AISomeone in a self-publishing group asked why anyone cares if other people use AI to write books. Under the insults were three answers that hold up, several that don't, and a writer who quit because everyone assumed his books were…
Amazon & KDPAmazon closed your KDP account with a one-line email and a decision it calls final. Here's the runbook for the first days: what to save, who can help, how to appeal and escalate, and what to set up while you…
AI CopyrightAmazon KDP asks about AI-generated content, and a human ghostwriter isn't an AI tool. A ghostwriter who publishes through IngramSpark explains where Amazon draws the line and what to ask before you answer.
Amazon & KDPTraditional publishing takes 12 to 18 months, pays less and takes control away from you. A ghostwriter who publishes through IngramSpark explains when each route fits a ghostwritten book and how to vet a hybrid publisher.
Amazon & KDPCompanies posing as Amazon publishing services cold-call authors and sell packages Amazon never offered. How the scam works, how to check a ghostwriting company before you pay, and what to do if you already did.
AIA mother asked a self-publishing group how to publish the bedtime story she wrote for her daughter with AI illustrations. The thread called her gross, a thief and a bad writer, and buried the answers she needed.
Amazon & KDPI had fallen into the classic trap every new author falls into. I thought writing the book was the hard part. Wrong.
Amazon & KDPReaders decide in a fraction of a second, scanning covers on Amazon or shelves in a store. Get yours wrong and you lose them before they read a word. Here is what actually makes a cover work, which formats you…
Amazon & KDPClients usually know they want a book and have barely thought about how it reaches readers, but that choice decides control, speed, money, and whether the book does its job. Three paths are worth weighing. Here is traditional, self-publishing, and…
Amazon & KDPThe platform you choose is not a small decision; it sets your distribution, your royalty rate, your formats, and how much control you keep. Pick wrong and you cap the book's reach before anyone reads a page. Here is what…
Amazon & KDPOnce a month someone asks me how to hit the New York Times list, and I tell them the truth they do not want to hear: it barely matters. The lists are corrupt and largely irrelevant to what a book…
Amazon & KDPPublishing the book is not the finish line, it is the starting line. A book sitting on Amazon doing nothing is a wasted asset. Here are 15 concrete ways my most successful clients put their books to work, and what…
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