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Dale L. Roberts
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ResourceGoogle Play Books Review | Is Publishing on Google Play Worth It?
Dale reviews Google Play Books as a KDP alternative for ebook distribution only — no print-on-demand and no direct audiobook path. …
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ResourceMarketing Self Published Books with Book Brush
Dale reviews Book Brush, a graphic-design tool built specifically for self-published authors, which he calls far more focused than …
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ResourcePublishdrive Abacus | Royalty Splitting Service for Co-Authors
Dale explains PublishDrive Abacus, a royalty-splitting service from aggregate publisher PublishDrive. He notes PublishDrive …
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ResourceBest Self Publishing Companies 2019 | Which Companies to Avoid
Dale surveys what he calls the best self-publishing companies in 2019 and how to spot ones to avoid. He starts with Amazon KDP and …
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ResourceCost Of Self Publishing on Amazon | Is Self-Publishing Worth It?
Provenance note: this transcript track is in Arabic, verified by reading the actual text, and is summarized faithfully in English …
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ResourceMarketing a Self Published Book | The Unfair Advantage
In a guest segment, the presenter argues that hosting an online summit is the unfair advantage for marketing a self-published book, …
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ResourceAmazon Kindle Direct Publishing | Unlock Hidden Features
Dale Roberts walks through KDP features he says authors commonly miss or never use. He covers exclusive category placement — browse …
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ResourceHow to Outline a Nonfiction Book | Dead Simple Process
Dale shares the outlining process behind, he says, more than 40 nonfiction books under his own name plus many more under pen names. …
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ResourceACX Audiobook Publishing | Uncover Profitable Keywords
Dale explains how keywords work for ACX audiobook publishing, prompted by a viewer who asked ACX customer service whether ACX allows …
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ResourceACX Audiobook Publishing Secrets - Are You Taking Advantage of These?
Roberts lists seven underused ACX and Audible features. First, optimize keywords specifically for Audible using its autosuggest: a …
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ResourceACX Audio Books: Is the ACX Bounty Program Worth It?
Dale explains and evaluates the ACX Bounty Program. ACX is described as a marketplace for uploading audiobooks and distributing to …
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ResourceShould You Do ACX Royalty Share?
Dale compares the three ways to produce an ACX audiobook, which distributes to Audible, Amazon and iTunes: narrate it yourself, pay …
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ResourceACX Promo Codes: How to Get Book Reviews for Your Audiobook
Dale explains how ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange) promo codes work and warns about changes to the system. Promo codes are …
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ResourceSelf Publishing A Book: Better Glimpse of the Bigger Picture
Dale interviews photographer and videographer Jeff, whom he met through video conferences including Video Marketing World and …
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ResourceBook Marketing Strategies: The Easiest & Cheapest Solution
Dale interviews Helen from Merch Money, a YouTube channel covering print on demand across platforms such as Merch by Amazon, …
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ResourceAmazon KDP Publishing: Removing Honest Reviews?!
Dale explains why Amazon KDP strips honest, organic reviews from book pages and how sharing 'Super URLs' causes it. A Super URL is …
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ResourceAmazon Kindle Direct Publishing: The Dirty Little Secret
Dale warns that the long Amazon search URLs authors often share — called super URLs, citing Dave Chesson of Kindlepreneur — are what …
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ResourceLulu Publishing: Is the Hardcover with Dust Jacket Any Good?
As part of his self-published book unboxing series, Roberts examines a Lulu hardback with dust jacket produced for author James R. …
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ResourceBook Promotions for Self Publishers - Do You Have To Pay to Play?
Dale asks whether self-publishing has become pay-to-play. He contrasts the business about five years earlier — when authors could …
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ResourceLulu Book Unboxing: Is Spiral Binding Any Good?
Roberts unboxes a Lulu spiral-bound notebook — a lined journal titled for writing drunk and editing sober — sent by John Wasser, and …
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ResourceDo You Want To Publish A Children's Book? - Easy Guide to Getting It Done!
A guide to writing, illustrating and publishing a children's book. Dale starts with audience: a book for a one-year-old is not a …
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ResourceMake Money Kindle Publishing: Still Viable in 2019
Dale asks whether Kindle publishing still made money and answers that it can, but the easy era is over. He traces the history he …
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ResourceHow To Use Rev Transcription: Blogging Ideas & Tips
Note: this video's caption track is in Arabic, summarized in English. Dale gives an updated Rev.com walkthrough focused on …
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ResourceKDP Account Suspended or Terminated?
The creator explains common mistakes that can get a KDP account suspended or terminated and what to do in each case. Infractions he …
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