Do you ever feel like you’re running out of marketing angles for your book? We get it. After months or even years of marketing the same book, it can sometimes be difficult to keep your marketing from growing stale. But … Read More
Self-publishing does sometimes get a poor name, but if you do it right, people can’t tell the difference between self and traditionally published books. If you have a beautiful book that has been: Professionally designed inside and out Professionally edited … Read More
Keri-Rae Barnum sits down with Orna Ross to discuss her bestselling fiction series, poetry, how Orna ended up with a pen name and more. Watch the video or scroll down to read the transcript. Keri-Rae Barnum: We have been acquainted … Read More
Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) made a number of updates in May and June 2021. Here’s what you need to know about them. KDP Is Now Accepting EPUB Files Yes! It’s true. KDP is now accepting EPUB files for reflowable format … Read More
You finished writing your book. Of course, you’ve let others read it: family, friends, beta-readers. These people gave you some input, but they may have held back and not been straight with you if they were concerned about your feelings. … Read More
Why Do You Have to Have a Publishing Company Name? When bookstores and airport store buyers look at your book, one of the first things they will do is flip to the spine, the back cover, and the copyright page … Read More
This upcoming Monday, May 31, those of us in the United States will be observing Memorial Day; a day to remember and honor the men and women who died while serving our country. In my house, this is a somber … Read More
As writers, we know that the success of our book can depend on reader reviews. Yet, when I polled a group of authors, less than 10% of them had written a review for a book in the last 12 months. … Read More
Here at New Shelves we make it our business to interact with the writing and publishing communities. We’re members of ALLi, IBPA, Authors Guild, Reedsy and quite a few Facebook groups for writing, publishing and book promotion. Why? Because it’s … Read More
The Challenge Recently a client asked me why, when he Googled the title of his book, the most exciting search result was his Amazon product page. “There’s nothing really there,” he lamented. Many authors feel this way. They spend months, … Read More