The title of my post refers to the basic concept behind the In 90 Pages books. I've been teaching, lecturing, promoting, and using Microsoft Office since 1995 (Office 95, aka Office 7). I've written many textbooks more than 400 pages in length, and they served their purpose. But now I'm meeting more and more students who haven't … Continue reading Cut the Fluff, Get to the Stuff
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Take action! Microsoft Word 2016 In 90 Pages Kindle edition will be available at the promotional price of just $0.99 tomorrow, Thursday, January 19, starting at 8:00 am. The Kindle version of Word 2016 In 90 Pages has exactly the same page layout as the print version. It looks great on your Fire tablets and free … Continue reading Microsoft Word 2016 In 90 Pages Kindle Countdown Deal
Keywords are those all important phrases used in a search. For the sake of this post, the discussion will focus on an online search, as opposed to a local database query, and more specifically, an Amazon search, as opposed to a general search engine query. Why the interest in keywords? Because they help determine a book's discoverability. If you've … Continue reading Choosing Keywords
I recently did a KDP Select Free Book Promotion for my novel THREADS. Readers downloaded nearly 900 Kindle copies! What an exciting five days. At one point THREADS reached #1 in free books for time travel. I couldn't have been happier with the outcome of this promotion. I've read much on the debate to give away or … Continue reading Why I Gave Away Nearly 900 Copies of THREADS
A Guide to Self-Publishing for CreateSpace On-Demand and Kindle eBook is now available at my eStore! Both the paperback and eBook will also be available on Amazon.com within the next 24 hours. The goal was to bring self-publishing to the masses. A book for every author entrepreneur, A Guide to Self-Publishing covers author platform through book … Continue reading Bringing Self-Publishing to the Masses
A Guide to Self-Publishing for CreateSpace On-Demand and Kindle eBook will be available next week. In the development of this book, I practiced what I preached, so to speak. I worked on my author platform, tweeting and posting--though not as much as I wanted to, I created my book cover in Microsoft Word, and I authored, … Continue reading What I Learned From Writing A Guide to Self-Publishing
The cover for A Guide to Self-Publishing for CreateSpace On-Demand and Kindle eBook features a lines art rendering of the Gutenberg Press. The idea of using such an image came to mind as soon as I began contemplating the cover design for my upcoming book. I sought to relay a message of inventiveness of sorts because A Guide to … Continue reading Johannes Gutenberg
I've taken a break from my next work of fiction to write A Guide to Self-Publishing for CreateSpace On-Demand and Kindle eBook. I've drawn from my 17 years of experience as Director of Development for an educational publisher, my teaching experience, my own self-publishing experience, and my general need for a book that I can refer to … Continue reading A Guide to Self-Publishing
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