PUBLISHED JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 by David Wogahn, President, AuthorImprints.com — Think of A+ Content as a sales tool for your book as well as for you, the author. Amazon’s A+ Content for paperback and Kindle eBooks published via KDP is a powerful book marketing feature every self-publisher should consider using. Originally released in 2016 as A+ …

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 by Dr. Kurt Brackob, Editorial Director, Histria Books — These bills are of special importance to independent publishers and booksellers, who should contact their congresspersons and senators in support of each. For more than two decades, independent publishers and booksellers have been under attack as a result of consolidation in the publishing …

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 Erin Wright, USA Today bestselling author — 10 concepts that you need to accept and implement into your publishing strategy to succeed as a wide author. It seems like every day authors are inundated with stories of the latest Amazon shenanigans: Page reads being stripped. Accounts being shuttered. Stern letters filled with …

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2020 by Lee Klancher, Founder & Publisher, Octane Press — As founder and publisher of Octane Press, I’d never seen a trade book offered for rent until I saw one of our own books on Amazon. Late on the last Sunday evening in January 2020, I was happily exploring the features of my …

PUBLISHED MARCH/APRIL 2020 by Ian Lamont, Founder, i30 Media– You can target competing or similar titles on Amazon using its advertising service, which allows you to select keywords you can’t in metadata. Article Synopsis: Amazon’s search engine can only show a limited number of items on the first page of search results, and it’s hard …

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2019 by Ian Lamont, Founder, i30Media — How can ancillary products can create new revenue for your business? Take an inside look at expert tips for creating and marketing profitable supplemental materials for your books. Anyone who has been to the annual IBPA Publishing University knows what a special opportunity it is to …

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2019 by Sylvia Cary, LMFT — Writing a book takes about 10 percent of the effort; publishing takes about 15 percent; and marketing takes about 75 percent.” — Author Unknown Getting a book published is a big job, but the biggest part of it isn’t the writing or even the publishing; it’s the …

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2018 by Ian Lamont, Founder, i30 Media — Can Amazon Advantage give you a competitive advantage? IBPA Board Member Ian Lamont walks you through the pros and cons. Last year, I wrote an article for IBPA Independent about Amazon Marketing Services. It got a huge response—people were clearly interested in learning more about this …

PUBLISHED JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 by Deb Vanasse, Reporter, IBPA Independent magazine — Watch Joshua Robertson’s video recap of this article! Which developments over the past year—e-books, audiobooks, artificial intelligence, Amazon—portend opportunity, and which pose obstacles to be navigated? With the turning of the calendar to a new year, publishers take stock of industry trends. E-books versus …

PUBLISHED MARCH 2017 by Adam McLane, Partner, The Youth Cartel — In January, we informed our customers that we would no longer sell our books on Amazon. We sent a letter to our customers and posted a broader open letter, “Hasta La Vista, Amazon.” View the full letter here: tinyurl.com/jndbjjf. Here’s an excerpt: Your charm …