Kobo Writing Life Publishing for Absolute Beginners: Learn how to to publish YOUR book on the Kobo platform.

Kobo Writing Life Publishing for Absolute Beginners is a concise and easy to follow guide to publishing an e-book on the Kobo platform. Starting with the definition of an e-book and deciding what to write, through to accessing Kobo promotions - Sally’s advice is sensible, friendly and easy to follow. Sally Jenkins is a prize-winning short story writer and many of her articles on creative writing have appeared in the UK press. She has successfully published several e-books across Amazon and Kobo, including collections of her short stories and advice to novice public speakers. Her book Kindle Direct Publishing for Absolute Beginners frequently tops the Amazon ‘Electronic Publishing’ chart. Kobo Writing Life Publishing for Absolute Beginners covers the following topics and Why Publish on Kobo? – In some countries Kobo has a large market share What to Write - E-publishing is more flexible than traditional publishing Before You Publish - Tips to make your manuscript the best it can be Title - Use it to make your book discoverable on Kobo Front and End Matter - How to start and finish an e-book Formatting - Sally recommends Mark Coker’s ‘Smashwords Style Guide’ and adds a few tips of her own The Cover - Ways to generate an e-book cover Royalties and Pricing - The choices facing an author Kobo Plus – Make your book available to subscribers Overdrive – Make your book available in libraries Creating the Kobo Synopsis - Writing the book’s ‘blurb’ Kobo Pre-Order - The pros and cons for generating a pre-publication ‘buzz’ Uploading a Book to Kobo - Publishing your book Going Wide – Consider other e-book platforms Sales Reports - How to view your worldwide sales figures Obtaining Reviews - Encouraging others to endorse your book Kobo Promotions – How to access promotions run by Kobo Promo Codes – Money-off vouchers for reviewers and others Writing a Series of E-Books - Keep the readers coming back for more What to Do When the Books Don’t Sell - Re-ignite your e-book sales Create a Mailing List - Keep in touch with your readers Publishing a Paperback – Some pointers towards seeing your book in print Creating a Box Set - Definition of a box set and the benefits of publishing in this way. What Amazon reviewers say about Sally’s sister publication, ‘Kindle Direct Publishing for Absolute Beginners’: “I love the logical way this book is set out. The next best thing to having the author sitting next to you for your first attempt.” – Mrs Midlands. “I like the conversational tone of the book. It’s just like I’m sitting with the author and chatting.” – Zakama “By the time I finished reading this book, I’d highlighted 65 passages that I found helpful and I’m likely to refer back to.” Peter Linfield. Please In order to make each book a properly rounded overview of e-publishing for the complete beginner, there is some overlap in content between the two books.