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Hello everyone.
C.C. wrote: "Hi Everyone, I have a few moments to say hello. I have written a first book called A Paradigm Shift: The Legacy and I am currently writing the 2nd in the series to be finished by June.
I feel bad ..."
Hi CC, nice to meet you, i do my own covers and i am always looking for other commissions. I would charge very little ($20-$30) and can create a design to suit your genre and needs. Please check out my website www.darrenworrow.webs.com - where there is also a selection of links to other artists that are willing to accept book cover commissions too!
Hope this helps.
Darren.
I just posted a new post in my What If? blog - "Repent, Harliquin!" Feel free to check it out at http://davidburtonwriting.wordpress.comI hope to publish a new novella, Young Blood, on Amazon in a day or two. It's the third in my An Accidental Vampire series of stories. I think I'm going to put it on KDP Select first and see how it goes. I'll let you know when the free days will be.
Ok, this may sound like a dumb question, but, how exactly do you get a book published on Amazon? E-book? Paperback? Cost? I'd like instructions, please. Speak to me like a child. I can take it. : )
Richelle wrote: "Ok, this may sound like a dumb question, but, how exactly do you get a book published on Amazon? E-book? Paperback? Cost? I'd like instructions, please. Speak to me like a child. I can take it..."Start here: http://kdp.amazon.com
it is pretty much self explanatory. but if you need assistance send me a message and I will help. If your books are on other sites you won't want to do KDP Select cause you have to give amazon exclusivity. but you can still publish there even if you don't go select.
Same here Rachele. It's easy. You'll need a cover, but other than that, just follow the directions. It's step-by-step.
Okay, thank you very,very much! I'm going to try this with one of my shorter books. But first, another dumb question.... Is a copyright on your book necessary to publish it as an e-book? And if so, do you have to wait for the copyright to be approved, or can you move ahead once you apply for one?
Richelle wrote: "Is a copyright on your book necessary to publish it as an e-book? And if so, do you have to wait for the copyright to be approved, or can you move ahead once you apply for one?"You can move forward with it once you apply for one. However you do not need to apply for one. Legally Your work is copy righted the moment you place the copyright symbol on your work. that is why almost every author puts "Copyright © 2012 Author Name or Publishing company name" that is a legal and binding copyright.
Wow! Thanks, Stephen, I did not know that about copyrights. So, what exactly would be the plus of paying money to apply for a copyright through the library of congress?I'm sure glad that you guys are so wise and willing to share your know-how. I've been reading the kdp.amazon.com info. Thanks for sharing that link. I think once I do this for myself, the next time will be a piece of cake, right? I paid someone else to do all this for my first book, not realizing it was within my power. This is good news!
-Richelle
Ok Keep in mind I am not a copyright attorney. Copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, and a work is “created” when it is fixed in a copy for the first time. In general, copyright registration is a legal formality intended to make a public record of the basic facts of a particular copyright. However, registration is not a condition of copyright
protection. So by paying for a copyright registration you are just making it Public record. There are some benefits to doing this, but most relate to advantages to bringing a infringement suit against another party. Since you have to register your copyright before you can sue for infringement. However if your work is dated then that becomes the official date of copyright no matter when you register it.
So if you write a book and copyright it in 2012 and then publish and sell it in 2012 then it is considered copyrighted 2012 even if you don't register it till say 2020.
The only time you might register something is if say you write 60% of a book but can't finish it due to any one of a hundred different reasons. You can register it as an unpublished work and protect it from say another author stealing it and finishing it and copyrighting it as their own work.
This is a good source to read if you are having trouble sleeping...
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01...
Thanks for all the info, Stephen. So far I've registered all my works for copyright. It doesn't cost that much, so why not? But it usually takes FOREVER! So I wondered if it was necessary. -Richelle
in the uk you send copies to the agent for copyright, 100 euston rd, london and also to the british library this ensures your publucation is filed should an issue of copyright occur. i dont know if there is something similar for ebooks. however provided you have stated in the book that it is copyrighted and dated the work then it should be sufficant. paying for a copyright is not needed.
I use MyFreeCopyright - they allow you to register blogs and websites. You can also register a document on your computer and they give you a copyright number. I've done that with my latest book and posted that number in the book.
sounds good to me anna. worth looking into, thanks. btw my first book the hargreaves code is out now on kobo and nook, does anyone use these ereaders? if so information and links are at www.darrenworrow.webs.com
I just got a Kindle Fire for Christmas. My very first eReader.
Anna wrote: "I just got a Kindle Fire for Christmas. My very first eReader."
That's so cool! It's much better than reading from the tiny screen of your phone. (My phone has a very tiny screen of low quality, so I should know... it hurts my eyes. XD)
By the way, tomorrow is February 14th which is Valentine's day! Two of my kindle e-books will be available for free downloading then for the entire day:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BBNB3EW/ (The Fire of Mars) >> A fantasy epic set in Ancient Rome.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009B4OAJ8/ (Letters to an Imaginary Friend) >> Poetry, epistolary novella. A collection of poems in the form of diary entries and letters that the characters of the story write to each other.
If anyone here wants to, they can get these two for free! Reviews are very much appreciated! :-D
That's so cool! It's much better than reading from the tiny screen of your phone. (My phone has a very tiny screen of low quality, so I should know... it hurts my eyes. XD)
By the way, tomorrow is February 14th which is Valentine's day! Two of my kindle e-books will be available for free downloading then for the entire day:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BBNB3EW/ (The Fire of Mars) >> A fantasy epic set in Ancient Rome.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009B4OAJ8/ (Letters to an Imaginary Friend) >> Poetry, epistolary novella. A collection of poems in the form of diary entries and letters that the characters of the story write to each other.
If anyone here wants to, they can get these two for free! Reviews are very much appreciated! :-D
Here's a link to 20 places to promote your book for free - http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/... Also next week Feb 19-21 is a Free Indie Publisher (that's you) online conference. Looks like it has some good speakers. Register at - www.indierecon.org
My historical vampire mystery novella, Young Blood should be up on Amazon in a few days. Should be free on KDP Select by next weekend.
Thanks for both Links David.Shameless Plug...
Tomorrow 2/16 and 2/17 My Book Men: The Handbook will be available for free on amazon.com.
http://www.amazon.com/Men-The-Handboo...
I hate to be one of "those people" but I guess I have to be.I entered a writing contest and unfortunately it's a popularity contest which means whoever has the most Facebook friends will win. Still, I'd like to see if I can win.
http://www.facebook.com/jefishmannove...
Above is the link to the page where the contest is taking place. All you have to do is Like the page then click into contest and cast your vote for "Tim" (that's me!). Thank you so much and if you ever need me to toss a vote your way I will be more than happy to do so, just send me a direct message so I know to do so.
Hi All,I'm Cynthia Luhrs, currently working with my editor on my first paranormal romance - a modern day ghost story. Hope to have it up in April. Great to connect with everyone.
Cynthia Luhrs
Website: www.cluhrs.com
Facebook Author Page: http://www.facebook.com/cynthialuhrsa...
Blog: www.wickedgreensmoothies.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/wickedgreens
Hi Cynthia, thanks for liing my f/b page. Been a bit quiet on here recently; are we all busy writing?!
The Book Designer, Joe Frielander, is now offering print book templates for sale to use with MS Word.Might be a good investment. Check it out.
http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2013/0...
I was wondering the same thing, Darren.My first try at a historical vampire mystery novella, Young Blood, is now available for the Kindle. I'm trying KDP Select, so you can borrow it anytime for free if you're a member of Prime.
I'd appreciate a Like or a critique of the book description. I've always struggled with those.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BGLZZLQ
I will have free days coming up. I had to get a new computer and it's taken a while to get a small handle on Widows 8, so I'm a bit behind.
David wrote: "The Book Designer, Joe Frielander, is now offering print book templates for sale to use with MS Word.Might be a good investment. Check it out.
http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2013/0......"
I have something like that. I got mine free from BookSmart and it's really kinda fun to play with. You kinda need to write your book on it (of course I'm talking about mine, not this one so things might be different) I copied and pasted a manuscript on mine and it worked but then it was a whole lot of work putting the chapter heading pages in and then I simply couldn't get some of the text to stay within the margins. Maybe it wouldn't have made any difference but when I published through CreateSpace, the need for it became rather irrelevant.
David wrote: "I was wondering the same thing, Darren.My first try at a historical vampire mystery novella, Young Blood, is now available for the Kindle. I'm trying KDP Select, so you can borrow it anytime for f..."
Just remember the guidelines. KPD select (unless I'm thinking of the wrong thing) demands exclusivity and I have a lot of friends with a nook.
I don't have time to get Young Blood out to Smashwords, B&N, etc. right now, so that's why I put it on KDP select. If you can make Createspace work then no need to bother with the other. I couldn't get it to work right for me - of course I was running Vista and Word Works which were increasingly noncompatible with most everything. That's one reason I got a new computer. I'm hoping it will be a bit more compatible.
If your friends have Nooks, send them to B&N (am I allowed to say that?) to read An Accidental Vampire and New Blood, the first two stories in the series.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/accid...
You can use amazon's KDP but you don't have to use the select option. Mine now run on amazon but i opted out of the select part, using www.easyepublish.com to distribute on the others, itunes, kobo, B&N and Sony.I have only just started this so i wonder how well it will go, i mean does anyone use these sites and have nooks and kobo ereaders? Let me know if you do and i will reply with some links to my "work!"
Darren wrote: "Hi Cynthia, thanks for liing my f/b page. Been a bit quiet on here recently; are we all busy writing?!"Writing, editing, designing covers, blogging....oh yeah, and those pesky jobs and home responsibilities we're expected to attend to! Life's a little busy, yes. ; )
Anyhow, I have to say thanks to everyone for sharing so much helpful publishing/advertising info. It's been an education to me. Like this link shared by David - 20 places to promote your book for free - http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/. A good thing to take advantage of!
I'm about ready to try my hand at putting an e-book up on Amazon, (all by myself),but I might go through this easyepublish.com mentioned by Darren instead of Amazon's KDP. It seems to offer a wider range of availability to readers. (If this doesn't work, I know who to gripe at, Darren.)
I love seeing the books advertised here that are getting out there to be read! It's amazing how many talented people there are.
To let you know, I posted on my author blog an interesting article about one of us. Check it out! http://regoodrichnews.blogspot.com/
I'd love to do other write-ups on anyone interested. Just let me know! Keep up the writing, and sharing what's working for you.
-Richelle
I just wanted to thank everyone who picked up a free copy of my book 3 weeks ago. My mind is very all over the place and sometimes I forget to stop off everywhere and thank everybody. Better late than never. Thanks! I appreciate it more than you know.
Ebook Authors, read this. Sell more books!http://bestsellerlabs.com/goodreads-c...
And this...
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Hi all, just a quick one to say that my book, Saffron is free for a few days on amazon. Please give it a try, its a short but very dark psychological thriller, the only serious book i've written so far so i hope that you like it and if you do give some time to review it for me. Awl thanks!www.amazon.co.uk/Saffron-ebook/dp/B00...
www.amazon.com/Saffron-ebook/dp/B00AV...
I have a question for all you authors out there. I have been trying to order my books (books I've written) through my publisher for weeks now, but they can't get my card to work. I know it's good, I've used it. There's plenty of money in my account. Does anyone here know of another reason why they can't get the card to work. And yes, I've double, double checked the number.
Hello, All!I'm itching to do another blog post about more self-published authors. The last article I posted received a lot of hits. So, if you're interested in some free-and-easy exposure, send me some info about yourself and your books, pics and links included. Or, if it's easier, I can send you a question format that's a breeze to go through and answer. E-mail me - r_e_goodrich@yahoo.com
My author blog - http://www.regoodrichnews.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday, Darren, by the way!
- Richelle
Thanks for the birthday wish Richelle i had a good day, just in the recovery position now! Thanks also for your blog post, i would recomend more do this too!
I'd be interested, Rachelle. So what's the scoop? What do you prefer to post?
Anna,I have no preference. It's up to you - if you'd prefer a ques/answer format or to write up a blurb about yourself and your books. Visit my blog to read what Darren Worrow wrote about himself and click on his books to visit their links. http://regoodrichnews.blogspot.com/20... He included a link to his website at the end. It's really a chance to advertise yourself, your books, your blogs, websites, twitter posts....whatever you want!
@Richelle: I'd be interested too. :-) It sounds cool!
@Anna: Is there no customer service where you can ask?
@Anna: Is there no customer service where you can ask?
SonnyGoten wrote: "@Richelle: I'd be interested too. :-) It sounds cool!@Anna: Is there no customer service where you can ask?"
I've been in contact with the publisher, and my bank. So far we've narrowed it down to some kind of problem at the publisher's end.
Hi all,Young Blood, a historical vampire mystery e-novella, will be free this Friday and Saturday, the 15th and 16th. I'd appreciate any comments, critiques, reviews, shares or suggestions. Especially on the book description. It's very important, but I'm not good at it.
Thanks,
David
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BGLZZLQ
Sonny and David, I e-mailed interview questions to you. No rush. Answer and return at your convenience. Anna, and anyone else interested in being spotlighted on my blog, e-mail me and I'll send you some interview questions. r_e_goodrich@yahoo.com
My author blog - www.regoodrichnews.blogspot.com
- Richelle
My historical vampire mystery novella Young Blood (Yikes! Who knew, not me, there were so many Young Bloods out there)is free today and tomorrow March 15 & 16. Does the story description do anything for you? Make you want to know more? Any feedback is appreciated.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BGLZZLQ
If you haven't seen it already - here's a link to a long list of self-publishing resources. This website has some fairly good info. It's also a bit depressing when you read her sales numbers. Or, you could look at it as inspirational. Your choice.
http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.c...
David wrote: "My historical vampire mystery novella Young Blood (Yikes! Who knew, not me, there were so many Young Bloods out there)is free today and tomorrow March 15 & 16. Does the story description do anythin..."I've bought the book. It does sound interesting, though I'm not all that interested in vampire stories. I will read it though, one of these days. At the moment I'm loading up my new kindle, so it may take a while.
You wanted some feedback on the blurb. The long French names were difficult and made reading that equally difficult. You made connections that weren't immediately clear. You might want to include who persuaded her to start this investigation and why. Just a thought, and I'd recommend keeping the names short; you do that in one instance and I had to go back and figure out who that was. Just my recommendation, for this blurb only use the single, commonly used name. The occasional Duke or Duchess attached to it is enough to note title. Keep it simple.
I did it! All by myself, even. : )My second book in The Harrowbethian Saga, "Eena, The Return of a Queen", is now available as an e-book. Thank you, Darren Worrow, for sharing the link to www.easyepublish.com They've been wonderful about answering my questions and getting my book out there. It is now available at amazon.com, bn.com, kobo.com.
Kindle version - http://www.amazon.com/Eena-Return-Que...
Nook version - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/eena-...
Kobo version - http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Eena-T...
Eena, the Return of a Queen
Thanks to everyone for your support and helpful advice. : )
-Richelle
Hi Richelle, its good to have a friend using the same publishing platform. Best of luck with the second Eena!
Darren wrote: "Hi Richelle, its good to have a friend using the same publishing platform. Best of luck with the second Eena!"Thank you, Darren! I'm very pleased so far. : )
Hi All,Here's another list of self-publishing resources etc. Looks like it might delve a bit deeper into it for those interested.
http://www.digitalbookworld.com/resou...
I'm working on the (I hope) last draft before sending to the publisher of Blood on the Water, the sequel to Blood Justice. Finally! If anyone wants to be a quick Beta reader (it will be an e-mail attached file) let me know at dcburtonjr@gmail.com.
Cheers.
Okay, everyone,Take a minute to check out another author interview just posted today on my blog. Learn a little more about one of us - David Burton! And let me know if anyone else would like to be highlighted on my author blog.
http://regoodrichnews.blogspot.com/20...
Keep up the writing!
-Richelle E.Goodrich
Hi everyone, sorry i've been a bit quiet at the moment, i have a new title out. White Space Van Man, funny sci-fi adventure, give it a go or at least a like, thak you.White Space Van Man
http://www.amazon.co.uk/White-Space-V...
http://www.amazon.com/White-Space-Van...
In space no one can hear you giggle.
I put a new e-book out online--'Dandelions: The Disappearance of Annabelle Fancher'. 
Dandelions: The Disappearance of Annabelle FancherThis book is distinct from my usual type of YA fiction. Tackling a real-life issue, it's a suspenseful tale that deals with the horrors of child abuse. It was a challenge to compose, but an accomplishment I'm highly pleased with.
KINDLE - http://www.amazon.com/Dandelions-Disa...
NOOK - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dande...
KOBO - http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Dandel...
“There are many who don't wish to sleep for fear of nightmares. Sadly, there are many who don't wish to wake for the same fear.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Dandelions: The Disappearance of Annabelle Fancher
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Great article and Website thanks a lot Richelle