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5 Key Steps for Successful Self-Publishing

The book world has undergone a major shake-up in recent years, and self-publishing has stepped into the spotlight as a powerful option for authors everywhere. What was once seen as a fallback for those who couldnโ€™t land a traditional publishing deal is now a go-to choice for writers across all genres who want to share their stories with the world....
By Tom Benson
Marketing & Content Manager @Spines
5 Key Steps for Successful Self-Publishing...

Letโ€™s be realโ€”book titles are a big deal. Theyโ€™re not just labels slapped on a cover; theyโ€™re your bookโ€™s first handshake, elevator pitch, and dating profile all rolled into one. A strong title can spark curiosity, convey emotion, and turn casual browsers into eager readers. A weak one? Well, letโ€™s...

Picture this: Itโ€™s late at night, and you tell yourself โ€œJust one more chapter,โ€ and before you know it, the sun is rising. Thatโ€™s the magic of a great thrillerโ€”it grabs you by the collar, pulls you into its web of secrets, and doesnโ€™t let go until the final, jaw-dropping...

#Writer #Whywriteabook Behind every novel, is another fascinating story – the journey of the writer who chose to share their insights, feelings, and inner world through words, embodying the many reasons to write a book. There are an endless number of circumstances and events that lead people on the path...

Any writer can commiserate: once youโ€™ve toiled away at your book (through several edits and retooling of characters) to get your manuscript just right, thereโ€™s a limited amount of creative energy left in the reserve to tend to the list of other elements that need completion before your book is...

What if you had the resources to build an entire world, utilizing your creativity, emotions and writing talent to conjure it straight from your imagination? Writing a book is that very endeavor – and though it involves a considerable time commitment right off the bat, it has infinite staying power...

This Publishing Company Boasts A Superior Product In Less Than 30 Days. (Here’s How They Slaughter The Competition) The self-publishing industry is growing rapidly, offering opportunities to ‘Publish a Book Quickly’, and itโ€™s easy to see why – publishing houses are struggling to maintain their dominance, when authors no longer...

You may be surprised to know that once you have written even just a portion of your book, your book is automatically copyrighted – that means, you have full ownership of your book, which grants you the exclusive right to reproduce the work, prepare derivative works, distribute copies for sale...

Note: Because Scribe Media only publishes non-fiction, we will be focusing on comparing the two companies under the assumption you are publishing non-fiction. Please check out our other articles in our comparison series, where we do side-by-side comparisons of Spines and other top self-publishing companies like Bookbaby and Kindle Direct...

Spines vs KDP: As you research your options as an independent author, you will undoubtedly come across the companies that dominate the self-publishing market (BookBaby, Ingram Sparks, and a slew of others). With a wealth of choices, it can be difficult to decide which option is right for your specific...

Spines vs BookBaby: If you are currently on the self-publishing journey, you have probably researched the main competitors dominating the market (BookBaby, IngramSpark, etc.). While there are a wealth of options sprouting up on the internet, these companies are not all created equal. Most smaller companies can only provide services...

Should You Design Your Own Book Cover? There are several steps between an author putting pen to paper and getting their first book published. Once the manuscript has been written and edited to perfection, a considerable amount of time must be put into putting the actual visuals of the product...

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