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
ISBN Myths
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
Selling your books in bookshops including Waterstones – How it works.
You’ve done the hard work and are now a published author!! Yay, well done. That is no mean feat…but your work is not yet done. Marketing your book and getting it sold is a task in itself and although Compass-Publishing
Book Illustrations
Every now and again I get to work on a book that is a little different… And, The Elgin Marvels, is one such book. It’s a really lovely story about a street in London, by Sinclair Cook. The book’s illustrations
Just get your book written already!
Having a big shiny goal is exciting. You feel motivated, in control and you get off the starting blocks with fire in your belly and the confidence that it’ll get done. Writing is going well, the word count is stacking
How to publish your book on KDP
Amazon. The necessary evil. I’ve resisted Amazon KDP printing my book Publish Your Way to More Clients for a few years now (I’ve sold it through Amazon Advantage), but I’ve come to realise that they are not going to go
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
Two authors for the price of one
So, the surprise from yesterday’s book launch of The New Fire book launch by Nick Francis was Simon Banks being there too! Another author of mine. It was like 2 authors for the price of 1!! I worked with both
Should I use Amazon to fulfil my book orders?
Most of us have ordered books from Amazon. But just because you shop from there, (and I try and shop from independents first) does that mean you should have your books printed by them? You may know that many books
How much will my book cost?
‘I’m looking for someone to help, it’s only a small job – I don’t want any silly quotes.’ ARGH! How often have you read that on Facebook and wanted to shout ‘cheapskate’? I get it, we all want to save