How to Use BISAC Codes to Increase Your Book's Visibility on Amazon
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Book Title Punctuation 101: Your Quick Guide on How to Punctuate a Book Title
The complexities of book title rules and book name punctuation present a unique set…
Guide to 3D Book Covers. How and When Should You Use Them?
You can’t judge a book by its cover. Still, people do it all the…
How to Become a Ghostwriter: Tips and Benefits of Ghostwriting
Are you a writer if you are not writing your book? And, are you…
What Is an Advance Reader Copy? Build Your ARC Team and Get Book Reviews
Reader reviews are crucial for boosting ebook sales for self-published authors. They can: While…
Top 8 Most Useful Ebook Software for Writers
Nowadays, ebooks can be as beautiful as physical books. All you need is the…
How to Format a Manuscript for eBook Conversion
While several excellent ebook writing and conversion apps are available—from free to hundreds of…
Pinterest for Authors: Your Essential Guide for 2024
You may use Pinterest for recipes or fashion ideas, but did you know that…
How to Publish an Ebook on PublishDrive
Have you decided to finally publish that ebook you’ve been working on? That’s great!…
Thinking about Switching to an Ebook Aggregator from Direct? Read This First!
When going wide (instead of remaining exclusive to Amazon), self-published authors typically do one…
The Royalty Splitting Solution Your Indie Publishing Company Needs: Q&A with Michael Anderle
*Note: This post contains an affiliate link. Indie publishing companies are faced with a…
The Most Profitable Option for Aggregated Ebook Distribution is Here!
Previously, there were two main options available for independent ebook distribution: While both of…
The full version of PD Abacus is now live! See what’s new…
After our beta launch of PD Abacus last month, the PublishDrive team has been…
Recap of the RWA 2019 Conference in NYC
The PublishDrive team just wrapped up a week at the Romance Writers of America…
The Ultimate List of Self-Publishing Resources
One of my favorite things about self-publishing is the community. While there’s no guidemap…
Instagram for Authors: Top 7 Tips for Growth
Instagram is a great platform for indie authors to increase readership and engage with…
Debunking The Top 5 Self-Publishing Myths
After working hard to finish writing your book, it can be discouraging to read…
Self Care for Authors: How to Prevent Writer Burnout
We live in a culture where we’re considered productive if we work fourteen hours…
The 2019 Nebula Conference is a Wrap!
The PublishDrive team spent an amazing 4 days (May 16-19) at the Science Fiction…
Distribution to Google Play: Aggregator or Direct?
As many indie authors and publishers recently found out, Google updated their policies for…
Goodreads for Authors: Top Tips for Success
As a reader, you may have participated in a Goodreads challenge, using it to…
SFWA Nebula Conference 2019: What You Need to Know
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s 54th annual conference and Nebula Awards…
Top 3 Tips to Improve Your Author Brand with Social Media
As an author, you might be thinking, “Why should I waste my time on…
Exploring the Power of Stories at the 2019 San Diego Writers Festival
I recently attended the first annual San Diego Writers Festival at the beautiful Central…
Meet the PublishDrive Team at This Year’s Writing Conferences!
Writing conferences are essential to your career as an author: you can attend informative…
Upcoming Free Webinar: Sell More Books with Public Speaking!
For many authors, public speaking is a source of anxiety. But effective communication skills…
Announcing Exciting Updates to the PublishDrive Platform!
You may have noticed we recently rolled out some improvements to the PublishDrive platform.
PublishDrive’s Amazon Ebook Advertising Tool Is Better Than Ever
PublishDrive recently became the first self-publishing platform to offer a built-in Amazon ebook advertising…
Your Comprehensive Guide to Amazon Pricing on PublishDrive
Back in April of 2017, our partnership with Amazon changed, giving our users better…
Amazon Advertising for Ebooks is Now Available through PublishDrive
Amazon’s Sponsored Products ads are among the most powerful marketing tools for authors who…
Royalty Share vs. Subscription Pricing for Self-Published Authors – Which Option is Best?
PublishDrive offers two pricing options: Royalty Share and Subscription Pricing. These flexible options allow…
Case Study: PublishDrive’s Subscription Pricing Increases Take-Home Royalties for Authors!
When we rolled out Subscription Pricing last October, some were hesitant to give it…
Don’t Miss Our Free Webinar – Self-Publishing 102: Book Marketing Basics
Marketing is one of the most important elements of an indie author’s career. The…
Introducing PublishDrive’s Free Public Ebook Conversion Tool
Our free ebook conversion has been a huge help for PublishDrive authors, but our…
Our Word to EPUB Conversion Tool is Here!
One of the most common challenges new authors face is ebook conversion. You may…
PublishDrive Now Offers Ebook Distribution to Bibliotheca
At PublishDrive, we’re always seeking new opportunities for indie authors to access global sales…
We’re Back from the 20Booksto50k Conference, and We Can’t Wait to Tell You About It
The PublishDrive team just wrapped up an incredible three days at the recent 20Booksto50k…
Meet Monica Dubé, PublishDrive’s New Content Strategist!
Hi there! My name is Monica and I’m super excited to be joining the…
Self-Publishing Dictionary: A Beginner’s Guide
Authors tend to sum up their experiences regarding self-publishing somewhat like this: “I had…
Book categorization AI: Interview with the developer
We released our category recommendation AI last week, and it has been a huge…
PublishDrive’s AI helps you find categories for your book
Metadata is very important. We know this. The title, cover image, subtitle and description…
Automatic ebook conversion from docx
PublishDrive accepts docx as the source file. Good news for those authors who are…
Overview of the Chinese Book Market
PublishDrive signed a contract with retail giant DangDang, often dubbed as ‘the Chinese Amazon’.
Create An Author Website For Free Using Wix
This week’s guest post by author Jules Fier underlines the importance of creating an…
GDPR for Authors: Are You Compliant?
The new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming to effect shortly (May…
Google’s Talk to Books: Will it Improve Ebook Sales?
I’m all for AI and chatbots – I even designed one! -, but every…
Managing Encoded Metadata Within Your Book
At this point, you already know much more about ebook metadata than you ever…
Great on Kindle for nonfiction books launches as beta
Remember Amazon’s mysterious 50% royalty rate? Apparently, it wasn’t just an error: it was…
Self-publishing Sci-fi and Fantasy: Interview with Joseph Malik, Author of Dragon’s Trail
Sci-fi author Joseph Malik has not only collected favourable reviews on his first release,…
What Is a Beta Reader and How to Find One
What is a beta reader and how to find one is brought to you…
Brazilian Ebook Market in 2017: Trends and Predictions
To help us understand the Brazilian ebook market, we asked newcomer Pablo Araújo (straight…
Breaking news: Scribd drops monthly credit limit
Almost exactly two years after it was first announced, Scribd discontinues the monthly reading…
Amazon CreateSpace Stops Offering Author Services: What are the options?
Not long after Macmillan closed Pronoun, another publishing giant decided to step down. Amazon…
Amazon AMS Ads: How to utilise them for success?
Successful fantasy writer Karen Myers has recently written an article on her experience with…
Selling Romance in Romania: Most Popular Ebook Genres per Country
It is almost every day that we receive a question from you on the…
Amazon Bestseller Ranks – New Feature at PublishDrive
We have finished last year with quietly unraveling a new feature. PublishDrive is now…
The Importance of Book Reviews to Get Your Book Known
This is a guest post by BookRazor writer Sarah Robinson. Read her bio at…
Faster Publishing Time on Amazon: How to do it?
In a world where we want everything ready as soon as possible, a lot…
The Self-Publishing Journey: How to Self-Publish an Ebook
It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly: writing a novel is never…
Authors Leaving Pronoun: How to Choose a Distributor
On November 6th, the Macmillan owned Pronoun announced that they are shutting down their…
Distributing to Perlego – New Retail Channel
PublishDrive is proud to have partnered with Perlego, an innovator in academic publishing. We’re…
Frankfurt Book Fair As Indie Author – Should you go?
Are you interested in attending a book fair as indie author? Should you attend…
Everything about exclusive distribution: definition and examples
Going wide or KDP only? Today’s article is covering exclusive distribution definition, examples and…
What Is an Audiobook? – Choose the Best Service
The Canadian company Rakuten Kobo finally offers audio content worldwide. They now appear as…
What is the Secret of a Successful Ebook Launch
Are you ready to get published? Great! Why not throw a party? A book…
Ebook Pricing for a Foreign Market – Pricing an Ebook in Southeast Asia
It is difficult enough already to price an ebook for your home market: how…
How to Publish Internationally – Author’s Tips
Nobody knows better how self-publishing works than our self-published authors. In our series, Self-Publishing…
Ebook Pricing for a Foreign Market – East Asia and India
This article is the second part of our series, Ebook Pricing for a Foreign…
Self-Publishing Podcasts: Everything You Wanted to Know
Podcasts are like Marmite: love it or hate it. With an overwhelming the majority…
Ebook Pricing for a Foreign Market – Eurozone and Eastern Europe
It is always exciting to read and write about faraway lands and cultures. But…
Do Not Get Caught Un-Quote
Do you remember the eighth commandment? Do not steal. Everybody knows that, and yet:…
Advanced Pricing at PublishDrive
The new Advanced Pricing feature is available now on the platform providing publishers with…
From Draft to Bedside Story – PublishDrive’s Guide to Self-Publishing a Children’s Book
Writing for children is rewarding, heartwarming and something to be proud of. No wonder…
How to Self-Publish a Cookbook
Our new series explores the advantages and disadvantages of self-publishing in different genres and…
Five Reasons to Self-Publish
When I started writing fiction, I assumed that there is not a single writer…
The Ultimate Guide to Self-Publishing Costs
Self-publishing is portrayed as a free or low-cost alternative to traditional publishing. But is…
ISBN Lookup for Ebooks
You wrote a book and decided to go into the publishing industry your way.
IPG UK Quarterly Event by PublishDrive
Publishing industry is centered in London and New York where you can be in…