Self-Publishing Blog
Year End 2022
Just letting everyone know that the MYeBook team will be taking a bit of time off over the festive period. From 16th December until January 9th we will be relaxing with our feet (mostly) up. This will mean that emails...
Featured Author: Anna Emm
New authors who feel the urge to write for a living take note. This next author is something special. She exhibits several traits, unique to a successful writer. Her genre, carefully selected. Her covers, eye-catching....
6 Biggest Publishing Mistakes New Authors Make
Putting your new book out into the world is daunting. You’ve spent months; even years carefully shaping and lovingly crafting your manuscript, and now you’re ready to polish that document into a professionally designed...
The Top 5 International Book Fairs – November and December 2022
As the year starts to wind down, I believe we can all agree that we are looking forward to a well-deserved year-end break and some fun, festive events. Luckily for book-lovers and those in the publishing industry, there...
How to price your paperback book on Amazon KDP
Struggling to choose a price for your paperback book on Amazon? Here are my personal thoughts on how to decide what price your book should sell for. Let’s start at the beginning. Factors Influencing Paperback Price...
Featured Author: Catherine McCallum
Over the years I have learnt to anticipate with some excitement a new release from our next author, Catherine McCallum. A skilled writer, her mastery with words are a lesson to any authors searching for a local role...
Featured Author: Jessica K. Middleton
I remember my first Zoom call with Jessica and her mom Kim. I was struck by just how bright and bubbly this young author was; her excitement and passion for her story was easy to see. The story this first-time author has...
A short guide to book fairs during October 2022
October is a busy month for book fairs all around the world. Both locally and further abroad, the coming month is sure to provide many opportunities for authors, publishers and booklovers alike to share ideas, network...
Amazon KDP Advertising for Authors: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
I was helping an author promote her recently published book using Amazon KDP advertising. I found myself wondering if perhaps you might want to know the process too? This is a deliberately simplified tutorial. I won’t...
Featured Author: John Brokaar
Not many know but some of the first books our business helped publish were the metaphysical titles written by our very first author Jimmy Henderson, my father. When connecting with the newly-published author John Brokaar...
Featured Author: Bene Lu
I have had the pleasure of guiding the author Bene Lu (pen name) through the self-publishing process twice over the last few years. A talented local writer and author of multiple books who writes outside of working hours...
Featured Author: Marilize Ackermann
I was lucky in these post-covid times to be able attend the book launch for Marilize Ackermann’s first book release held at the local Obz Books here in Cape Town. Her passion for the book was obvious throughout her...
Managing Your Editing Expectations
New authors are frequently surprised at the cost of editing. Expectation vs Reality Presumably they picture someone curled up in a comfy armchair, skimming over their manuscript, nodding, smiling – and occasionally...
Cape Town To Host Upcoming Open Book Festival
When? 2 - 4 September 2022 As someone who read their way through most of their hometown’s small library before starting high school and where a single book signing was held in all that time, having an exciting series...
Will my edited manuscript be 100% free of errors?
Professional editors are usually meticulous and detail-orientated perfectionists. They do their utmost to detect and correct all the errors in a manuscript. Their reputations and livelihoods depend on this. But what...
Featured Author: Bongeka Mhlongo
After meeting Bongeka Mhlongo virtually for the first time, her colourful & bubbly personality were obvious. It came as no shock then that her manuscript mirrored her personality. Full of quirky humour and colourful...
Featured Author: Marios Michaelides
My initial publishing chat (where I outline the publishing process including the associated costs to produce a professional book) with first-time author Marios Michaelides had just just come to an end. Marios...
Featured Author: Deanne Warman
Exactly how local author Deanne Warman found the time during her busy teaching career to release her children's book is beyond me. Titled Koi Kingdom: The Colours of Courage, this delightful read wraps important life...
Featured Author: Christopher S Devonport
Our next author, Chris Devonport, is a Johannesburg-based writer who has been hard at work releasing his debut novel titled "Spire of the Fifth Sun". This is the first part of a multi-book series and after starting to...
Introducing KDP Reports Beta: Amazon Reporting Gets a Facelift 👉 📈
After hours spent creating this article with this video tutorial on how to better understand Amazon KDP’s reporting for authors, Amazon decided to overhaul the reporting platform. Great 😞 Don’t be surprised if, like me,...
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