Why do Readers get so upset at Spelling Mistakes and Typographical Errors?

Authors often don't understand why a reader liked their book, and yet gave it 1 star or 2 stars or 3 stars, just because there were a few spelling mistakes or grammatical mistakes Surely, if the book is good then it should be a good review Do spelling mistakes even matter? Does a grammatical mistake or a typo really hurt the reader's enjoyment of the book? Are readers just being petty Should...

3 things Authors and Publishers ignore, which they should not

How they choose to interpret things What readers actually mean when they give feedback Which readers to listen to Let's delve into each of these How to Interpret Things There are three stages during which you will get feedback While you are writing the book/creating the book The first year after launch The years after that - when your book is becoming a back list book While you are writing your...

How to Improve Your Typing Speed

There are three broad ways to improve your Typing Speed Do half an hour a day typing practice Do an hour a day typing practice and make a very deliberate attempt to not look at the keyboard Switch over to a keyboard that has no lettering on the keys The first method will improve your typing speed by 50% or more within a few months The second method will improve your typing speed by 50% to 100%...

What is the Best Phone for an Author to get?

Short Answer: The Best Phone an Author can get is The Best iPhone model they can afford Figure out your Budget. Get the best iPhone Model you can afford Longer Answer: Just read through the entire post What do we mean by Best Phone for an Author to get? A phone is a critical tool in your Tool Box. It can greatly help your career as an author. It should cover the following functions very well...

Are there any good blogs or websites which do Market Forecasts for the Books & Publishing Market?

Unfortunately, in the 11 years we've been in this business (Publishing and Books), we have not seen anyone who does top notch Market Analysis and Market Forecasts There are a smattering of good blogs that will do Predictions and some rudimentary analysis There are some blogs that will share interesting thoughts However, no one does a thorough and comprehensive job of covering market trends What...

Why are Reviews Important?

Reviews are very important for the following reasons A Review is proof that at least one reader liked your book enough to leave a review A Review means that at least one person bought your book. More than just buying your book, that person read all of it, and chose to review it Reviews stack up i.e. the more the reviews, the more readers there are vouching for you, and the more the impact Readers...

What does it mean if your book is not getting Reviews?

You have to have over 1,000 sales before you can draw any conclusions The first thing is that you need to have over 1,000 paid book sales before you can analyze If you are unable to get 1,000 paid sales and only have free book download to work off of, then please keep in mind Results from free book downloads are not as relevant as results from paid book sales Results from 'Review in return for a...

How to Be Honest with Yourself (for Authors & Writers)

In general, the more brutally honest you are with yourself, the more successful you will be Here are a few reasons Authors are rarely honest with themselves (let alone brutally honest) Thinking your book is YOU. That if you admit your book needs more polish, then you are somehow admitting you are flawed. Your Book is just something you wrote - it is not you, it is not your baby, it is not your...

17 Reasons you should not spend $26,000 on a Marketing Package for Your First Book

In no particular order or ranking There is no one on Planet Earth that can give a new author $26,000 worth of effective marketing for their first book. Most people can't even give you $100 worth of effective marketing because your book is just not polished enough when you are a first time author Your first book is usually un-sellable - it is not polished enough, it is not packaged well, it is not...

Why Increasing Your Typing Speed is One of the Very Best Things You can do as An Author

Our brains work a LOT faster than we can speak, write, type, or even read If you're an author or writer, then the speed at which you write books is primarily dictated by how fast you can type Firstly, the faster you can type, the more books you can write Secondly, being able to type fast is important so that you can type fast enough to not interrupt your flow of thinking Thirdly, being able to...