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If you missed Free Advice Friday on November 12th, you can watch the replay on our YouTube channel, youtube.com/NewShelvesBooks. November 12, 2021 Free Advice Friday Hot Topics How important is it to keep details like a title release date updated … Read More

Authors have been working together on anthologies for centuries. Why? Shared workload – multiple contributors rather than one author writing an entire book on their own. Benefit from varied experiences and talents. Multiple authors typically mean multiple audiences – and … Read More

The audiobook industry is booming loudly and at various playback speeds. US publishers reported audiobook sales rose to 1.3 billion dollars last year according to Publisher’s Weekly. So how does an indie author profit and get their book heard amongst … Read More

Have you always dreamed of having your book carried in airport stores? You’re not alone. And, after sharing What I Learned from a Hudson Newsstand Book Buyer, questions started pouring in about how to pitch a book to airport stores. … Read More

Why BookFunnel? Authors often ask me why I recommend BookFunnel and which subscription they should choose. Winning Features Safely and Easily Share Your Book BookFunnel is a safe, easy way to share your book files with reviewers, beta readers, and … Read More

At least once a week I get an email from or speak to an author who tells me, “My book would be perfect for airport stores!” But is it, really? Let’s find out what’s really popular in airport bookstores – … Read More

If you haven’t read it already, you can find Part 1 of this article here. A New World in Publishing: How is Blockchain the Great Disrupter? Copyright “Being fairly paid and making sure your work remains your own are basic … Read More

“Customer preferences are actually what cause disrupters.” Sukhi Jutla In 2018, the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) projected blockchain technology as the next great “disruption” in the publishing industry, but was it just a short-lived fad? In this post, I … Read More

One of the questions I’m most often asked, as a writer of historical fiction is, “How do you do the research?” I was recently reading an interview with a non-fiction history writer who said he spends about three years on … Read More

You walk into your local chain bookstore and see a table filled with cookbooks and a big sign that says “GRILLING COOKBOOKS.” BAM! Right in the front of the store as you walk in. Thousands of eyeballs see those cookbooks … Read More

Video content, both long form and short form, is increasing in popularity on social media and platforms are noticing. People of all ages and demographics want to connect with the content they are consuming and video content makes that much … Read More

If you are thinking about getting an agent and you already have a book published by a self-publishing company, what are your options? STORY ONE – An Agent’s perspective “Sara” has been querying agents for her self-published book. She decided … Read More