Keywords, categories, and descriptions decide which readers ever see your book. The unglamorous hour of metadata work worth more than most ad spend.
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Sell From Your Own Porch (Direct Sales Without A Warehouse)
Selling books from your own website means better margins, real reader relationships, and nobody’s algorithm in between. Here’s the honest starter kit.
Your Closet Is A Recording Studio (Audiobooks For Mortals)
Audiobooks are the fastest-growing shelf in publishing, and the entry price is now a closet and a decent mic. The honest DIY-vs-studio decision guide.
Your Book Speaks One Language. That’s Fixable.
Translation is the most under-used shelf in an author’s catalog. How rights, royalties, and actual human translators work — from an author in 12+ languages.
Large Print Isn’t A Niche. It’s Your Readers At 7pm.
Large print, dyslexia-friendly editions, and accessible ebooks aren’t charity formats — they’re loyal, underserved markets your backlist can serve this quarter.