You're done with your manuscript! You edited, proofed and final checked it. You've run it by BETA readers and gotten a thumbs up! Now it's time to upload your masterpiece into the indie marketplace, where you're sure it'll sell like hotcakes...right? Won't it?
Whoa, hold on there - not so fast. If you've been reading our "Secrets of Indie Publishing" series, you know this road to fame and fortune is is littered with potholes. Namely, KDP just rejected your book for cover corrections and/or formatting errors. Okay, moving on. Maybe Barnes & Noble isn't as nit-picky and annoying. Nope, guess they also have strict standards.
Whew! You finally got it uploaded and posted for sale on Amazon. What's this: you chose Books> Literature> Fiction> Action & Adventure for your book's category, but the rankings page shows it listed as # 4,651,322 under "Witches & Wizards"? (this actually happened to one of our authors)? Boy, won't those readers be disappointed. Okay, what to do now? Our publishing service, The Science of Categories, is an analytical tool which helps streamline your book's competitive position on the retailer's best seller list. We also add an optional AI optimized book description with HTML so your book can be found on major search engines.
We prepared a publishing readiness quiz to help you detour around problematic issues. Are you on the Skytram to the summit of your publishing game, the Gondola, or merely a Chair-lift to the ski runs? Let our humorous results guide your book publishing decisions.
Stormview Mountain offers two budget conscious book publishing packages to cut those pesky upload issues off at the pass. Our Indie Half-Package offers uploads for paperback, hardcover & eBook manuscripts to Amazon KDP, Barnes & Noble and KOBO. Our Indie Full-Package service gets you published at up to 12 major retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple, Google Play plus other European book retail outlets and library catalogs.
More than likely you've heard tips about marketing to your target audience. Since you write crime/romance novels, that genre should obviously dictate your book ad copy's general focus...right?
Wouldn't it be more helpful to know that readers of these blended genres have:
Appreciation for Complexity - They appreciate the complexity of intertwining romance and crime elements, enjoying stories that challenge them intellectually while also satisfying their emotional desires.
Desire for Resolution - They have a desire for resolution, wanting to see justice served and the romantic relationship between protagonists either fulfilled or resolved in a satisfying manner.
Emotional Engagement - They are emotionally invested in the characters and their relationships, enjoying organic romantic tension and chemistry between protagonists even during a thrilling crime plot.
These are 3 out of the 10 unique psychological traits of readers who specifically enjoy crime/romance stories. Now you can pack your novels with elements they're looking for. Stormview Mountain Press offers an Ideal Reader Marketing Profile service you can use to fine tune, not only your marketing, but the quality of your books as well.
So you decided to list with Kindle Select and didn't read the fine print. Unfortunately, now you can't list your eBook version with Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Apple or anywhere else for 90 days. Well, there goes your big plan for book promotion.
Stormview Mountain Press' literary team has been curating services to help solve these aforementioned problems and many others. First, consider joining our Digital Writer's Guild as an annual member. You'll receive a discount on selected services and free access to all events and our Writer's Toolbox (currently under development).
From affordable custom author web design, email list landing page production, manuscript uploading and book cover resizing, our Indie Publishing Services menu is constantly evolving.
In December, we roll out manuscript formatting services to help authors avoid those dreaded Amazon KDP upload errors. In 2025, we'll offer marketing and promotion workshops for independent writers. Our Build Your Author Platform services will help you create a solid foundation to launch your book, handle promotions, collect email subscribers, and produce newsletters.
Let our experienced guides help you navigate the jungle of Indie publishing. Take our quiz to discover how Stormview Mountain Press really does make it easier to self-publish your own work as an independent author.
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