Social Media for Authors
Social media can be a fantastic tool when it comes to connecting with your audience and drawing in new readers, but it can be a daunting task to figure out. It is tricky to find the balance between posting about … Read More
13 Questions to Ask When Designing a Book Cover
There’s this motivational quote that does rounds online: “The quality of your questions determines the quality of your life.” We can’t vouch for this statement, but we can assure you that the quality of your questions can affect the quality … Read More
Marketing Books to Schools
Marketing books to schools (specifically K-12 schools) is a unique opportunity for authors and publishers. Whether it’s a children’s picture book, a chapter book, a YA book, or an adult fiction or nonfiction book, the goal for most authors is … Read More
Create a Graphic Featuring Your Book
Posted by New Shelves Books on January 28, 2021 Create a Graphic Featuring Your Book Do you ever find yourself looking at other author’s beautiful book graphics and wondering how they do it? Well, it’s actually pretty simple. So simple … Read More
Book Review Sites To Help You Get Into Libraries & Stores
The number one way to impress librarians is reviews from established book review sites and periodicals. When we start working with new authors, they are (rightfully) focused on getting Amazon reviews. While that is a necessary and valid endeavor, don’t … Read More
Tips for Writing Amazon Ad Copy
You want readers. And in order to reel them in, first you need to give them the bait to latch onto your hook. But summing up the killer plot, unique world, and complex protagonist in just 150 characters is no … Read More
The Best Trim Size for Your Book Updated for Fall 2020
Authors Note: This article originally appeared as an Ingram Spark Blog in May of 2017 and is updated on the New Shelves site every few months. We have just gone through and updated the width and height advice and examples … Read More
Authors Being Penalized for Using Amazon Logos & Images
You may or may not be aware of the brand usage rules at Amazon. The marketplace is starting to crack down on this. An author we know went online a week or two ago, and she was flabbergasted because Amazon … Read More
Is Your Book Too Long?
In this article, we are focusing on how consumer book sales can tell us what readers want. A lot of the choices we publishers make are based on what we want or what we think we SHOULD do. Here are … Read More
Guidelines for the Assignment of ISBNs to E-Books (Directly from Bowker)
1. If I publish in two or more different file formats (e.g. epub, PDF) should I assign separate ISBNs? Yes. Each different format of an electronic publication that is published and made separately available should be given a separate ISBN. … Read More