You did it, your book is finished!  It’s a moment worthy of celebration. But if you have dreams of finally setting your laptop aside for awhile, it’s time to think again: In today’s book world, the reality is that you’ll be busier than ever, looking for online ways to market your book. This is […]

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By Madeleine Dodge

“Oh, the Mistakes We’ve Seen!” is part of a series of BlueInk Review blogs offering advice and insight into self-published writers’ most common errors, as seen in the more than 6,000 reviews of self-published books that we have provided since our inception in 2011.  Below, we have compiled excerpts […]

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By Madeleine Dodge

You’ve written your book, designed the cover, and talked to a printer. Now you need the money to make the book a reality.

Given the many costs of producing a self-published book, funding can seem impossible.  But there’s hope. Over the last decade, crowdfunding (the act of raising small amounts […]

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By Madeleine Dodge

At one of his first book signings, a store manager told Pete Ritzer (pen name: P.A. Ritzer) that the bookstore’s main business on a Saturday night was movie rentals. He would be lucky to sell three books, the manager said.  Yet by the end of the night, Ritzer had sold […]

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