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Early lessons in author profitability from Scott Belsky’s Making Ideas Happen

Posted July 8th @ 4:04 pm by Roger C. ParkerPrint

Scott Belsky’s Making Ideas Happen teaches lessons about choosing the right book title. The Behance.com network illustrate the importance of author’s building an online back-end profit system before their book’s publication.

Do you need a quick cover design for your book or e-book?

Posted June 8th @ 9:36 pm by Roger C. ParkerPrint

Tuesday’s writing tip of the week
Jonathan Feinberg’s Wordle.net offers you quick (and free) help if you need  a cover for your book or e-book.
Wordle instantly creates “word cloud” images from the words used in your books, e-books, blogs, web pages, or white papers.
The more frequently the words appear, the more prominent the words will appear [...]

How self-published authors can save money on book cover design

Posted April 22nd @ 12:19 am by Roger C. ParkerPrint

Thursday’s profit tips for authors
Book cover graphic design costs can quickly mount up, but self-published authors can save lots of money on book cover design by providing designers with a rough, actual-sized layout of the text and graphics they want on their book covers.
An example of cutting the costs of quality book cover design is [...]

Savvy Author shows how book covers sell at a glance

Posted March 25th @ 3:12 pm by Roger C. ParkerPrint

Thursday’s profit tip for authors
The cover of Lissa Warren’s Savvy Author’s Guide to Book Publicity teaches how a compelling title teamed with a well-designed book cover can sell by telling a convincing story at a glance.
Although the title showed up after I have finished the last revisions to my new book on book titles, the [...]

Author Guide to Choosing the Right Designer

Posted December 11th @ 1:09 am by Roger C. ParkerPrint

Friday’s upcoming event for authors
If you’re an author interested in maximum success, you’ll want to learn what to look for when choosing a graphic designer during next week’s free  teleclass, an Author Guide to Choosing the Right Designer.
You’ll gain a new perspective on this crucial topic, and a better understanding of what you should be [...]

Case study in planning & positioning a book for profit

Posted October 5th @ 12:46 am by Roger C. ParkerPrint

Monday’s book planning tip for authors
One of the best examples of planning and positioning a book for profit is Terry Walter’s Clean Food: A Seasonal Guide to Eating Close to the Source with More Than 200 Recipes for a Healthy and Sustainable You.
Clean Food magnetically attracted me from 20+ feet away, the last time I [...]

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