Case Study: Writing and Self-Publishing a Book
Last month, I completed a project I’ve been working on for quite a while, a book of advice for college students called Don’t Be Stupid: A Guide to Learning, Studying, and Succeeding at College.…
Category: E-books
Sell Books — Yours or Others’ — with e‑Junkie
Selling stuff is supposed to be easy on the Internet. Just put it “up there” and watch the orders roll in, right? If you stick with Amazon or eBay as your marketplace, it’s not…
WordPress Plugins for Writers: Part 1 — Introduction
One of the reasons I recommend WordPress as the backbone of your writing website is that it is very easy to extend what WP can do using plugins. Installing a WordPress plugin is easy — for…
10 Free E‑books for Writers
There are tons of sites online that offer free e‑books to get you “hooked” so they can sell you their “Make Money Fast” program. While some of the material is ok, most of it…
Free e‑Book on Writing for Helium
Bob Younce of The Writing Journey has released an e‑book detailing how to make money writing for Helium. The Helium Report offers advice on how best to use Helium’s system to make a strong…
How to Create PDFs from Any Document
PDF, the Portable Document Format, is a standard created by Adobe for circulating formatted documents over the web. Using Acrobat Reader or some other PDF reader (I like Foxit Reader, which opens much faster…
Pre-Writing Posts: Write Ahead for Best Results
Here’s a quick blogging tip for anyone who writes online (which includes you, if you’ve taken my advice and started a blog to promote your writing). Stockpile posts ahead of time and use WordPress’…
Writing Ebooks Series Available as a Free Ebook — and a New Addition to the Site
It would be sort of hypocritical if I were to write a 5‑part series on writing ebooks if I didn’t put my money where my mouth is and pony up an actual ebook. So…
Write E‑books for Publicity and Even Profit: Part 5 — Promoting Your E‑book
Unless you’re Stephen King, your e‑book isn’t going to sell itself. You’re going to need to get out there and market it a little. First of all, make sure it’s featured prominently on your…
Write E‑books for Publicity and Even Profit: Part 4 — Distributing Your E‑book
OK, you’ve written an e‑book, fixed all the typos, formatted it nicely, and are ready to go. Now what? How do you get it to an audience? Well, that depends on your ultimate goal.…
