Resources and tips for the self-published author.

For our next indiechat we will be talking about EBook creation tools for authors. 

A question that I always get is what types of files do I need to create to get my book ready for book publishing.  If you’re going to hire a formatter we recommend three main filetypes for distribution to the major online retailers.

This week on #indiechat the company @BookVibe  will be our guest. BookVibe will be sharing details about how to use their new Alerts tool which helps authors manage their social media mentions. You can read more about BookVibe in the blog post we wrote about in last December.

So, you’ve written a great book. You’ve gotten a few great reviews. You’ve given away free copies and gotten great feedback. You now want to jumpstart sales and don’t know what to do next.

Every week we host #indiechat. We invite industry experts and authors to discuss and share tips on the indie and publishing landscape. #Indiechat is held every Tuesday at 9pm EST. You can check out our previous chat logs on BiblioCrunch Storify.

We all have our “first” story, one that we remember so clearly, like a first kiss. The day I first discovered crowdfunding was in early 2010 when a friend forwarded me a link to a Kickstarter campaign. I was fairly thunderstruck because for artists raising money is a tough road, and crowdfunding seemed like as

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Every week we host #indiechat. We invite industry experts and authors to discuss and share tips on the indie and publishing landscape. #Indiechat is held every Tuesday at 9pm EST. You can check out our previous chat logs on BiblioCrunch Storify.

Every week we host #indiechat. We invite industry experts and authors to discuss and share tips on the indie and publishing landscape. #Indiechat is held every Tuesday at 9pm EST.

Sweet! Here’s a great gift for your book lover friends who own an iPad or iPhone. Apple iBookstore now let’s you give  individual books as gifts

We love hosting #indiechat, our weekly Twitter chat that takes place every Tuesday from 9pm-10pm EST on Twitter. We’re taking a break for the holidays will be back on 1/8/2014 to talk about beta readers.