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Authorpreneur: Making a Steady Income from Ebook Royalties
Second Edition with Bonus Material and Updates
Authorpreneur: a noun. A professional author/entrepreneur who strives to improve in all areas of the publishing business: writing, publishing and marketing.
What does it really take to make it as an author? What are realistic production and promotion costs? Do many people make money publishing ebooks, and how much?
“Authorpreneur” takes a look at what’s involved in independent publishing and what you can expect at different career phases such as:
Starting Out with ebook publishing
Multi-published author
Earning $500 per month and growing
And even feeling stuck in writing and marketing
I discuss real numbers and what success means to different people—it’s not just about money. This book is for writers who value great storytelling and connecting with readers, and who want to develop their career, not just spike ebook sales for a month.
“Authorpreneur” is filled with tips you can do during set up, how to get sales moving again, and all the strategies I’ve used to sell more books, doubling my sales every year and tripling my income.
Full of links and additional resources!
Authorpreneur: a noun. A professional author/entrepreneur who strives to improve in all areas of the publishing business: writing, publishing and marketing.
What does it really take to make it as an author? What are realistic production and promotion costs? Do many people make money publishing ebooks, and how much?
“Authorpreneur” takes a look at what’s involved in independent publishing and what you can expect at different career phases such as:
Starting Out with ebook publishing
Multi-published author
Earning $500 per month and growing
And even feeling stuck in writing and marketing
I discuss real numbers and what success means to different people—it’s not just about money. This book is for writers who value great storytelling and connecting with readers, and who want to develop their career, not just spike ebook sales for a month.
“Authorpreneur” is filled with tips you can do during set up, how to get sales moving again, and all the strategies I’ve used to sell more books, doubling my sales every year and tripling my income.
Full of links and additional resources!
122 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 22, 2013
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About the author
Kristen James
90 books161 followersThe Billionaire That Bought Me is out on all the retailers! The second book will release later this year, as well as Sarah's Song.
Kristen James lives in the Pacific Northwest (USA) and enjoys many outdoor activities such as cycling, hiking, berry picking and canoeing. Her writing features the mountains and coastline in her home state of Oregon, along with lots of conflict and emotion! She loves creating unique story lines and strong, complicated characters that stay with readers. Kristen is the author of over twenty books, and her work has ranked in the top 100 Kindle books in the US, UK, and Canada.
Kristen James lives in the Pacific Northwest (USA) and enjoys many outdoor activities such as cycling, hiking, berry picking and canoeing. Her writing features the mountains and coastline in her home state of Oregon, along with lots of conflict and emotion! She loves creating unique story lines and strong, complicated characters that stay with readers. Kristen is the author of over twenty books, and her work has ranked in the top 100 Kindle books in the US, UK, and Canada.
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April 9, 2023
Extremely helpful
As someone who identifies as an Authorpreneur, or an author/entrepreneur, this has been very helpful in getting my books out there. As well as kept it real and geniune in what is required to be successful in the business.
I'd recommend this book to those who are trying to find the best way to tell a good story and get it out there to the public.
As someone who identifies as an Authorpreneur, or an author/entrepreneur, this has been very helpful in getting my books out there. As well as kept it real and geniune in what is required to be successful in the business.
I'd recommend this book to those who are trying to find the best way to tell a good story and get it out there to the public.
January 12, 2014
Well-written, friendly, honest, comprehensive, clear advice to help self-published authors optimise sales of their ebooks.
No fancy tricks or empty promises here: it's all about focus, hard work, writing high quality content and presenting it professionally.
The author draws on an impressive track record, with 20+ self-published books to her name. She must have a very generous nature to be willing to share so much of her hard-won advice so readily. Yes, of course she's earning money for this book too - but she still comes across as a kind benefactor to self-published authors everywhere, and I for one am grateful that she has taken time out of her busy schedule of writing and promoting her novels to share her experience here.
There are lots of books out there that claim to help you increase your self-publishing success. This is one of the better ones - well worth the reasonable retail price and the hour or so that it will take you to read it. Even if the romance novels that are the bulk of her oeuvre are not your cup of tea, I reckon the advice contained in this little book will be worthwhile for any writers in any genre.
No fancy tricks or empty promises here: it's all about focus, hard work, writing high quality content and presenting it professionally.
The author draws on an impressive track record, with 20+ self-published books to her name. She must have a very generous nature to be willing to share so much of her hard-won advice so readily. Yes, of course she's earning money for this book too - but she still comes across as a kind benefactor to self-published authors everywhere, and I for one am grateful that she has taken time out of her busy schedule of writing and promoting her novels to share her experience here.
There are lots of books out there that claim to help you increase your self-publishing success. This is one of the better ones - well worth the reasonable retail price and the hour or so that it will take you to read it. Even if the romance novels that are the bulk of her oeuvre are not your cup of tea, I reckon the advice contained in this little book will be worthwhile for any writers in any genre.
May 22, 2015
A very useful, easy to read and process guide to indie publishing, especially for novelists. Found myself highlighting many tips and passages to reference later. Definitely worth the read.
BUT, needed editing. Found over a dozen errors; some words were mixed up (i.e., to and so) and there were many spots where extra words were left in, stuff that spell check misses and makes the reader stumble.
BUT, needed editing. Found over a dozen errors; some words were mixed up (i.e., to and so) and there were many spots where extra words were left in, stuff that spell check misses and makes the reader stumble.
November 2, 2015
Very helpful
This was extremely helpful to get advice from someone who is already published. She has honest tips and advice. It was like a here's what I know conversation between authors.
This was extremely helpful to get advice from someone who is already published. She has honest tips and advice. It was like a here's what I know conversation between authors.
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