Category: Business Side of Authorship

As an author, you’re an entrepreneur. Here we share content to help you build and manage your author business.

How to Handle Selling Your Books at Events

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship

As an author, you will inevitably have opportunities to sell your books to the public. It may be...

How to Quit Your Job and Build a Profitable Full-Time Author-Publisher Business

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship, Revenue Streams for Authors

I’ll never forget the moment back in September 2003 when I drove away from my Silicon Valley job for the last time. I gazed into the rear-view mirror and squealed with joy. I was finally free. After years working in technical...

New Benefits for NFAA Members: Media Leads, Content Archives, Partner Discounts

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Apr 9, 2019 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship, Past Events

We have been hard at work developing new benefits for our Authority and VIP members: View Content...

Understanding Publishing Contracts

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Nov 6, 2018 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship, Legal Topics for Authors, Other Nonfiction Topics

If a publisher offers you a contract, get ready for your head to spin. These contracts can vary...

How to Handle Shipping for Your Books

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship, Nonfiction Book Publishing

Shipping books is not something authors typically think about until their book is about to be...

Resources for Hiring Freelancers

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship, Other Nonfiction Topics

For years I’ve been saying that the more help I hire, the more money I earn. One of the best ways...

How to Get Funding to Publish Your Book

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship, Nonfiction Book Publishing

If I had a dollar for every person who asked me about funding for their book projects, well, I...

How to Set Up an Author Business by Mike Kowis, Esq.

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Aug 13, 2018 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship, Nonfiction Book Publishing, Other Nonfiction Topics, Past Events

I recently gave a talk to a local writer’s group about the process of self-publishing a book,...

Round-Up Question of the Week: If you were beginning your author career today, what would you do differently?

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Jun 15, 2018 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship, Other Nonfiction Topics

Last week we asked our community on Facebook to answer this question: If you were beginning your...

Productivity Tips from the Experts

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | May 23, 2018 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship, Other Nonfiction Topics, Past Events

Each month, the Nonfiction Authors Association asks a burning publishing question of the...

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