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#8 – In KDP, you will want to consider the KDP Select program which allows you to get your eBook additional exposure to Amazon’s readers in exchange for digital publishing exclusivity. #Mypublisher closing free##7 – Sign up for a free KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) account for your eBooks and for a free Createspace account for your print books. (This will work if your publisher will change the eBook title for you before you upload your new version – the new title has to be under the old ASIN.) #Mypublisher closing how to##6 – Are you planning on changing your title? If you want to, you can, but make sure to read this article on how to change your title but still keep all your reviews. The titles should be fully legible in thumbnail and the covers should clearly reflect the genre. This is an excellent time to make a change to your covers, especially since people will be able to see that it is a different edition. #Mypublisher closing professional##5 – Make sure your covers are slick and professional looking. And yes, we know that KDP offers print services now, but those are still in beta and not yet perfected – read about that here.) (Whatever you do, don’t go to Createspace and think, “Ooh, they’ll automatically convert my print files to an eBook!” It won’t work. Please make sure to tell him that we sent you and definitely mention Indies Unlimited – Caleb is generously offering a 10% discount off his eBook and print book package for Write Words, Inc. ![]() Many staff members here at IU use Caleb at Caleb’s Book Formatting Service. #Mypublisher closing for free##4 – Reformat your files yourself for free (here’s how) or, send your files to an affordable formatter to be prepped for publication. ![]() #3 – Make sure when you revise your book that you include in the copyright page that this is a new edition. Make sure to add links to the back of the books as well as a request for reviews. #2 – Check to see if you have any feedback from readers about typos, and get your files updated with corrections. #1 – Make sure you actually have your rights back. Read that article, and then come on back here where we break down the steps that will help you get your book back out to the public in no time! In any case, Melissa Bowersock wrote a great post about how she got her rights back from a New York house and republished her book here. (Man, that’s a lot of dope rhyming, isn’t it?) But, never fear! Indies Unlimited is here to guide you through what do to if that happens to you. Watch the interview (clicking above will take you to the interview on the Peachpit website).Authors who have never self-published can be at a loss for what to do with their works if their publisher closes its doors. ![]() We were surprised to see the welcome message "いらっしゃいませ!"). (The photo above is at the front door of Peachpit Press. The 2nd edition of Presentation Zen Design is the 6th project I have now done with them. It's hard to believe that it has been six years since Peachpit Published my first book, Presentation Zen. We talked about presentations, TED talks, Japan, etc. While my wife and kids were checking out the Americas Cup down the street, my publisher Nancy Ruenzel and I sat down for a chat in the Peachpit Press studio. On one of those beautiful sunny days, we were invited to drop by the new and very awesome studios of Peachpit Press, which moved from its longtime home in Berkeley to its new offices right on the bay in San Francisco. In August, the family and I flew across the Pacific to California to see friends and family up and down the West Coast of the USA and Canada. ![]()
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