Writer’s Club

Writers-ClubThe Library’s Writers Club is a place where you can put your thoughts on paper! Enhance your writing skills, participate in free-writing exercises and get feedback on written work.

The Writer’s Club in-person meetings:
Wednesday, March 13, 11 am-1 pm

 

 

 

Self Publishing Tools for eBooks

KINDLE DIRECT PUBLISHING (KDP) 

  • Direct
  • Free to Upload
  • Royalties: 70% on ebooks priced between $2.99 -$9.99 OR 35% if priced below $2.99

Kindle Direct Publishing is Amazon’s self-publishing platform (not to be confused with ‘Amazon Publishing,’ their division that operates like a traditional publisher). Any author can self-publish using KDP, though you’ll need to do it manually yourself. Please be aware that Amazon KDP is not the same as Amazon KDP Select. KDP Select is Amazon’s exclusivity program — meaning that, if you choose to enroll in it, you can only sell your book on Amazon; In exchange for this, Amazon will give you access to Kindle deals and free promotions and/or enrollment in Kindle unlimited.

 

APPLE BOOKS

  • Direct
  • Free to Upload
  • Royalties: 70% on most ebooks

Apple founded its self-publishing service in 2010. Though Amazon has surpassed it as the foremost ebook reading platform since then, Apple Books still gets a fair amount of eyes. Using iBooks Author, self-publishing authors can quite easily upload their titles onto Apple Books, all without having to pay a fee!

 

BARNES & NOBLE PRESS

  • Direct
  • Free to Upload
  • Royalties: 70% on ebooks priced above $0.99

As you might expect, Barnes & Noble Press (formerly known as NOOK Press) is the self-publishing platform belonging to the big box bookseller. B&N Press is easy to use and it’s free to upload your book. Exclusivity is not required to publish with B&N Press. It’s important to note that you can set your book for free on this platform. What’s more, Barnes & Noble is still working on innovating and adding new features for self-published writers. In January 2021, B&N Press introduced an ad portal to help new authors to create marketing campaigns on the Barnes & Noble website for their books.


Writing/Publishing WebsitesWriting/Publishing WebsitesWriting/Publishing Websites
Literary MarketplaceNew PagesWriting It Real
Absolute WireThe WriterWriter's Digest
Writing WorldBackspaceLiterary Arts
Writers NetNational Writers UnionCouncil of Literary Magazines & Presses
Authors GuildAssociation of Writers & Writing Programs
Agents
Writers and Editors
Poets and Writers Agents
Writing Programs/Tools
Storyist
Tinderbox

 

 

 

WP-Backgrounds by InoPlugs Web Design and Juwelier Schönmann