101 Level Courses

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Formatting Course Pages

• Intro to ePub 101
• A Realistic ePublishing Timeline
• Copyright Page and Copyright Basics
  BONUS: “Copyright Basics Every Indie Author Should Know” audio interview with Intellectual Rights attorney, Karen Bernstein
• Manuscript Preparation and Formatting
• Manuscript Prep Basics
  VIDEO: Manuscript Preparation Walk Through
• DIY Formatting VS. Hiring a Formatter
  AUDIO: Exclusive Interview, Suzanne Parrott creator of “DIY Formatting Kits.”
• DIY vs. Professional, Part 2
• Professional Formatter Resources and Links
  VIDEO: DIY and Professional Formatters Resources
  
• DIY Formatting Resources and Links
  VIDEO: DIY and Professional Formatters Resources

Front and Back Matter Course Pages

• The Front Matter – Use it to Your Advantage
  VIDEO: Adding Promotional Material to the  Front Matter
• Truncate the Front Matter for Articles or Novellas
• The Ebook Sample as a Sales Generator
  VIDEO: How to Download an eBook Sample
• The Back Matter – Not Just an Afterthought
• Adding Promotional Material to the Back Matter
  VIDEO: Examples of Promotional Material in the Back Matter
• Publishing Basics – Smashwords, Kobo, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Google Books (Coming soon!)
  BONUS VIDEO: Uploading your ebook to Amazon KDP NEW!
  

Cover Design Course Pages

• Intro to Great eBook Cover Design
  
• What’s in a Great eBook Cover?
  AUDIO: “Cover Design Basics” – Q&A with Suzanne Parrott
• Find the Cover Designer for You
  VIDEO:  A Little Known Trick to Find a Great Cover Designer
• How to Assess Cover Mockups
  VIDEO: Creating a Cover Collage
  VIDEO: A Secret Tool to Assess Cover Designs
  
• Cover Design Resources
• BONUS AUDIO: Interview with cover designer extraordinaire, Scarlett Rugers

Ebook Pricing Course Pages

• The Sweet Spot for eBook Pricing
  VIDEO: Ebook Pricing — Finding the Sweet Spot
  
• Amazon KDP VS. KDP Select – An Overview
• 99-Cent Pricing Tactics
• Do Free eBook Promotions Still Work?
• How to Do Free Promotions (The Best Way 101)
• “Permafree” Pricing as a Promotional Tool NEW!
• Questions? Use the new “eBook Pricing Questions & Answers” page to post questions (requires password)
  

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