Production Archives | Author Secret

Creating a cover that can actually sell your book

For this article, I am going to lean heavily on an interview the awesome Jane Friedman did with Andrew Rhomberg, the…

The 3 different kinds of book editing explained

Line editing, copyediting, substantive editing, developmental editing, stylistic editing, structural editing… that one simple word encompasses so many different things! Making…

What is DRM and do I need it for my ebook?

DRM stands for Digital Rights Management, and it is a very polarizing topic in the ebook publishing world. It is essentially…

The Author Secret Guide to ISBNs for Self-Publishers

To a new author looking to self-publish their book, the publishing industry may seem like a mysterious and enigmatic place. There…

Why self-publishers need professional book packaging

The term “book packaging” is a concept we borrowed from the traditional publishing industry. You would think that the idea of…

7 things you need to know about ebooks

This article has been compiled based on the most common questions we have gotten from clients about ebooks over the years….

5 reasons why you need a print version of your book

When the Kindle was launched in 2007, print as a medium for distributing books was put under severe pressure. In the…