Best Formatting Tools for Indie Authors 2023
November Tools - formatting Atticus, Vellum, Scrivener 3, Reedsy Book Editor, Draft2Digital...
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Efficient Book Formatting with Microsoft Word
Using Microsoft Word to prepare your book for publication Gill Fernley If you don’t have the budget to hire a formatter, but you’re still dying to get your book out there, the good news is that you can do it yourself. And you’ve probably already got the...
Vellum: Effortless Book Formatting for Indie Authors
What is it? Simply put, Vellum is an interior book layout software that offers authors a high-end formatting experience without the price or the learning curve of more complex options. Whether it is a long-running series that benefits from a cohesive look, a short that you want to write, edit,...
New Apps Transform Indie Author Publishing
What You Can Expect There are few things in life as personally painful as a breakup. When you're a businessperson, you'll learn eventually that changing your vendors and contractors can feel much the same way. Especially if you've worked with them for a long...
Grow Your Author Brand with Merchandise Sales
How to Use Merchandise Sales on your Website to Make Money and Grow Your Brand In today’s economy, it’s a given that relying on a single stream of income is risky business. For authors, that means looking at your books as content and finding ways to slice and...
Publish eBooks Directly vs. Distributor: Which's Better?
Wide vs. Exclusive: Which is for You? In “Wide vs. Exclusive: Which is for You?” (IAM May 2021), we covered the pros and cons of publishing e-books as widely as possible. The alternative is publishing through programs requiring exclusivity, like Amazon’s KDP Select program. When authors decide to publish...