Nicholas C. Rossis

dream-protecting author

CreateSpace Discontinues Paid Author Services

Feb 1, 2018 | Publishing

Following the closure of CreateSpace’s eStore, Amazon has now delivered a further blow to the company. This makes it all more likely that all of CreateSpace operations will eventually be rolled into KDP Print. In a surprising statement, Amazon announced its...

Best marketing practices

Feb 26, 2014 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Marketing

You’ve written your book, checked out this great article on BookBaby to make sure you’re all set to publish, and uploaded it on KDP, Smashworld, Barnes & Nobles etc. So, you sit back and think that the worst is behind you. It’s not.  For now, you...

What readers look for in a book

Feb 26, 2014 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Writing

What are readers looking for in a book? I was reading a BookBaby post, that detailed what award judges are looking for in a book, when it struck me: isn’t this exactly what readers are looking for in a book, too? The five most important characteristics mentioned...