Hi ya'll,
I was intending to write a featured post for my website/blog about the evolution of an eBook cover, and cross-post it here. But I'm kinda all mushy-brained from an intense round of edits and the shock of kitting out my kids with new school uniforms, bags, stationery, shoes.... KACHING!
So the serious article I'd planned for my post this week didn't happen. Sorry guys.
And rather than whip something up and have it be total rubbish, I figured I'd share some info with y'all that might hopefully be of benefit to both eBook readers and authors. (Especially those authors who've dipped their toes into the self-publishing arena.)
So without further ado, here's a bunch of sites that promote eBooks.
Readers: you may find some of these sites make your browsing and trying to decide what to buy experiences a whole heap easier! Nothing like a one-stop shop *g*
Authors: you may find some of these sites useful to promote your book. Some are free, some will cost you. I don't endorse them all by any means, but for your information, I'll put ** by those I've personally used and include a link to my "page" so you can see a sample of what each site offers if you're considering submitting your book.
Note: I've re-coded the html links, meaning that *hopefully!* all the main links will open in a new browser page so you don't have to keep clicking back one page to return here. (I hate that I have to manually code this, BTW. Wordpress gives me a box to tick when I insert the link, and codes it automatically. Just sayin'...)
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This website is full of great info for self-published authors but the very savvy Joel Friedlander also runs a monthly cover art contest, where you can submit your eBook cover(s) and Joel will offer sage advice about whether it works or not. There are two categories: fiction and non-fiction. The winner in each category gets a coveted badge for their website.
I submitted two covers: Freaks of Greenfield High and The Crystal Warrior, and Joel was complimentary about both--much to my husband's delight, since he was the designer :) And it was Joel's suggestion I write an article about the evolution of one of my covers.
Note: my author spotlight is scheduled for 25th Feb, so can't give you a link yet.
There are heaps more, of course, and I'm still compiling a master list. But I hope this helps!
Cheers,
Maree
6 comments:
That's a great list Maree! I will def check it all out!
Maree - you're a honey for doing this.
Thanks,
Kris.
Thank you Maree.
I can't see any publishers' names on any of the books. Does that mean they're all self published?
Victoria
Glad it was of some use to y'all :)
Victoria, if you mean books that are listed on these various websites, then it really depends on the individual site, I guess.
Most--if not all--are specifically geared toward eBooks. Some will accept independently published books as well as traditionally published books. Some, like ISelfPub for example, have been set up specifically to promote only independently published books.
Too, some of these sites will only accept submissions of eBooks that have had X number of reviews on a particular site, with an average rating of X, because they are quality conscious and believe that reviews are one way of speaking to the quality of a book. (I personally don't agree but we won't go there :) Others, such as 1500 Authors for example, currently accept all submissions regardless of the number of reviews a book may have garnered.
Hope that answers your question?
Cheers
M
Coming in very late here, Maree (school holidays, enough said) - but just wanted to say thanks! This is a fab list. And scrolling down Joel's contest was very illuminating. Clear imagery rules. FAB cover you've got there, Maree! (Backpat for hubby.)
Hey Maggie -- school holidays. Yup. Mine are finally going back full-time tomorrow. Yay? (I haven't had a moment to myself for 6 weeks!)
Thanks for the cover-love, BTW. DH will be pleased ;-)
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