Authority Publishing provides custom publishing services exclusively for nonfiction books. Comprehensive services include editing, cover design, interior typesetting, ebook formatting, and distribution to Amazon, Ingram and other online retailers. Since 2008, Authority Publishing has built a solid reputation as an industry leader in personalized service and professional book production. If getting your book done right […]
Preparing a proposal gives you the chance to describe your book and show how well you can write and promote it. Whether you sell or publish your book, a proposal will help you. Most proposals range from 20 to 60 pages and have three or four types of material: Sales and Marketing Information, an Outline, […]
More and more non-fiction authors are recognizing the incredible potential audiobooks offer their business. Eager entrepreneurs, however, may dive in headfirst without giving sufficient forethought into how this unique tool can best be leveraged. Audiobooks are the fastest-growing sector of the entire publishing industry. The Association of American Publishers show audiobook downloads up by 31.1% […]
Each month, the Nonfiction Authors Association asks a burning publishing question of the industry’s best, brightest, and most innovative experts. Here’s what they have to say! NFAA: What is the best piece of advice you’d offer to an author about working with a book cover designer? LEWIS AGRELL — THE AGRELL GROUP When authors have […]
New writers self-publish, and build their platform and community of fans until they prove their potential, and agents and publishers find them. Successful writers are among the most powerful people in publishing. They are CEOs of one-person, multimedia, multinational conglomerates–contentpreneurs who use craft, creativity, innovation and social media to create and sell their work, and […]
1. Your writing community: Ask writers and publishing people. 2. The Web: Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, other social media, Google, agents’ websites, databases such as publishersmarketplace.com, agentresearch.com, firstwriter.com, authorlink.com, predatorsandeditors.com, and agentquery.com, which lists 2,000 agents. 3. The Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR): The 450 agents in AAR are the best source of experienced, reputable […]
Until a few years ago, before publishing a book it was important to get past the gatekeepers. These were the agents and the publishers who may or may not have looked at your manuscript and chapter samples before outright rejecting it. The writing arena has become crowded now more than ever. For instance, did you […]
Agent Katharine Sands believes that the writing you do about your writing is as important as the writing itself. A query is a one-page, single-spaced letter with three or four indented paragraphs with a space between each of them. Without being self-serving, it explains why, what, and who: the hook, the book, and the cook: […]
An agent is A mediator between you and the marketplace A scout who knows what publishers are looking for An editor who can provide guidance that will make your work more salable A matchmaker who knows which editors and publishers to submit your book to, and just as important, which to avoid A negotiator who […]
For authors with ebooks published via the Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) program, there is an option to participate in the controversial KDP Select program. With this program, you can make your ebook (Kindle version) available in Amazon’s lending library where Amazon Prime members can borrow your ebook. In exchange, Amazon sends out checks each quarter […]
Telling & Selling: The 4 Parts of a Proposal by Michael Larsen
Preparing a proposal gives you the chance to describe your book and show how well you can write and promote it. Whether you sell or publish your book, a proposal will help you. Most proposals range from 20 to 60 pages and have three or four types of material: Sales and Marketing Information, an Outline, […]
Are You Ready to Audiobook? 5 Essential Factors for Nonfiction Authors by Tina Dietz
More and more non-fiction authors are recognizing the incredible potential audiobooks offer their business. Eager entrepreneurs, however, may dive in headfirst without giving sufficient forethought into how this unique tool can best be leveraged. Audiobooks are the fastest-growing sector of the entire publishing industry. The Association of American Publishers show audiobook downloads up by 31.1% […]
Live Workshops and Training Classes
If you enjoy teaching, then workshops and training classes may be a great option for you. Similar to consulting packages, you can develop your programs in just about any way that you choose. The simplest option, and a good place to start, is to create a half-day event, which would be a three or four-hour […]
Member of the Week: Michelle Cornish, author of Keep More Money
Name: Michelle Cornish Book Title: Keep More Money: Find an Accountant You Trust to Grow Your Small Business, Increase Profit, and Save Tax Your book’s Amazon purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/Keep-More-Money-Accountant-Business-ebook/dp/B06W2KCK9C/ What is your book about? The book is about how to find an accountant you can trust, whether you’re new in business and don’t know what […]
Telling & Selling: The 4 Parts of a Proposal by Michael Larsen
Preparing a proposal gives you the chance to describe your book and show how well you can write and promote it. Whether you sell or publish your book, a proposal will help you. Most proposals range from 20 to 60 pages and have three or four types of material: Sales and Marketing Information, an Outline, […]
Are You Ready to Audiobook? 5 Essential Factors for Nonfiction Authors by Tina Dietz
More and more non-fiction authors are recognizing the incredible potential audiobooks offer their business. Eager entrepreneurs, however, may dive in headfirst without giving sufficient forethought into how this unique tool can best be leveraged. Audiobooks are the fastest-growing sector of the entire publishing industry. The Association of American Publishers show audiobook downloads up by 31.1% […]
Live Workshops and Training Classes
If you enjoy teaching, then workshops and training classes may be a great option for you. Similar to consulting packages, you can develop your programs in just about any way that you choose. The simplest option, and a good place to start, is to create a half-day event, which would be a three or four-hour […]
Each month, the Nonfiction Authors Association asks a burning publishing question of the industry’s best, brightest, and most innovative experts. Here’s what they have to say! NFAA: What is the best piece of advice you’d offer to an author about working with a book cover designer? LEWIS AGRELL — THE AGRELL GROUP When authors have […]
The S Theory of Storytelling: Compelling Fiction Readers to Turn the Page by Michael Larsen
The beginning is the most important part of the work. –Plato The first page sells the book. The last page sells the next book. –Mickey Spillane The first page of a chapter sells the chapter; the last page sells the next chapter. Agents, editors and book buyers only read far enough to make a decision. […]
Consulting and Coaching Opportunities Your Non-Fiction Book Can Open
Writing a nonfiction book based on your area of expertise is an easy lead-in for consulting and coaching opportunities. In fact, these opportunities will probably come looking for you whether you want them or not! After I wrote my first book, The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide, I began receiving requests for consulting services. […]
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