Are you a budding author after having been a freelance writer and blogger for some time? If so, then we have that in common.
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I’ve been blogging since April 2007 and in that time have amassed quite a library of articles on the web, both on sites I own, sites I’ve sold and sites for paid work. Some time ago, I decided to compile a list of tips and tricks that I’ve learned along my blog and freelance web writing journey – which are now in a book I’ve published entitled Super Blogga.
The book is filled with over 70 plus tips aimed at new blog owners and really anyone with a blog site. But after having written the book, I then had to navigate through the online digital book publishing world to get it out to the public.
Below are the places I have decided to publish the book, and how you can too.
1. Your Blog – this is one place you might not want to overlook in your book publishing arsenal. Let me tell you why. You control everything on your blog, including what and when to write an article, this is HUGE and potentially a venue like no other on the web. If your blog has been around for some time, then you might already have readers and or email subscribers that might be quite interested in your book. One thing many blog owners are doing is sending a survey via their email list and asking their readers what they think of so and so topic for a book. This is great for getting feedback on your idea.
Regardless of the topic you choose and when you get it going, the key point is to make sure you use your blog to get the book out.
2. Amazon – no stranger to the online publishing dynamic, the Kindle from Amazon has truly brought digital publishing to the masses. But more importantly, it will allow you the FAITHFUL, HARD WORKING BLOG OWNER to publish a book many will read via their trusty and dedicated Kindle ebook reader. The Kindle is a gift to authors and publishers around the globe, because it has made it more accessible (and even cool) to read again. Yay!
3. Smashwords – this is a gem of website and tool, because it allows you to submit your book manuscript once and it formats it for use on several platforms, including two biggies – the Nook from Barnes and Noble and the almighty iPhone from Apple. With millions of iPhone users, this one is a must. Just ask any iPhone or iPad user if they use the ebook app and you will get a resounding – YES!
There you have it, three must submit places to publish your blog related book. Or any book for that matter.
Write it, publish it and submit to the above.
Have you had any difficulties in submitting to the above three places? Let us know below in the comment area, we wanna hear it.
