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Roger Grubbs' The Exciting World of Self-Publishing teams up with Creative-Editing-Solutions to provide a service for authors to achieve their goal: Self-Publishing their book! A step-by-step informative guide to making your dream a reality!

I've written and published over 50 ebooks since 2004. Following is some article marketing advice I gave to one newbie to self-publishing who wrote to me. Hope it helps.

Self publishing has sent shockwaves through the book publishing industry, however many of the fears and concerns are founded on emotions and not reality.

I’ve been self-publishing and selling ebooks online since 2004. To date, I’ve written over 50 and consistently log four figures per month in ebook sales. Following are 3 things I've learned that can help you sell more of your ebook(s) online.

A SOUTHERN WOMAN’S INTRIGUING TALE: Follow Kim McLendon through the path of her life, from avid reader, to IT/Accounting Consultant, to “someday” author, to self-published and loving it!

When copywriter and writing teacher Angela Booth asked her ezine's readers whether they were interested in a 30-day novel-writing challenge, they responded with an enthusiastic: "I'm in!"

Alton, IA, July 26, 2012 – Publishing Made Ez has just released the ebook - “The Easy Step by Step Guide for Self-Publishing Your NOOK Book on Barnes & Noble using PubIt”. Anyone can become an author by following the easy steps in this guide.

A Science Fiction & Fantasy writer from Lagos, Nigeria gears up to self-publish a six-part epic fantasy series, Guardians & The Lost Paradise, between the months of July and December, 2012. The project is to be entirely crowdfunded.

Self Publishing Coach, Shelley Hitz has teamed up with Bryan Bowers to create a comprehensive training program about how to create an author website on Wordpress.

Working on a novel? The Novel-in-Progress Bookcamp is an intensive, 5-day, 6-night, full-immersion workshop/retreat, led by experienced novelists, editors, and agents, for writers in all genres working on a novel or creative nonfiction book.

Interest in Brown’s self-published novel, “Sensible Shoes” leads to traditional publishing deal

After only 19 months, fiction author Brian Kittrell, age 29, has sold over 10,000 copies of his books. Only 7% or fewer of all books published sell more than 1,000 copies, but Brian has accomplished the feat on multiple titles in less than two years.

Award-winning scifi and fantasy author Hank Quense from Bergenfield, NJ, has launched a series of lectures and workshops to share his story-design and self-publishing knowledge. While giving these lectures, he is working on three new novels.

Marketing Your Own Book ... Without Losing Your Shirt is now available from Smashwords.

Author Steven Lee Gilbert will be signing copies of his debut novel, A LOVELY, INDECENT DEPARTURE at The Storyteller's Bookstore in Wake Forest, NC, during Art After Hours celebration, Friday, June 8.

Self-Publishing-Coach.com released their newest book last week: “Book Marketing 101: Marketing Your Book on a Shoestring Budget” by Heather Hart is the companion guide to Self Publishing Coach, Shelley Hitz’s “Self Publishing Books 101”.

Hundreds, if not thousands, of various-sized publishing houses have gone out of business in the past two years, leaving their authors, whose ambitions are to continue publishing, one option: To 'Go Indie!’

THE DESCENDANT is a new technothriller from M.G. Harris, author of best-selling YA series THE JOSHUA FILES. The book includes first clue of a code-cracking competition based around an Alternate Reality Game, with a chance to win a Kindle Touch.

Bookkus Publishing posted a blog posting about how self-publishing is changing in the face of increased self-publishing growth. The rise of the publicist and death of publisher are discussed.

I’ve been selling ebooks online since 2004. It's relatively easy to make money from your self-published works – if you’re willing to put in the work. Following are three things I’ve learned over the years that help to sell more ebooks.

The Apollo Baroque Consort's Passiontide: Holy Week in the Courts of Europe 1600-1745 has been warmly reviewed by Paul Spicer, following its release on May 5th, 2012.

The Sigil Editor is a sophisticated tool for creating files in the epub format for distribution in several ebook formats. Using the Sigil Editor you can import, create and edit xhtml documents into clean epubs ready for distribution...

An agency that charters itself to assist independent writers (authors) to effectively publish and market their work has been formally launched.

Self Publishing Coach, Shelley Hitz, released a new product this week designed to teach authors how to publish and market their books the easy and affordable way.

John Ashworth, The Fitness Nomad, releases his newest book WEIGHT LOSS The Job No One Is Training You For. There is NO SECRET to Weight Loss!

I've been writing and selling ebooks online since 2004. Of the over 50 ebooks I've self-published, only one has been written using a pen name. Following are 3 things I've experienced that may help you decide if this is the right way for you to go.

Madison-Area Author Releases Book Aimed At Promoting Reading, Increasing Vocabulary and Encouraging Parents Reading With Their Children

This the ultimate guide to unlocking the full potential of your kindle device. This guide teaches you everything you need to know to use your kindle device to the fullest. Explore the exciting world of digital e-reading.

Online Publication and Brand Development Agency announces new blog site that conducts front line savvy interviews with professional game changers who lead their industry in both results and value-packed innovative processes.

Sea Hill Press represents a new model in the publishing industry. By teaming with authors and sharing the risks and rewards of traditional and new forms of publishing, their authors get opportunities not available when self published.

Interviewer Lori Randall of Literally Social brings out the self pub side of book marketer and literary enthusiast, Lynnette Phillips. Find out what grabs attention and how you can become an author now!

- Banora Point author sells more than 500 books about local novel-

The Authors Show is a top ranked Internet radio show featuring books and authors from all genres. The new segment presents authors who offer book marketing tips, advice, methods and tools to help others successfully market books

Idaho Springs resident Kathy Lynn Harris is commemorating a happy ending to her 10 year, unconventional journey to book publishing with the paperback release of her novel, Blue Straggler, on March 1, 2012 by 30 Day Books, Seattle, Washington.

With so many jumping into ebook publishing, one of the issues some confront is whether or not to use their own name, or go by a pen name. A self-published author of over 50 ebooks shares some insight.

Scholar, Writer, Producer, Cateenna Davis, continues to climb the ladder of success with the internationally debuted novel Sarah Rose and the well talked about Self-Publishing Basics Workshop, Your Ticket to Getting It Right the First Time.

ForeWord is pleased to announce the winner of its debut fiction competition, ForeWord Firsts. John Patrick Lowrie took the honors with his Summer/Autumn 2011 release Dancing With Eternity (Camel Press, 978-1-60381-810-0)

Successful Rebranding of the International Music-Platform for Digital Sheet Music: the music-platform for digital sheet music has changed its address: Now it can be reached at www.musicaneo.com.

Emily Hill, owner of A.V. Harrison Publishing spills the secret ingredients of how to grab attention for your eBooks on the global market in her updated guide for self-publishers, 'Self-Publishing for Smart Cookies'.

An online training program on January 19, 2012, shows nonfiction authors how to build their author platform, grow a mailing list, and make money with teleseminars and webinars, all from the comfort of their home or office.

Realizing how lucrative self-publishing can be, one writer took the bull by the horns and self-published 50 ebooks on Amazon in one year. And, she plans to publish more. Following are the 5 easy steps that tell you how to do the same.

In her new memoir, The Waiting Room, Ellen Brennan Terich tells a story of loss and sorrow that is also one of hope and healing, a story that will resonate with the millions of daughters and sons who care for their parents in their declining years.

Nancy and Biff Barnes, managing editors from Stories To Tell, will join host Thomas MacEntee on GeneaBloggers Radio, at 8:00 p.m. (CST) Friday, December 16th to discuss the question, “Do Books Still Matter in Genealogy?”

On December 19 book marketing expert Kathleen Gage will present her free webinar, Who Else Wants to be a Kindle #1 Bestseller.

North Carolina web-based consulting company Creativity Loft, www.creativityloft.com, is helping writers fight back against this economy with their second annual online Author Branding Bootcamp on December 7 and an adjustable registration price.

Self Publishing Coach, Shelley Hitz, has moved and you get to benefit. For a limited time only, you can get four amazing products from her Book Marketing on a Shoestring Budget series at 75% off.

Web-based Durham, North Carolina consulting company is offering authors an after Thanksgiving deal any creative wordsmith can afford, a digital guide on marketing with a shopping cart that lets them edit the price to what they want to pay.

If your looking for a good place to sell and promote your ebooks, try out www.jreamwriterllc.com. You will find FREE bookshelf space to newbie authors (introductory offer).

The headline has been called "the ad for the Ad". Its whole purpose is to get someone to read the first sentence of your ad. Want to guess the purpose of the first sentence?

Publishing on Kindle for small business owners is an effective way to get more customers and clients. To make the process easy, the "Kindle Cheat Sheet for Self Publishing & Promotion" is available at a low cost from DIYMarketingGuides.com.