Do you really need TikTok to sell books?
BookTok has genuinely sold books, and it is still the wrong job for some authors. Who it works for, when to skip it, and what to have ready first.
AuthorsPubblish Insights
Publishing industry insights, tips, and best practices.
The learning curve is a cost: choosing tools you'll actually use
A tool's second price is the hours it takes to learn. How to judge any publishing tool by the time it takes to get one real result, and why simple usually wins.
AuthorsWhat's actually in a book contract
A publishing contract is a list of specific rights, on specific terms, for a specific length of time. Here is what each section does.
AuthorsWhere the money goes on a $9.99 book
A store's 30% cut and a distributor's 55% discount are not the same kind of number. Worked arithmetic for an ebook and a paperback.
AuthorsKDP Select: what you give and what you get
Select is a trade: ebook exclusivity to Amazon in exchange for Kindle Unlimited and two promotion tools. Here is both sides of it.
AuthorsThe rights you're sitting on
Audio, translation, large print — every book is a bundle of rights, and the ones you haven't licensed are inventory you can still sell.
AuthorsEmail law for authors: what your newsletter must include
Your newsletter is covered by email law from subscriber one. What the rules require, and the two things every marketing email must include.
AuthorsTitle vs Edition: The Conceptual Split
Why publishing systems separate the intellectual work from its published formats, and what this means for your metadata.
AuthorsContent Warnings: Adult vs Sensitive Content
Understanding the difference between adult content ratings and sensitive content warnings, and why books might need both, one, or neither
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