…you want to look for a cover artist. There’s a lot of talk out there about what covers work best for sales. keep this simple I would just say look at the covers that are out there for the best selling books in your genre. Obviously don’t copy them but see if you can find an artist who is willing to develop something that looks like your genre.
Step six – 2 to 4 weeks before you are ready to publish you’ll need to give it to your ARC readers.
Step seven – make sure to file your copyright. For those of you in the US you want to file with the official US copyright office. Don’t go with a third party, the form is really simple.
Step eight – you need to format your manuscript. Ebook can be fairly simple, paperback is a bit more complex. But when I format a paperback I’ll use Velum to keep my sanity.
Step nine – organize your files. Make sure you know where your e-book cover is in your E version as well as your paperback copy in your paper back cover. And if you’re doing hardback make sure those are in a specific location as well. Plus, if you decide to publishing your ebook wide (in other words not just on place) you can’t put links to your Amazon pages in a Apple book – so you’ll need an Amazon version and a other version that would probably have links to your website.
Step ten – it’s time to get to Publishing. You can publish at kdp.amazon.com and or go to Ingramspark. Or use a platform like draft2digital if you want to go wide with your e-book.
Now beyond the steps you do need to continue marketing, and your email list and probably writing that next boo so that you’re visible as well as your book is visible. I do send emails out a couple times a month, I use Amazon ads to help with my sales, I attend events so I can meet new readers, and I’m working on that next book.
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