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How to Make a Book Cover

NovelHelp — Tue, 24 May 2011 03:16:30 +0000

Contributed by: Lorraine Hansen, Telemachus Press For this example, we will be using Adobe Photoshop Elements and Lightning Source Inc’s automatic template generator. Similar principles apply with the CreateSpace template. Go to Lightningsource.com or Createspace.com and download their template. Click … Continue reading →

Build a Plan for Your Book

NovelHelp — Mon, 23 May 2011 01:45:08 +0000

You Need to Build a Plan for your Book Building a business plan for your book is one of the keys to success. There is no magic formula. Every book and every author will build a unique plan. The purpose … Continue reading →

You Need a Marketing Plan

NovelHelp — Sun, 22 May 2011 02:33:27 +0000

Developing a marketing plan will help to guide your efforts to get your book successfully launched. This document is designed to assist you in developing a unique marketing plan for your book. It provides ideas on the areas of thinking … Continue reading →

How to Format Word for POD

NovelHelp — Sat, 21 May 2011 23:44:25 +0000

Now that you’ve finished formatting for your eBook the next step in the process is to format for the interior, both paperback and hardcover. We will be using Word for Windows 97-2004 for this example. Here we will be creating … Continue reading →

Book Trailers

NovelHelp — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:10:55 +0000

In today’s book publishing world, old publicity techniques are no longer enough. Talking your local paper into writing a small blurb about your opus won’t get you anywhere. Social networking and Internet promotion are the keys to success in the … Continue reading →

How to Self-Publish a Book

NovelHelp — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:14:03 +0000

You’ve done the hard part! Now it’s time to get your book out there!! For most authors, doing it yourself is a very reasonable option. You will save money, deliver a quality product and get the greatest financial return on each book … Continue reading →

You Need a Publishing Process

NovelHelp — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:13:28 +0000

Before you start the publishing process, stop and ask yourself, “Is my manuscript complete?” GET YOUR BOOK FINISHED BEFORE YOU START DOWN THE SELF-PUBLISHING HIGHWAY. There comes those magical moments in the life of every writer where he or she … Continue reading →

Hope Makes for Easy Prey

NovelHelp — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:50:24 +0000

It’s a story that I hear from authors all too often. It’s not the story that they want to tell. It’s a story of disappointment and deception. It’s a story that begins with hope and ends with heartbreak. The adage … Continue reading →

What Evolutionary Biology Can Teach Us About Book Marketing

BookBuzzr — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:09:33 +0000

Plants are immobile and have, over the course of millions of years, figured out strategies to propagate their respective species. This propagation or reproduction is a particularly important function. Some plants produce wind-borne pollen grains to carry out the activity … Continue reading →

Your Best Marketing Team!

NovelHelp — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:52:10 +0000

The Author’s Best Marketing Team – “BookBuzzr“ Your book is competing with over 2,700 books being published every day As an author, your book is like your baby …special and one of a kind. But getting your readers … Continue reading →