How-tos for authors and publishers.
BundleRabbit is a story bundling platform where authors can collaborate on either bundles of ebooks or collaborations, which may be offered in ebook and/or print. A collaboration can be anything from an anthology to a book co-written by multiple authors. One capability unique to this site is the ability to upload your stories to BundleRabbit’s…
BundleRabbit is a story bundling platform where authors can collaborate on either bundles of ebooks or collaborations, which may be offered in ebook and/or print. A collaboration can be anything from an anthology to a book co-written by multiple authors. One capability unique to this site is the ability to upload your stories to BundleRabbit’s…
Prerequisites You’ll need a Draft2Digital account (which you can use to log in to the Books2Read site), or a Books2Read account. If you don’t have one, create a (free!) Books2Read account. You’ll need to have created at least one Universal Book Link. If you haven’t done this yet, just follow these instructions to set one…
It can be a bit disconcerting to realize the resolution of the book cover you’re working on in InDesign looks terrible even though you know you’re using a high-resolution image. But never fear – this is super easy to fix! Display Performance The resolution you see while you’re working in InDesign is not the same…
What is a trademark? From the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s FAQ: Trademarks protect words, names, symbols, sounds, or colors that distinguish goods and services from those manufactured or sold by others and indicate the source of the goods. Trademarks, unlike patents, can be renewed forever as long as they are being used in…
A custom URL makes it easy for your readers to go directly to your Goodreads author profile. Even if they search for you by name instead, having a custom URL looks more professional than a generated one. And it takes mere seconds to set up! Prerequisites You have an existing Goodreads account. You’re a member…
There are two types of profiles on Goodreads: a user profile and an author profile. A user profile is what every Goodreads member has – you can review books, create shelves, etc. An author profile is an additional profile that is attached to your user profile. Prerequisites You have an existing Goodreads account. You’re a…
There are a number of ways to convert an image to black & white in Photoshop; this post explains how to do it using an adjustment, which can be applied via either a smart filter or an adjustment layer. Both smart filters and adjustment layers apply changes to the color and/or tone of your image,…
Prerequisites WordPress site. Pinterest account. A Pinterest board to embed on your WordPress site. Note that this doesn’t have to be your own board. Configure WordPress A specific instruction must appear in one of the PHP files on your WordPress site in order for embedded Pinterest boards to be displayed. Don’t worry – you don’t…
Sometimes you can eyeball the spacing in an image, and sometimes it’s helpful to use a grid to make sure things are lined up correctly. Photoshop allows you to specify the distance between your gridlines, the style and color of the lines, and you can toggle them on and off. Toggle gridlines on/off View >…