How to Feed Your Audiobook Habit
So you want to get into audiobooks but not sure the best way to access them? Already bitten by the bug but finding it expensive? Let me share with you everything I’ve tried out, as a UK listener. One completely free way of listening to…
Observations from four years of book blogging…
…on the eve of my blogoversary. You don’t have to accept review books to be a book blogger Some of my favourite bloggers don’t accept review books. It’s OK to read old books, new books, borrowed books (but not stolen books). A lot of new…
Hello Bookbridgr!
Today see’s the launch of bookbridgr, a new online resource for bloggers from Headline. Yet another site that has lost a vowel, I here you say. However, you can use it to request review copies, both ebook and print, direct from the publicists as well…
Are you reading this in Google Reader?
If so, the time for procrastination is over! You only have until the end of this month to find a new way to follow RSS and, mostly importantly, blogs. Personally I have switched to Feedly who have done huge amounts of work to prepare for…
How to experience a good blog tour
In light of recent drama, here is what this blogger would like to see out of blog tours… Expectations Don’t go in expecting to sell loads of books. It’s about getting your name out there. It’s publicity not marketing. Also remember not everyone is going…
What to do with a negative review?
You have put your beloved book out into the world; you are going to get some people that don’t like it. That’s OK, we’re all entitled to our opinions and a few negative reviews are not going to ruin you. They are just going to…
Stop with the Negativity!
You wouldn’t advertise a fragrance by saying “it doesn’t smell of poo” so why does everyone who sets out to praise self-publishing do so by telling us how rubbish traditional publishing is? Here are some of the things I hear again and again: Publishers only…
Covers Continued: Textures
Still paying attention after parts one and two? This week we’re looking how you can add textures to your images to create that grunge look you see on a lot of print covers. These posts are designed as quick tips for self-published authors, if you…
Covers Continued: Typography
Last week I shared a few tips on how to make your cover look less self-published which proved rather popular. This week I’m going to focus on using typography as the basis of your design. There are a few reasons that you might not want…
How to Make Your Cover Look Less Self-Published
If you’re a self-published author, you probably know that there are people that are avoiding self-published books. Whilst getting reviews seems to be high on the marketing agenda, there’s few who are putting the same kind of effort into what a book looks like. Yet…
