably one of the trickiest platforms, but it is one of the big four distributors so it is worth learning. You can get into the Apple store through […]