In this episode I discuss how to choose Categories and Keywords for your eBook in the KDP website. This is often an area that is considered an afterthought – something done in a hurry. This is a mistake, as what you choose here can make a real difference to how visible your book is on Amazon and how it will sell (regardless of the quality of your book!).
Legal Issues with Helen Sedwick
Episode 19 In this week’s show I interview legal expert Helen Sedwick (author of the Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook ). I ask her a variety of questions about legal matters to do with self-publishing, namely: Do you NEED to register copyright for a book in the US? What benefits do you get for registering a copyright? How […]
Tim Rants About the Media
Episode 18 In Today’s show I have a mild rant – **sorry** – about a newspaper article in a UK Sunday newspaper, the Sunday Times. Sadly most of the actual article is behind a paywall (that is you have to pay to read the whole story) online, but you can get the gist from the summary here. […]
Mailing Lists
Episode 17 In this week’s show I discuss mailing lists (well strictly speaking e-mail lists) using services such as Mailchimp and AWeber. As I was struggling to get my own e-mail giveaway working (due to some kind of javascript issue the sign-up form didn’t work) I thought that I had never actually discussed e-mail lists […]
Inside an ePub
Episode 16 In today’s show (released on International Podcast Day!) I talk about how you go about manually editing an ePub file. It is a very geeky technical show, but keep listening, I try not to make it too dull. I’ve created a free ePub guide to editing an ePub (which you can get here) which explains this […]
News, Affiliates and Perma-free
Episode 15 This week’s show I cover some recent news about Flipkart in India not being available through Smashwords any more; the fact Kindle Unlimited is now available in India and that the Oyster e-book subscription service is shutting down. I also talk about affiliates and why as a self-publisher you might want to become […]