by Lois Hoffman | May 18, 2023 | Book Marketing, Book Publishing
News just broke of the KDP price increase. It has many authors wondering what that means for them. It was inevitable, given the increase in paper pricing and global inflation in general. IngramSpark raised its pricing in November 2021, and it was only a matter of time...
by Lois Hoffman | May 12, 2022 | Book Marketing, Book Publishing
In addition to print books, many authors also choose to publish ebook versions of their books or exclusively publish ebooks. Although print books remain king, ebook readership continues to rise. Ebooks are less expensive to produce, have a wider choice of distribution...
by hspbrandswan | Aug 30, 2018 | Book Publishing, Writing
Rumors have been flying for months, and now it’s official. CreateSpace is merging with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). The two companies are both owned by Amazon. With the addition of print publishing to KDP, it seemed inevitable that change was underway. Earlier this...
by hspbrandswan | Apr 13, 2016 | Book Marketing, Writing
Do you want more mileage from your ebook? Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) gives you several tools to help you promote your ebook and get more readers. Here are five easy tools you can use today. Kindle Instant Book Previews Kindle Instant Book Previews allow you to...