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You may or may not have tried selling your books as pre-orders, but is selling pre-orders advantageous? Here's 10 reasons why you may want to try selling your book as a pre-order.

A street team is a group of volunteers who work together to promote your books. So how can you build a street team and leverage this marketing opportunity? Here are some tips!

All authors need a good book editor to look over their novels. To make sure you've found the right editor, try asking the editor these 8 questions!

Because authors put their work out their for anyone to see, they receive a lot of criticism. How can authors develop a thick skin and, instead of getting offended, use the criticism to their advantage?

Before writing a novel, it's important to do research on the location, the time period, the people, the food, and the hobbies and jobs of the characters. Here are a few ideas to help you research your novel!

We've seen ellipses formatted a variety of ways in ebooks. But what is correct and more visually appealing to readers?

We all know that it is incorrect to say "Sally and me are going to the store." But are there some instances when using "me" is correct? Yes, there are! Read more to learn the simple rules.

Ebook publishing is becoming more and more popular; check out this list of 11 things you should know!

Before you create your ebook or print file, follow these easy steps for preparing your manuscript!

Do you wish you could find a way to create cool images for your blog or social media? Create images for any occasion with this easy program that everyone can use.

Every author should give the Microsoft Word Text-to-Speech feature a try as they fine-tune their manuscripts. When you read your book aloud, your ears will find many errors, repetitive words, and even plot flaws that your eyes (and the eyes of others) will often miss.

Self-publishing can be intensive and overwhelming, but also rewarding. Here are some straightforward, self-publishing steps to help you through this process!

Ebook editing can be overwhelming, since the quality of editing can make or break a novel. There are some techniques you can use to self-edit your book, and one of these is macros. Read on to discover how to create and use macros!

Ebook vs PDF, what's the difference? Learn which is best for your ereader and why.

Length for print books mattered a lot, but what about ebooks? Take a peek at what does matter and what length is selling more books!

Are you trying to create an eye-catching ebook cover design? Here are some great examples from our My Book Cave authors to give you some inspiration.

Ebook distribution can be overwhelming. Here are some simple dos and don'ts to help you with your distribution!

A lot of authors don't have a newsletter, but an author newsletters are an incredibly useful tool, Having a newsletter can be the very best way to reach more readers and sell more books.

A subscriber magnet is an ebook that an author gives readers for free, usually in return for the reader signing up for their newsletter. My Book Cave allows you to create and upload subscriber magnets directly on the site. But how do subscriber magnets help you sell more books? Let's take a look at 3 ways!