The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success
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The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success

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Publisher Description

Learn the 30 best practices of the bestselling ebook authors.

This updated January 2014 edition of The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success has already helped tens of thousands of authors publish more professionally.

This ebook is a must-read for every writer, author, publisher and literary agent. Whether you're considering publishing a book for the first time, or you're a long-time veteran, this book will help you take your book to the next level.

Includes a comprehensive glossary of e-publishing terms. No technical experience necessary!

A great companion to Mark Coker's other popular e-publishing guides, The Smashwords Style Guide (how to format and publish an ebook for free) and The Smashwords Book Marketing Guide (how to market any book for free).

Share the secrets. Enjoy!

Here's what's inside:

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Secrets

Secret 1: Write a great book

Secret 2: Pinch your pennies

Secret 3: Create a great ebook cover

Secret 4: Practice metadata magic

Secret 5: Write another great book

Secret 6: Build reader trust

Secret 7: Embrace your obscurity

Secret 8: Spend your time wisely

Secret 9: Maximize distribution

Secret 10: Avoid exclusivity

Secret 11: Give (some of) your books away for FREE

Secret 12: Understand the algorithm

Secret 13: How retailers select titles for feature promotion

Secret 14: Patience pays

Secret 15: How books develop (the four behaviors)

Secret 16: Trust your customers and supply chain partners

Secret 17: Platform building starts yesterday

Secret 18: Architect for virality

Secret 19: Tweak your viral catalysts

Secret 20: Optimize discovery touch points

Secret 21: Practice the never-ending book launch

Secret 22: Think globally

Secret 23: Study the bestsellers

Secret 24: Develop a thick skin

Secret 25: Think beyond price

Secret 26: Pricing Strategy: Unit volume is a lever for success

Secret 27: Ebook publishing is easy, writing is difficult

Secret 28: Define your own success

Secret 29: Leveraging preorders to increase sales

Secret 30: Share your secrets

Conclusion

Appendix I – Glossary of E-Publishing Terms

Appendix II – Special acknowledgements for beta readers

Appendix III – Credits

Appendix IV – Reproduction rights (how to distribute this book freely)

GENRE
Professional & Technical
RELEASED
2012
March 26
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
170
Pages
PUBLISHER
Mark Coker
SELLER
Draft2Digital, LLC
SIZE
2.8
MB

Customer Reviews

Strezless Double O ,

thanks

I appreciate the time you took to share your expertise with us, thank you

Giuseppe the Bookworm ,

Very Helpful

Mark, thanks for giving your insight into the Ebook industry. This is a great read for all self-published authors.

Mccartycameron ,

A lot of help

Extremely helpful!! Thanks mark!!

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