Best Practices for Indie Author Library Distribution
With Draft2Digital adding OverDrive as one of its eBook distribution platforms, indie authors have a new and easy way to get their books into more than 38,000 public, corporate, and school libraries, in 40+ countries worldwide. We’d shout about it, but we don’t want…
Distribute ebooks to Libraries via OverDrive!
UPDATE: To best utilize services like OverDrive, learn a few best practices for listing with libraries in this post! One of the most frequent questions we hear from D2D authors is, “How can I get my books into libraries?” We’re pleased to announce that, starting…
Audiobooks as Part of Your Author Strategy
Indie authors have never had a more level playing field than they do today. We’ve been empowered by a vast array of services and products, built with us specifically in mind, to the point that generating, distributing, and selling eBooks has become virtually…
Reader Reviews and How to Ask for Them
One of the handiest tools in an author’s marketing toolkit is the reader review. In fact, gathering reviews for your work may be the best marketing move you can make—and a far better strategy than most other marketing approaches. Asking for reviews, however, can be an…
Writing a Total Piece of Craft
We talk a lot about the business of publishing—everything from picking the right title and choosing the right cover to writing a winning book description and marketing your book to readers. All that is important, particularly for authors just getting into the…
8 Elements of a Great Title
Writers may have different goals for their careers, but most (if not all) write in the hopes of being read. Getting to that, though, means first attracting the reader. There are almost countless ways to make your book as attractive and peacock plumage: Target the…
