What Is the Conscious Style Guide and How Can Authors Use It?
A plain-language guide to the Conscious Style Guide: what it is, whether it is free, and how indie authors use it to make inclusive...
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Copyright for Self-Published Authors: What You Can Legally Use
A plain-English guide to what self-published authors can legally use in their books, and the two myths that get authors into trouble.
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How to Format Paragraphs in a Print Book: Indents and Alignment
How to format paragraphs in a print book: when to indent the first line, how deep the indent should be, and whether to justify...
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How Amazon KDP Categories and Keywords Work in 2026
How Amazon KDP categories and keywords work in 2026: the three-per-format limit, what keywords actually do, and where BISAC codes still matter.
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Is Your Book Really Being Pirated? How to Tell and What to Do
How to tell real book piracy from harmless third-party Amazon sellers, and exactly what to do about scam download sites, DMCA takedowns, and KDP...
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Rewriting a Public Domain Book: When Is It Transformative Enough?
Rewriting a public domain book only earns you copyright when you add substantial original work; here is what counts and what Amazon KDP requires.
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How to Set Up Your Amazon Author Central Page (Step-by-Step)
How to set up your free Amazon Author Central page: claim your books, add your bio and photo, and use the Follow button to...
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ISBN-10 vs ISBN-13: What’s the Difference and Do You Still Need Both?
ISBN-10 is the legacy 10-digit book identifier used before 2007; ISBN-13 is the current 13-digit standard. Self-published authors only need ISBN-13 for new books.
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How to Declare AI Use on Amazon KDP (Including AI Translation)
Amazon KDP requires you to tell it whether your book contains AI-generated text, images or translations. The question appears on the Content tab, one...
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How to Create and Manage a Book Series Page on Amazon KDP
You create a book series page on Amazon KDP from your Bookshelf by clicking the “+ Create new title or series” button and selecting...
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How to Write a Design Brief for Your Book Cover
A book cover design brief is the document you hand a designer before work starts, and a good one carries two layers: the technical...
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How to Handle Track Changes from Your Editor in Microsoft Word
Learn how to review, accept, and reject Track Changes from your editor in Word, then clean your manuscript for formatter handoff.
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