Resources and tips for the self-published author.

We list out the tools that allow you to sell books directly from your website.

    Thinking about self-publishing and wanted to know about the biggest retailers for your digital and print books? We break it down for you in our easy to navigate guide below.

Have a book coming out? Don’t start your marketing until you read this list of 10 book marketing mistakes that self-published authors make.

This week on #indiechat Olivia Koski from The Atavist  will be our guest. Olivia will be talking about The Atavist’s new multimedia ebook production tool called @Creatavist. 

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.

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