Category: Book Trends
How to Create an Amazon KDP Account: Super Quick & Easy (2022)
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) provides authors with an advanced self-publishing platform, allowing them to put their books on the shelves of the world’s largest online bookstore, which serves millions of readers. Before you start your incredible journey as an independent author, however, you need to create a free Amazon KDP account. Below, I’ll walk […]
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Amazon KDP Author Copies: An Essential Guide
Whether you’re looking to resell your book externally, organize a social media giveaway, or simply showcase your work, Amazon KDP author copies are a great option. Now, you may be wondering what exactly an author copy is. In this article, we’ll go over everything you need to know about Amazon KDP author copies, including the […]
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Print on Demand: The Definitive Guide (2022)
Are you looking for a new stream of income? Or maybe you want to try your hand at a creative side-hustle? If you’re an artist, writer, or any other kind of creator, you’re in luck! Now, there is an easy way for you to share your work without taking on the burdens of a traditional […]
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How to Avoid Amazon KDP Account Terminations
Having your Kindle Direct Publishing account suspended or terminated can be dreadful. You can lose outstanding royalties, a lifetime of work, your fan base, and even the chance of ever publishing on Amazon again. For this reason, it’s important to know the rules of the game before you start publishing on the platform. This guide […]
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Amazon KDP: The Definitive Beginner Guide For Authors (2022)
This is a complete starter guide to Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing in 2022. You’ll learn the following fundamentals about self-publishing with Amazon KDP: How to publish books online Pros & Cons of Amazon KDP Costs & Earnings you can expect The best Amazon KDP Alternatives And much more So if you’re thinking about starting self-publishing […]
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Top 20 Book Ideas #1
“It is you who has the power to turn every challenge in an opportunity.” We are happy to share some amazing Book Ideas, Short Story Ideas, and Anthology Ideas with you!. How Do I Make the Top 20? By analyzing the number of votes a Story Idea or Book Idea receives and how quickly that […]
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When Literature meets Metaverse..
Raindrops LitVerse Festival is a celebration of literary works, life, and the metaverse. This festival brings together people from all over the world to experience the joys of virtual reality and the beauty of literature in a family-friendly environment. We dedicate raindrops LitVerse Fest to bringing together people who share a passion for literature and […]
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In ‘Time is a Mother,’ poet Ocean Vuong reflects on life, and time, without his mom
“Time is a Mother,” Ocean Vuong’s latest poetry collection, can be read holistically as a paradox, zen koan, or the poetic equivalent of a Möbius strip. Time, normally associated with death and erasure, embodied in the image of the Greek god Kronos devouring his young, is transformed by the poet into a mother with endlessly […]
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‘The Candy House’ is a brilliant portrait of intersecting lives
I drew a character map while reading Jennifer Egan’s “The Candy House,” just for the pleasure of charting the swooping, kaleidoscopic intersections of parents and children (and cousins and tennis partners and drug dealers) of a central set of people first introduced in her 2010 novel “A Visit from the Goon Squad.” Mapping people in […]
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There’s no redemption to be had in Chelsea Bieker’s ‘Heartbroke’
In Chelsea Bieker’s short story collection “Heartbroke,” the Central Valley of California shimmers at the edges with heat, desire, and desperation. “The sun shines here in a special way…Beats harder and stronger than anywhere else in the world,” says Boots, the narrator of “Raisin Man,” to his illegitimate son Sims, a boy he loves but […]
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