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Publishing Terms Explained

Publishing Terms Explained

When it comes to self-publishing a book, you’ll no doubt come across lots of unfamiliar terms and phrases. This can be really confusing to the new author-to-be, so this article is my A to Z guide in which I explain

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Publishing Your Book: What, How and Everything in Between

Publishing Your Book: What, How and Everything in Between

Getting your book published is the last piece of the very complicated jigsaw, and I’ve come to realise just how confusing this process is. Getting this bit right will make all the difference to how it will sell. And after

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ISBN Myths

ISBN Myths

If you want to publish your book you have to have an ISBN right? Well, actually, no! Not all books need an ISBN and in this blog, I’m going to explain what an ISBN is, when you need one and

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Traditional print books are still the best!

Traditional print books are still the best!

I created a poll over on LinkedIn a few weeks ago asking how people liked to consume books. The results? Print books are the number one way consumers like to read them. The Results Out of the 72 people we

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Title page and Title verso – what they are and why you need to know the difference

Title page and Title verso – what they are and why you need to know the difference

Knowing the difference between the title page and the title verso page are really important. Critical information is stored on the title verso page and in this blog I’ll be sharing what both look like and what information each one

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Book cover basics – what you need to know before you hit publish

Book cover basics - Compass Publishing, Portsmouth, UK

There are a few hard and fast rules for designing a book cover. I’m going to outline the basics here, but it can take years of experience to get this spot on. If you’re new to writing I would always

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Timescales for publishing your book

If you’re a first-time author, then getting to the publishing part of the process is really exciting. Even if you’re a semi-pro at this, there is always that feeling of nervous anticipation when it comes to the final stages of

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How to make the impossible, possible and the attitude you must have to achieve it.

I’m sure in your career you’ve come across a project that seemed ‘impossible’ to do; either a strict deadline, a project that seemed insurmountable or a setback that you couldn’t sort out (illness or something similar). Well, just recently I

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From Word to Print: The Five Critical Steps To Publishing Success

So all of your hard work is done, and it’s now ready to be published. But before you source your printer, or send it to them, there are a few things you need to check first. If you’ve used a

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Which printer do I use?

When it comes to printing your book, it can be a minefield to know which printer to use. Insert ‘printing’ in your search engine and you get thousands of results. So, which one is right for you? Well, that depends

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