Nicholas C. Rossis

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Prepare your eBook and Paperback Using Kindle Create

Jan 23, 2019 | Publishing

Last October, I started using Kindle Create to prepare my manuscript for publication and wrote about my experience using Kindle Create to create your manuscript. Amazon has now released an Early Access feature that shows the direction the company wants to take their...

Bookful, an AR Book App

Jan 13, 2019 | Publishing

Augmented Reality (AR) is probably best known from Pokemon GO, a popular game that had millions of players walking the streets staring at their phones, looking for elusive, virtual beasts. Since these beasts could appear pretty much anywhere, from the White House gym...

Audiobooks: the Fastest-Growing Segment of Publishing

Dec 13, 2018 | Publishing

This is a post originally written for AzureFirePublishing. The Audiobook’s Oral Past In ancient times, minstrels used to travel the known world to recite the epic adventures of Ulysses and his companions. In the Dark Ages, troubadours would sing the adventures...

So, you’ve Moved your Books to KDP Print. Now What?

Oct 23, 2018 | Publishing

Last month, I shared here the details of moving my books from CreateSpace to KDP Print in 3 easy steps. I also promised to see if there’s anything else you need to do next. Amazon has done all it can to ensure an easy move but it turns out that yes, there are...

Using Kindle Create to Create your Manuscript

Oct 9, 2018 | Publishing

Like most of us, I suspect, I upload to Amazon my Word Doc whenever I have a new book or wish to make changes to a previously published one. However, there is a way that gives you far better control over the finished product, while being user-friendly enough for most...

Making A Hand-Bound Book

Sep 25, 2018 | Publishing

Have you ever wondered how a hand-bound book is made? This video by Amin Safaripour shows us how a hand-bound book of poetry is made in Iran: Making A Hand-Bound BookPowered By the Tweet This PluginTweet This...

The Young Adult Market: Who’s Reading All These Books?

Sep 5, 2018 | Publishing

This is a post originally posted on Azure Fire Publishing. People refer to it as young adults market, segment, or genre. Whatever you call it, there is something definitely going on with it. According to Valerie Peterson, the number of Young Adult (YA) titles...

CreateSpace Merges With KDP

Aug 28, 2018 | Publishing

The day we’ve all been waiting for (or, in some cases, dreading) is here! CreateSpace has officially announced that CreateSpace (CSP) and Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) will become one service. All titles it hosts will now move to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)....