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Unlike the tag for self-publishing which is about all aspects of self-publishing, this category is only for advice about self-publishing. Posts in this category aim to help authors and perspective authors navigate the world of self-publishing.

books in black wooden book shelf — At last, we are back with part three of our series taking a look at everything you need to know about self-publishing. In this instalment, we will look at services, marketing, and book cover design. Previous instalments Services for self-publishers In part two, we looked at topics such as proofreading […]

Self-Publishing: Everything you need to know – part 3

11th April 2022 in Self-Publishing tagged Author Platform / book covers / design / fails / self-publishing by Matthew Brown

When you self publish there are a few basic facts that often get overlooked. Here are five of them. 1. You are your own editor Unlike with traditional publishing, a self published author is their own editor. This means that you do not have a second -more exprineced – pair […]

Five things you need to know about self-publishing

16th February 2021 in Self-Publishing tagged editing / proofreading / sell more books / selling by Matthew Brown

many books — In part one, we started to look at the world of self-publishing. In part two we are going to look at some of the many disciplines needed to make a success of self-publishing. Self-publishing is here to stay. As a growing part of the publishing world, self-publishing is not something […]

Self-Publishing: Everything you need to know – part 2

4th January 2018 in Self-Publishing tagged earnings / fans / income / money / publishing / self-publishing by Matthew Brown

British Pounds — There is an alternative funding model for authors. We are all familiar with the standard author funding model. Write a book, promote the book, sell books… But that is not the only game in town. The alternative funding model takes a little outside of the box thinking and is not […]

An alternative funding model for authors

15th December 2017 in Business / Self-Publishing tagged fans / income / money / self-publishing by Matthew Brown

Old Printing Press — When we started Author Buzz UK one of the topics that we knew we would have to address eventually was that of self-publishing. After trawling through hundreds of articles and adverts aimed at the would-be self-published author, we knew that this was more topic than we could cram into a single article.

Self-Publishing: Everything you need to know – part 1

9th June 2017 in Self-Publishing tagged publishing / self-publishing by Matthew Brown