How to Update Your Self-Published Book on Amazon After Publishing
KDP lets you update your manuscript, cover, and metadata after publishing, but some fields lock permanently and existing ebook customers do not automatically receive...
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How to Export a Print-Ready Book PDF from Affinity Publisher
Affinity can export print-ready book PDFs, but the default settings will get your file rejected by most print-on-demand platforms. You need to choose the...
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How to Check an EPUB File Someone Else Formatted for You
A non-technical guide to checking an EPUB file from your formatter before publishing: EPUBCheck validation, metadata review, device previewing, and quality assurance.
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How Long Should Your Book Trailer Be?
Aim for 30 to 60 seconds if you are making one book trailer to use everywhere. If you can produce two cuts, run 60...
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What Are Free ISBNs and Should You Use One for Your Book?
Free ISBNs from KDP, IngramSpark, and Draft2Digital save money but limit portability and control over your publisher-of-record name in industry databases.
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Can You Use Kindle Create to Format a Print Book?
Kindle Create handles basic print formatting for KDP paperbacks and hardcovers, but it does not let you change font size, line spacing, or margins,...
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How to Choose the Right Font for Your Self-Published Book
Choosing the right font for your self-published book interior comes down to five decisions made in sequence: pick serif or sans-serif based on your...
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How to Handle Hyperlinks in Your Ebook (And Which Ones Break on Kindle)
Hyperlinks in ebooks fall into three categories: internal links (table of contents, cross-references, footnotes), external links (URLs to websites), and mailto links. All three...
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How to Build a Pre-Launch Email List Before Your First Book Is Published
Learn how to build a pre-launch email list before your first book is published, covering free platforms, what to send with no book yet,...
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How to Format Footnotes and Endnotes That Work in Both Print and Ebook
Format your notes once, with the built-in footnote tool in whatever you write in, and let the ebook file carry links that run both...
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What Happens When Your Manuscript Exceeds Print-on-Demand Page Limits?
Every print-on-demand platform enforces a maximum page count. Here are the exact limits for KDP, IngramSpark, and Draft2Digital, plus workarounds when your manuscript is...
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Developmental Edit vs Manuscript Assessment: What’s the Difference?
A developmental edit and a manuscript assessment both evaluate the big-picture elements of your book (structure, pacing, character, argument), but they differ fundamentally in...
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