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Author's dispatch desk with plain hardback books, a padded envelope and packing tape, illustrating whether you need an ISBN to sell a book yourself

Do You Need an ISBN to Sell a Book From Your Own Website?

No: if you sell a book only from your own website, nothing in the book trade is ordering it, so no ISBN is required....

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A phone showing a reader review and a paperback back cover carrying the same quote, illustrating when you can quote reader reviews in book marketing

Can You Quote a Reader’s Review in Your Book Marketing?

Yes, but ask first. The reader who wrote the review owns it, not Amazon or Goodreads, and the retailers’ own terms restrict commercial use...

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Printed review quotation slip resting on a navy hardback book beside loose review sheets, illustrating paid editorial reviews

What Are Paid Editorial Reviews, and Where Do They Go on Your Book Page?

Paid editorial reviews are professional reviews you commission and then quote on your book’s page. They are not customer reviews, they carry no star...

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Desk with a stack of advance review copies, a small group of selected ARC reader applications resting on a book, and a larger pile of declined applications set aside

How to Choose ARC Readers (and Why You Should Turn Some Down)

Look for ARC readers who already read and review your genre. What to ask on your application form, which Amazon rules decide who can...

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Blank audiobook cases and a smartphone showing a play button on a library shelf, illustrating audiobook Public Lending Right payments

Do Audiobooks Earn Public Lending Right Payments in the UK, Canada and Australia?

Audiobooks earn Public Lending Right payments in the UK, Canada and Australia, but each country attaches different conditions and none of them signs you...

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ASIN vs ISBN: a print book back cover barcode beside an Amazon product listing on a tablet

ASIN vs ISBN: What Amazon’s Book Number Is and What It Isn’t

An ASIN is Amazon's own catalogue number and an ISBN is the book trade's, so a print book on Amazon carries both. Here is...

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Book cover copyright: a DIY book cover mock-up beside floating stock photo layers and a licence document

Who Owns a Book Cover You Made in Canva or From Stock Images?

On a cover you build yourself, you own your arrangement and licence everything else, which is enough to sell the book but not to...

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Ebook DRM concept: an e-reader with a closed brass padlock resting on its screen beside a second e-reader with a rubber stamp and ink pad

Should You Apply DRM to Your Ebook? What It Does and Doesn’t Do

Ebook DRM ties a purchased file to one store's apps and devices; here is what it prevents, what it does not, and how to...

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Smartphone playing an audiobook beside headphones on a library desk, illustrating audiobook distribution to libraries

How Self-Published Audiobooks Get Into Libby, hoopla and Library Apps

Libby and hoopla do not accept files from authors: here is the distributor route into library apps, what an Audible exclusive blocks, and what...

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Open print proof marked with red corrections beside an e-reader showing the same book, illustrating why you proofread the EPUB as well as the print PDF

Do You Need to Proofread the EPUB as Well as the Print PDF?

A clean print proof does not certify the ebook, and what breaks in conversion depends on whether the EPUB came from Word, from a...

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Flat book cover artwork transforming into a realistic standing 3D book mockup

How to Create a 3D Book Mockup for Your Marketing (Free Tools)

How to turn your flat cover file into a 3D book mockup: which file to upload, the free generators, licensing, and the right sizes...

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How to Set Up a Cover File for a Barnes & Noble Press Print Book

How to set up a print cover file for Barnes & Noble Press: the template generator, spine width, binding-specific zones, and the specs your...

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