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Dale L. Roberts
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ResourceAmazon KDP Publishing: Should I Publish on KDP or Not?
Answering a viewer named Kevin, who asked whether to list on KDP first to get attention and then list everywhere else, Dale gives …
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ResourceEditing a Book with Book Editor James Ranson
Dale Roberts interviews James Ranson in person in Columbus, Ohio: a Wall Street Journal bestselling editor, ghostwriter, and book …
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ResourceHelp! Amazon Removed My Kindle Book Reviews
Dale Roberts explains six reasons Amazon may remove Kindle book reviews. First, the shareable link: the link shared with friends, …
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ResourceReaders’ Favorite Review: How to Get a Free Book Review
Dale reviews Readers' Favorite, a site for self-published authors and readers, focusing on its author benefits. The site offers …
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ResourceChoosing the Right Niche for Publishing w/ Scott Jay Marshall II
Dale interviews Scott Jay Marshall II, now known as the Dog Dad, about choosing a publishing niche. Scott's first dog book, about …
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ResourceHow to Design a Kindle Book Cover with GIMP
Dale shows how to convert an existing CreateSpace paperback cover into a standalone ebook cover using GIMP, the free open-source …
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Resource4 Book Marketing Strategies - Book Promotion for Self Published Books
Dale presents four paid book marketing strategies for 2017 for self-published authors who have a little discretionary budget, …
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ResourceWhat are the Supported Languages on KDP?
(Summarized from the Arabic caption track.) Dale Roberts explains which languages can be published on Amazon Kindle Direct …
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ResourceMaking Audiobooks on ACX | Pam Rossi ACX Narrator
Dale interviews Pam Rossi, a radio DJ for over 30 years — 17 of those as host and producer of the Over Easy show on WCSX in Detroit, …
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Resource5 Facts About Amazon Book Reviews | How to Get Book Reviews
Note: summarized from the Arabic caption track. Dale L. Roberts outlines five things authors should know about Amazon book reviews …
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ResourceBad Book Reviews: Dealing with Negative Book Reviews
(Summarized from the Dutch caption track.) In an unscripted Sunday video prompted by a loyal viewer's comment asking for real …
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ResourceSelf Publishing Stories: William May Kindle Publishing Newbie
Dale Roberts interviews new self-publisher William J. May, a Century 21 real estate agent in Torrance, California, with six and a …
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ResourceBad Book Reviews: How to Deal with Negative Book Reviews
Dale Roberts reassures self-publishing newcomers who hesitate for fear of negative book reviews: everyone gets them, and if you …
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ResourceHow to Make a Book Cover for Free
Dale shares five free tools for making a book cover yourself when you cannot afford a designer, while cautioning that he would not …
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ResourcePricing Your Book on Amazon KDP
In an unscripted video prompted by a viewer comment from Sunny, Dale clarifies his earlier brief advice on pricing a self-published …
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ResourceHow to Price Your Self Published Book
Dale says there is no hard and fast rule for pricing a self-published book on Amazon Kindle, KDP Paperback and CreateSpace, and …
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ResourceHiring a Virtual Assistant for Self Publishing w/ Ava Fails
Interview with Ava Fails, Dale's virtual assistant and a self-publisher herself, on scaling a publishing business with a VA. Ava's …
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ResourceHow to Get the Best Kindle Publishing Keywords (Tutorial)
In this follow-up to his earlier keyword tutorial, Dale explains what to do with a long list of candidate Kindle keywords: use …
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ResourceKDP Keywords for Kindle Publishing - Get Profitable Amazon Keywords
Roberts presents a free, five-to-ten-minute method for finding Kindle keywords using Amazon's own autosuggest. Start in a browser's …
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ResourceSmashwords Formatting Tutorial: How to Publish on Smashwords
Roberts gives a step-by-step Smashwords formatting tutorial aimed at meeting the strict Smashwords style guide and getting premium …
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ResourceIs Publishing on Smashwords Worth It?
(Summary based on the Arabic caption track.) Dale reviews Smashwords as a self-publishing aggregator for authors who want …
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ResourceDraft2Digital Review: Is D2D Worth It?
Roberts presents Draft2Digital (D2D) as an aggregate publishing platform and Kindle publishing alternative for authors not earning …
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ResourceGoogle Translate Books: Bad Translations from Spanish to English
(Summarized from the Arabic caption track.) Dale warns against translating books with Google Translate or other online translation …
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ResourceHow to Make 50 Dollars Fast Online with Audible ACX Audiobooks
Dale L. Roberts explains how authors with audiobooks on Audible can build a custom free-trial link tied to their own title under …
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