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How to Publish and Sell Your Article on the KindleA 43-page article for beginners on How to Publish and Sell Your Article on the Kindle, such as magazine articles or instructional documents.
Topics include: Best practices for selling articles, how to determine pricing, pros and cons of book covers and images, how to represent articles accurately in e-Reader bookstores, tips for avoiding unnecessary costs and how to publish your article simply, without learning HTML coding or using conversion software.
Many of these tips are also applicable for publishing on the Barnes and Noble Nook and for Amazon "Singles" (short books ranging from 30-90 pages long). Instructional Appendixes Include: e-Reader tips for creating table of contents links, how to avoid a common formatting problem, converting your article for a Kindle device, easy preview options before you publish, and a resource list of where to find free kindle books, podcasts, software and help forums (8,500 Words).
Art Licensing34-page booklet on 20 Steps to Art Licensing that is list of suggested steps to to take for getting into art licensing.How to license your art to companies that publish greeting cards, and manufacture coffee mugs, magnets, wall hangings, kitchen items, and dozens of other gift items. This booklet covers 20 basic steps from how to prepare your art, to what companies to contact. It includes topics on: How to find agents, classes and what trade shows to attend. There are extensive resources on social media, licensing community groups, and lists of interviews with professional designers (5,200 Words).
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick read chock-full of resources, Amazon Review by LisaRBellski - "This quick read is so full of resources and websites to visit for more information. This is the perfect tool to help get you excited about marketing and selling your own art and is definitely a great beginning to your own research. Thanks to Kate Harper for sharing her experience with these 20 steps, giving artists a starting point for selling."
Card Writing20-page booklet on 7 Mistakes Greeting Card Writers Make A list of 7 things to avoid when submitting greeting card verse to publishers. Includes a list of card publishers and their guidelines, links to writer interviews, articles, card samples and other current resources (2,300 words and 8 Pages of Card Samples).
Marketing Greeting Cards18-page booklet Unusual Ways To Market Greeting Cards, and 22 places to get your designs featured. A 20 page booklet on how to get your cards noticed in non-traditional ways. Everything from why you should send cards to your dentist, to how to get special features in national publications. Great tips for designers who are starting out and want to get their cards into the hands of people beyond friends and family. Special Section: Submissions guidelines and contacts for 22 Gift Industry publications and professional gift industry blogs that seek out new greeting card designs to feature for free (5,000 Words and 17 greeting card images).
Free Booklets & Tutorials
How To Make An E-book Cover for the Non-DesignerA free 14 page PDF. How To Make a Simple Book Cover for the Non Designer. If you've never used Photoshop, this is a step by step tutorial on how to make a simple book cover for free!
How to Create a Table of Contents in a Kindle or Nook DocumentA free 6-page tutorial excerpt from How to Publish and Sell Your Article on the Kindle: 12 Tips for Short Documents
. How to make a TOC in a word processor, specifically for Kindle formatting and use internal links that go to different pages of the books, article or document.
Teacher's KitA free 10-page PDF Classroom Activity Packet to Encourage Kids to Write.
Classroom activity packet to encourage kids to write and while having fun doing it: Idea game, my advice, my proverb and holiday ideas. 5 Pages of handouts you can photocopy and pass out in a classroom.
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