Category Archives: Publishing With Amazon

A How-to series of blogs on how to publish on Amazon

GETTIN’ BUSY WITH IT –Business Decisions for Publishing Careers

Following NYT author, Susan Squires’ post about the logic behind her choice (if you missed it, you can read it here) I thought our in-house attorney’s blog is a perfect compliment! By Susan Spann How does an author choose between … Continue reading

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What Makes a Good Book Cover?

We’re so excited here at WITS. The amazing teacher and writer, Shannon Donnelly, has agreed to be a monthly contributor! Read on – you’re going to be excited too! Here’s Shannon: The great thing about ebooks is you can keep … Continue reading

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Us vs. Them – A Call for Détente in the Author Wars

By Laura Drake All of us at WITS have shied away from the Traditional/Indie battle. After all, many have waded into the fray, yelling their opinions at the top of their lungs. When we conceived Writers in the Storm, we … Continue reading

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How I Became a Publisher

by Kitty Bucholtz When I started writing, I published a few articles and devotionals, and then I tried to figure out what kind of novel I wanted to write. I discovered that romance novels accounted for about half of the paperback … Continue reading

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Naked Publishing – Part 4

Today we welcome back Denise Domning, contributing blogger here at WITS, with the fourth in her series detailing her self-publishing journey. by Denise Domning  I did it!  I made my deadline! Kind of. It’s August 15th and the book, The Men … Continue reading

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Publishing Naked- Part 3

Welcome to another installment of Sensational Summer Fridays, here at WITS! Before we begin with the third in our guest blog series by Denise Domning, we’d like to announce the winner of Michelle Diener’s debut novel, IN A TREACHEROUS COURT.  … Continue reading

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Publishing Naked – Part 2

by Denise Domning Following is the second in a series of Denise Domning’s journey in self-publishing (here’s Part 1.) Read on – not only is the journey facinating and educational, this is entertaining stuff. How many writers do you know trying … Continue reading

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Publishing Naked

When I read today’s guest blog, the first question I had for Denise was why she and Monica would team up to write a book. When she sent me their bios, it not only made it clear, but made me … Continue reading

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A Fourth of July Mash Up!

I didn’t realize it had been so long since we’ve had a mash-up — we had a ton of links for you!  I’ve tried to organize them into categories, but it was like herding cats!  Have a wonderful Holiday for … Continue reading

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Copyright, ISBN, Royalty & Pricing With Amazon E-Publishing

When I started looking into publishing with Amazon, my biggest questions were how to format my book, create a cover image and upload everything. However, there were also legal and financial matters to consider.

Here are several frequently asked questions with answers obtained from Amazon’s KDP Guidelines and Community. Continue reading

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