by Karen Brown | Mar 9, 2023 | Amazon KDP, Publish your book, Self-publishing
While both routes have their advantages and disadvantages, it is essential to understand the differences between traditional and self-publishing to make an informed decision. In this blog post, we will explore the pros and cons of both. Self-publishing is when an...
by Karen Brown | Mar 7, 2022 | Book covers, Publish your book
My question today is: Should you make your own book covers? I published my first book on Amazon in 2012. I was called How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile and whilst at the time I thought it was the bee’s knees, with hindsight it was terrible! One of the many...
by Karen Brown | Feb 10, 2022 | Amazon KDP, Formatting, Publish your book, Self-publishing
One of my favourite things to do is to take a messy manuscript and turn it into a lovely well-ordered file ready to upload to Amazon, Lulu and IngramSpark. I’m also a bit of a troubleshooter when it comes to formatting issues, so I’d just like to share the...
by Karen Brown | Jan 23, 2022 | Publish your book, Self-publishing
One of my favourite courses to deliver is the “Publish a Book in Just 5 days” challenge. However, one of the things that I say from the start is that the finished book that I publish on day 5 is not going to be a bestseller. There are certain things that...
by Karen Brown | Jan 17, 2022 | Book covers, Copyright, Publish your book, Self-publishing
Last week I had the less than delightful experience of getting an email from Amazon. They were pulling one of my books because someone had reported a Trademark infringement. As you can imagine, I was mortified but couldn’t understand what had happened and how it...
by Karen Brown | Jan 9, 2022 | Book covers, Book editing, Formatting, Publish your book, Self-publishing
How do you make a self-published book not look “self-published” was a question that I was invited to answer on Quora, however, the real question was how do you make a self-published book look professional. I’ve read a huge amount of books and many of...
