Category Archives: Self Publishing

Choosing Between Fiction and Nonfiction

Literary journalism Disciplines ConceptSelf-publishing is an incredible opportunity. You can self-publish as a way of expanding your business, getting more recognition in your niche, and getting in front of more customers. You can also self-publish to cash in on trends and as part of a creative outlet. This is perfect if you’ve always wanted to be a writer.

There’s no real barrier to entry here. If you want to self-publish, you can… and you can earn a lot of money doing it. It’s really a very flexible opportunity since self-publishing can be so many things to so many people.

What Do You Want To Publish?

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Brainstorming Book Topics

Choosing a Topic for Your Book

In this episode, I’ll mainly focus on brainstorming a book topic, but it’s most helpful to choose a great, general niche or topic to write about before you start to brainstorm an exact topic.

I feel I should mention niche selection because, while a good niche can mean (but not guarantee) success, a poor niche can mean utter failure. It’s not really something you should just choose off the top of your head.

Just because you like a certain topic doesn’t mean everyone else is interested in buying a book about it. I don’t want you to write your heart out on a topic you’ve brainstormed that will never sell. That’s just not the way to go—unless writing is strictly a hobby for you. And I think you’re reading this book right now because it’s not just a hobby for you.

Again, you have to make sure the topic you choose is selling well on Kindle already. Don’t try to reinvent the wheel. Follow what’s already working and already selling. If you publish on a hot topic, the chances are good that you’ll probably get some sales.

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An Overview of Self-Publishing on Kindle

Self Publishing On Amazon Is A Wonderful Opportunity

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or a writer by practice, you’re always looking for ways to grow your brand, impact and help your audience, and make more money. It’s important to you that your audience views you as an expert they can turn to time and time again. Whether you’re new to the business of writing and you’re looking for a great way to break into your niche, or you’re interested in expanding your presence, Amazon Kindle publishing is an extremely smart way to do it.

When you publish books for Kindle, you get access to Amazon’s customers, the power behind their ebook recommendation engine, the esteem that comes from being a published author, and more. Amazon has an extremely popular ebook service that stands far above the rest and it’s just smart business to take advantage of it. Every day, there are people looking for and buying books related to your topic on Kindle – it may as well be your book they’re buying.

I imagine there are two different kinds of people reading this right now. The first type sees Kindle publishing as just another leg to their business. They want more visibility and to catch more customers or clients with a wider net. The other type of person reading this right now is a writer– and plans to create an entire income stream by publishing their words to Kindle.

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