1 December 2011, Publication - even more Book Information
Introduction: I realized that I need to introduce this blog a little. I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. The working title was Daemon, and this was my 21st novel. Over the last year, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way. At this moment, I'm showing you the marketing material I put together for a novel.
Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, go to my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.
If you dig a little deeper in the book information section, you will find two other tabs: Book Details and Book Extras.
The Book Details is the basic information on the book. You will have little need to change this information.
Book Extras is worth a look. You need to have a www.Shelfari.com account to make changes. I haven't taken the time to update this information for my books, but it is something that needs an explore. www.Shelfari.com seems to be a book sharing networking site. I don't have much time to dig into this kind of thing, but I suspect, since it ties into Author Central, it could be worthwhile to see the informaiton that can be shared and input for a book. This is what Author Central says about it:
Readers can see Book Extras for your book on the Kindle and Kindle apps for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. You can write them in Shelfari, the community-powered encyclopedia for book lovers. This information appears before, during, and after the reader experience, so put your one-of-a-kind knowledge to use.
So, give it a look and check it out.
I'll give you some conclusions about Author Central tomorrow.
I'll repeat my published novel websites so you can see more examples: http://www.ldalford.com/, and the individual novel websites: http://www.aegyptnovel.com/, http://www.centurionnovel.com/, http://www.thesecondmission.com/, http://www.theendofhonor.com/, http://www.thefoxshonor.com/, and http://www.aseasonofhonor.com/.
Showing posts with label Author Central. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Author Central. Show all posts
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Publication - Seller Connections, Profile
23 November 2011, Publication - Seller Connections, Profile
Introduction: I realized that I need to introduce this blog a little. I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. The working title was Daemon, and this was my 21st novel. Over the last year, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way. At this moment, I'm showing you the marketing material I put together for a novel.
Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, go to my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.
The Profile tab in Author Central allows you to manage: your biography, blogs, events, photos, videos, and twitter.
Go into Author Central and input a biography--you already have the information, that is, if you have been following along and produced the marketing information I suggested.
Link the RSS feeds from your blogs to Author Central. If you don't know what an RSS feed is, then make a help search for RSS feed on your blog site. It will tell you the URL of the RSS feed.
When you have author events list them on Author Central--there is a place just for that under the profile tab.
Put up your publicity photo. If you don't have a publicity photo, shame on you--get one.
If you have videos or trailers, you can upload them here too.
Put in your twitter information--the system will automatically take the twitter feed based on the account information you input. If you don't have a twitter account, you need one.
There are many more things you can do at Author Central. I'll write more about that and about photos tomorrow.
I'll repeat my published novel websites so you can see more examples: http://www.ldalford.com/, and the individual novel websites: http://www.aegyptnovel.com/, http://www.centurionnovel.com/, http://www.thesecondmission.com/, http://www.theendofhonor.com/, http://www.thefoxshonor.com/, and http://www.aseasonofhonor.com/.
Introduction: I realized that I need to introduce this blog a little. I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. The working title was Daemon, and this was my 21st novel. Over the last year, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way. At this moment, I'm showing you the marketing material I put together for a novel.
Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, go to my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.
The Profile tab in Author Central allows you to manage: your biography, blogs, events, photos, videos, and twitter.
Go into Author Central and input a biography--you already have the information, that is, if you have been following along and produced the marketing information I suggested.
Link the RSS feeds from your blogs to Author Central. If you don't know what an RSS feed is, then make a help search for RSS feed on your blog site. It will tell you the URL of the RSS feed.
When you have author events list them on Author Central--there is a place just for that under the profile tab.
Put up your publicity photo. If you don't have a publicity photo, shame on you--get one.
If you have videos or trailers, you can upload them here too.
Put in your twitter information--the system will automatically take the twitter feed based on the account information you input. If you don't have a twitter account, you need one.
There are many more things you can do at Author Central. I'll write more about that and about photos tomorrow.
I'll repeat my published novel websites so you can see more examples: http://www.ldalford.com/, and the individual novel websites: http://www.aegyptnovel.com/, http://www.centurionnovel.com/, http://www.thesecondmission.com/, http://www.theendofhonor.com/, http://www.thefoxshonor.com/, and http://www.aseasonofhonor.com/.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Publication - Seller Connections, More
21 November 2011, Publication - Seller Connections, More
Introduction: I realized that I need to introduce this blog a little. I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. The working title was Daemon, and this was my 21st novel. Over the last year, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way. At this moment, I'm showing you the marketing material I put together for a novel.
Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, go to my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.
Amazon's Author Central isn't the only place or the only book seller where you can update and expand information about your books--it's just the most common and the biggest. I'll write about other opportunities later.
Author Central is definitely the place to expand the information on your novels. Does it help sales? I don't know, but it can't hurt. At Author Central, you can make RSS feeds from your blog to feed your Author Central blog. You can make and update your author page. You can update more detailed information on your book. There is a lot you can do at Author Central. If you haven't explored it and you have a published novel, you need to check it out. Make and update all the information you can, and visit every now and then to check out new features and information.
I'll write more about Author Central information features tomorrow.
I'll repeat my published novel websites so you can see more examples: http://www.ldalford.com/, and the individual novel websites: http://www.aegyptnovel.com/, http://www.centurionnovel.com/, http://www.thesecondmission.com/, http://www.theendofhonor.com/, http://www.thefoxshonor.com/, and http://www.aseasonofhonor.com/.
Introduction: I realized that I need to introduce this blog a little. I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. The working title was Daemon, and this was my 21st novel. Over the last year, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way. At this moment, I'm showing you the marketing material I put together for a novel.
Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, go to my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.
Amazon's Author Central isn't the only place or the only book seller where you can update and expand information about your books--it's just the most common and the biggest. I'll write about other opportunities later.
Author Central is definitely the place to expand the information on your novels. Does it help sales? I don't know, but it can't hurt. At Author Central, you can make RSS feeds from your blog to feed your Author Central blog. You can make and update your author page. You can update more detailed information on your book. There is a lot you can do at Author Central. If you haven't explored it and you have a published novel, you need to check it out. Make and update all the information you can, and visit every now and then to check out new features and information.
I'll write more about Author Central information features tomorrow.
I'll repeat my published novel websites so you can see more examples: http://www.ldalford.com/, and the individual novel websites: http://www.aegyptnovel.com/, http://www.centurionnovel.com/, http://www.thesecondmission.com/, http://www.theendofhonor.com/, http://www.thefoxshonor.com/, and http://www.aseasonofhonor.com/.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Publication - Seller Connections, Inside the Book
20 November 2011, Publication - Seller Connections, Inside the Book
Introduction: I realized that I need to introduce this blog a little. I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. The working title was Daemon, and this was my 21st novel. Over the last year, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way. At this moment, I'm showing you the marketing material I put together for a novel.
Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, go to my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.
One of the main features on Amazon (and some other sellers) is "inside the book." This is the feature that allows prospective buyers to look through the first chapter or so of your book. Most don't realize that you must actually produce these for the seller. Your publisher usually doesn't have the time to produce this feature.
First, you have to establish that you are the author. You need to sign up through Amazon's Author Central. In the process, your publisher acknowledges you are who you are. This allows you to update information about your books and track sales etc. This also allows you to produce an "inside the book" for your books. The "inside the book" feature, like other products for sellers, must follow the specific requirements from the seller. You need to ask the seller for the details.
Basically, you need to put together a pdf of the novel with a cover at the front. The Amazon people will correctly format and cut the information properly for the "inside the book" feature. That's pretty much all there is to it. It really is more difficult that I describe it, but that's in the details.
I'll write more about Author Central features tomorrow.
I'll repeat my published novel websites so you can see more examples: http://www.ldalford.com/, and the individual novel websites: http://www.aegyptnovel.com/, http://www.centurionnovel.com/, http://www.thesecondmission.com/, http://www.theendofhonor.com/, http://www.thefoxshonor.com/, and http://www.aseasonofhonor.com/.
Introduction: I realized that I need to introduce this blog a little. I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. The working title was Daemon, and this was my 21st novel. Over the last year, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way. At this moment, I'm showing you the marketing material I put together for a novel.
Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, go to my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.
One of the main features on Amazon (and some other sellers) is "inside the book." This is the feature that allows prospective buyers to look through the first chapter or so of your book. Most don't realize that you must actually produce these for the seller. Your publisher usually doesn't have the time to produce this feature.
First, you have to establish that you are the author. You need to sign up through Amazon's Author Central. In the process, your publisher acknowledges you are who you are. This allows you to update information about your books and track sales etc. This also allows you to produce an "inside the book" for your books. The "inside the book" feature, like other products for sellers, must follow the specific requirements from the seller. You need to ask the seller for the details.
Basically, you need to put together a pdf of the novel with a cover at the front. The Amazon people will correctly format and cut the information properly for the "inside the book" feature. That's pretty much all there is to it. It really is more difficult that I describe it, but that's in the details.
I'll write more about Author Central features tomorrow.
I'll repeat my published novel websites so you can see more examples: http://www.ldalford.com/, and the individual novel websites: http://www.aegyptnovel.com/, http://www.centurionnovel.com/, http://www.thesecondmission.com/, http://www.theendofhonor.com/, http://www.thefoxshonor.com/, and http://www.aseasonofhonor.com/.
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