Indie authors should complete Schedule SE An important federal tax form that indie authors will have to file is Schedule SE.The schedule calculates the self-employment taxes owed for Social Security and Medicare. Since you don’t earn a pay…

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What is the X-Ray function in an ebook? Among the many features often noted on Kindle book sales pages is the “X-Ray function.” Besides sounding like it’s out of a superhero comic book, the option for adding this feature is never offered…

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How To Legally Quote Song Lyrics in Your Book Wondering how to use song lyrics in your book? Get legal tips and creative advice from the BookBaby team.

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How to make copyright, trademark symbols Oftentimes when writing – especially nonfiction – you’ll need to add copyright, trademark and registered trademark symbols. They are easy to make in Microsoft Word. Just use the following keyboard …

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DRM…To Enable or Not to Enable When self-publishing your ebook on Kindle, you’ll be asked if you want to enable “Digital Rights Management” or DRM. If you enable it, the Kindle version of the book will include coding that makes …

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6 Tips on Uploading Your Self-Published Book Uploading your book when self-publishing sounds complicated, but it’s really not. Being aware of what’s involved and then going through the process a couple of times will help make it a…

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Indie authors: Don’t hire staff – contract them! Once your self-publishing business takes off, you’ll likely find yourself overwhelmed. You’re getting more requests and orders for products or services than you can handle, you’re finding your…

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4 Things You Must Know About Writing An Ebook • Why you must publish your book digitally• Basic guidelines for self-publishing ebooks• Consider differences between paper, ebooks • How to determine your ebook’s price 

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DRM…To Enable or Not to Enable When self-publishing your ebook on Kindle, you’ll be asked if you want to enable “Digital Rights Management” or DRM. If you enable it, the Kindle version of the book will include coding that makes …

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Four Tips for Writers Thinking of Self-Publishing • What is self-publishing and should I try it? Self-publishing is the publication of a book (or any other media, but we’ll concentrate on books in this blog) by the author without using a tradition…

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4 Levels of Editing Explained • Different levels, types of editing exist   • Proofreading most basic – and final – kind of edit  • Copy editing intended for book near completion  • Substantive edit needed early in writing proce…

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Indie Authors: 4 Tips on Bookkeeping • Once you publish book, start bookkeepingAs an author, when you think of bookkeeping, the first thought that probably comes to your mind is how you organize all of your books on the limited number…

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Should You Switch to Creative Writing Software? For many writers, the software program Microsoft Word often feels like a glorified typewriter. Its complex page functions, lack of vertical justification, confusing Track Changes, and many other is…

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How to use styles when formatting your book Changing fonts and sizes of lettering in your manuscript can make navigating it easier for readers. Chapter and section heads, for example, often are boldface and use larger lettering than the main…

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Five Great Quotations about Business of Writing “The biggest threat to authors in this age is not plagiarism or poverty, it’s obscurity.” – Bernard Kelvin Clive“Write without pay until somebody offers to pay.” – Mark Twain“…

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Great Ebook Formatting Tips Ebooks follow different formatting rules than books printed on paper. That’s because a book made of ink on paper is a different platform for presenting information than a book made of digital …

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