A gradient in an image is a gradual transition from one color to another color. Example of using a gradient layer to make text stand out Here are the before and after versions of a book cover where a gradient layer was used to improve the readability of the title text. The color transition is…
Sometimes your books appear on Goodreads as if by magic, and other times they take a few days to show up – or, mysteriously, don’t show up at all. You can add your book yourself, but this requires you to keep an eye on this every time you release a new title. If you publish…
Hootsuite is a social media management tool that can be used to: Track and monitor messages and notifications. Manage, schedule, and publish content to multiple social media platforms. View reports on key metrics and engagement. Create customized dashboards. There are several different pricing plans. They do not have a free plan, but do offer a…
MavSocial is a social media management tool that can be used to: Track and monitor messages and notifications. Organize your images, videos, etc. in one place. Manage, schedule, and publish content to multiple social media platforms. Create and manage ‘campaigns.’ View reports about engagement with your posts. There are several different pricing plans, including a…
Sometimes you want to flip an image either horizontally or vertically. For example, in this cover I wanted to horizontally flip the image of the woman so that she was facing right, not left. There are two options, depending on the situation: You can flip the entire canvas. Flip a single image layer. Flip the…
Findaway Voices allows you to publish and distribute an existing audio book. There is no requirement for exclusivity, and you control the pricing. You keep 80% of the royalties Findaway Voices receives. The actual percentages vary by the type of partner, channel, and business model. These instructions assume you have an existing audio book, but…
BookFunnel is an ebook delivery platform that allows authors to deliver books directly to their readers. You upload your ebook files to BookFunnel, create a download page, then provide the link to that download page to your readers. These instructions cover the basics, but there are lots of different options – you can customize your…
A ‘volume’ in Vellum is a way to group things together. Volumes can be used to associate content with individual authors and generate a table of contents for an anthology. What is an ‘element’ in Vellum? A book in Vellum is made up of a collection of elements. Each element can be formatted differently, displayed…
BundleRabbit was initially created as a story bundling platform. It now offers another feature: collaborative projects, often referred to as ‘collaborations.’ Terminology curator: The person who organizes the bundle/collaboration. (Note that curation for a single collection may be done by several people working together, just like an anthology could have multiple editors.) author: An author…
Books2Read, which is part of Draft2Digital, offers a free service where you can create a custom URL which will direct readers to just about every online bookstore you can think of. A universal book link is a custom URL that provides links to every site your book is available. This means you can provide one…
