Crafting Covers That Convert: An Indie Author’s Strategic Guide to Captivating Book Cover Designs
Discover the market-driven approach to book cover design that successful indie authors use to attract readers, boost clicks, and increase sales.
Alice Briggs
Alice Briggs, former Creative Director of Indie Author Magazine, is a creative visionary with 30+ years in art, business, and leadership, helping authors shape their visual and editorial identity.
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NINC Conference 2022: A Must-Attend for Indie Authors
Books on the Beach: A Look Inside the NINC Conference Books on the beach sounds like a relaxing summer pastime—or maybe a cliché online dating profile, depending on who you ask. But in the case of the annual conference hosted by Novelists, Inc. (NINC), the concept has become a...
Achieve Work-Life Balance for Indie Authors
Achieve the Work-Life Balancing Act a Little Bit at a Time Alice Briggs An author's career is a long game. Life-changing success rarely comes after writing one or two books. Whether you’re publishing a book every month or every year, keeping to your schedule is the best...
Boost Book Sales with Amazon A+ Content Strategies
Alice Briggs Since early 2021, indie authors have had the ability to create Amazon A+ Content to help promote their books. This bonus content on a book’s product page had already been available for traditional publishing houses for some time and had proven its merit—in 2015, during a...
Backlist Book Profit Strategies for Indie Authors
Increasing your publishing profits through your backlist If you have published multiple books, then you may be working with two “lists.” Your frontlist is made up of newly published, fresh, exciting titles. Your backlist is books that have been out for a while that might be neglected by you and...
Indie Publishing Guide: Picture Books for Profit
Your Choices Trim size This is the size of your book typically shown as width x height, e.g., 8x10 inches. Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), IngramSpark, and Barnes & Noble produce full color POD books suitable for children’s books, and their distribution is the same as for all other...