Indie Resources

My List of FREE Resources for Indie Authors

Aurora's Tips
7 Tips for Naming Characters in Science Fiction & Fantasy 

Web Sites with General Advice


http://florenceosmund.com/home
Florence Osmund has a well-organized site with useful information on a variety of relevant topics from writing to marketing.

http://www.thebookdesigner.com/
Joel Friedlander has great advice for authors especially for format and book covers.  

http://enovelauthorsatwork.com/
Jackie Weger's group has blogs and links with valuable information, especially for marketing and promotion.  

Polish your book descriptions on Amazon with simple HTML tags - http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2016/02/polish-your-book-description-with.html


Sites to get feedback on your covers

http://www.thebookdesigner.com/e-book-cover-design-awards-submissions/

http://covercritics.com/

http://ratebookcover.com 
http://ratemykindlecover.com
 
Lists of Places to Promote your Books
http://www.readersintheknow.com/list-of-book-promotion-sites
http://www.indiesunlimited.com/book-promo-sites/ 
No guarantees for success, sites often change, and some may work better for specific genres or free vs discounted. 

 Free Sites to Promote Free eBooks

Check the results for my promotion of a standalone novel -
http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2015/10/can-free-promotions-help-indie-authors.html

Here are examples for promotion of a series - 
http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2016/04/strategy-for-promoting-books-in-series.html
http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2016/06/analysis-of-ebook-promotion-strategy.html

Here is a short list of sites I have used. Some will promote discounted as well as free books and many offer better exposure for paid promotions. 

 Caveats:
1. Free at time of posting, but may change.
2. Read the submission requirements.

 

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