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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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ResourceHow to Build Your Kindle Publishing Business for 100% FREE
Sean explains how to build a Kindle publishing business for 100% free, while stressing this is not the recommended way — you pay …
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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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ResourceHow to Rank Your Book Higher on Amazon - EASY kindle publishing keyword ranking strategy!
Sean explains a backend keyword tactic for Amazon KDP: instead of putting one keyword in each of the seven keyword boxes, fill each …
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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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ResourceIngramSpark Hardback Review - Alternative Self Publishing Platform - Never Expected This
(Summary based on the Arabic caption track.) Dale unboxes and reviews an IngramSpark hardcover — a book by author Jordan Ring, …
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ResourceBest Email Marketing Software for Self-Publishing - Aweber vs MailerLite : Which Is Better?
Dollwet compares email marketing software for self-publishers, focusing on MailerLite versus AWeber. He says MailerLite is the …
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ResourcePublishing Books on Amazon Kindle: Don't Break These Rules
Dale warns about eight common KDP Terms of Service and Community Guidelines violations that can lead to blocked books, suspension or …
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ResourceSelf Publishing Tutorial: How to Self Publish Your First Book
A beginner tutorial focused only on ebooks and print books, with audiobooks set aside as a separate game. Step one is to set up a …
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ResourceSelf Publishing for Beginners: Tips for Self Publishing a Book
Dale Roberts gives beginners an ordered overview of self-publishing a book. First, research the market on sites such as Amazon, …
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ResourceBarnes And Noble Press Hardcover Review: Is This For Real?!
Dale reviews a Barnes & Noble Press hardcover in his self-published book unboxing series, judging quality, delivery, shipping and …
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ResourceWhy Are My Books Not Selling on Amazon KDP?
This video's banked transcript is on an Arabic caption track; summarized here in English, Dale diagnoses five reasons books do not …
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ResourceAMS Ads Not Working? Here's How to Fix Them - Kindle Publishing Tips
Sean diagnoses why Amazon Marketing Services (AMS) ads are not working by splitting failures into four problems, with a fix for …
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ResourceHow to Make Money Self Publishing on Amazon
Note: summarized from the Arabic caption track. Dale Roberts argues that Kindle Direct Publishing is profitable for independent …
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ResourceAmazon Kindle SEO: 2 Keys for Success
Dale demystifies Amazon Kindle SEO, arguing it all comes down to relevancy in Amazon's search algorithm (run by the A9 team, which …
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ResourceAmazon Kindle Keyword Research | Best Keyword Tool for Kindle Direct Publishing
(Summary based on the Arabic caption track.) Dale discusses his favorite Amazon KDP keyword research tools as a trade-off between …
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