How Writing a Book for Your Business Builds Your Authority Customers can compare prices easily. It’s much harder to compare a person who has written down exactly how they do their work. A book for your business can move you from one option among many to the person people think of first. Here’s how that…
How Can I Get My Book into Local Bookstores? You’ve finished the book, and now you want to see it on a shelf in your own town. Bookstores love supporting local authors, but they run a business with limited space. A prepared, professional approach will take you much further than a hopeful drop-in. Here’s how…
How to Write Age-Appropriate Children’s Books Families Can Trust You want a parent to hand your book to a child without a second thought. Content is where that trust is won or lost. Crude language, graphic violence, sexual content, and occult themes can close doors with schools, bookstores, and parents. Here’s how to spot these…
Is Your Children’s Book Suitable for Its Intended Reading Level? You’ve read your story aloud, and the children loved it. That’s a wonderful sign. But a school will want to know something more specific: who can read this book on their own? Checking your children’s book reading level before you publish helps you answer that…
Textbook, Supplementary Reader, or Library Book: Where Does Your Book Fit? Someone asks if your book is a textbook, and you aren’t sure what to say. That’s a common spot for authors to be in. Most children’s books written for schools aren’t textbooks. Many are supplementary readers or library books, and knowing which one you’ve…
Want Your Book Used in Schools? Check the Guidelines Before You Publish You’ve written a book children enjoy, and you can picture it in a classroom. Before you pay for layout, illustrations, or printing, find out what your education authority expects. The school book guidelines for your country can shape decisions that are hard to…
Amazon KDP has opened the door for independent authors around the world. It offers access to an enormous international marketplace and makes it possible to publish a book without the traditional barriers that once kept many writers out. But here’s something Caribbean authors should also know: Amazon doesn’t have to be your only option. More…
Yes, some royalties earned by Bahamian authors through Amazon KDP can be subject to 30% U.S. tax withholding. But don’t let that 30% figure put you off publishing on Amazon. It doesn’t mean Amazon simply takes 30% from everything you earn. This Isn’t Just an Amazon Rule The withholding comes from U.S. tax law, not…
Yes, Bahamian and Caribbean authors can publish their books on Amazon KDP, reach readers around the world and receive the royalties they earn. The key is setting up a payment route that works for you. Start With the Payment Options Available to You Amazon KDP provides payment options based partly on the location of the…
If you sell a book through Amazon KDP, don’t expect the royalty to arrive immediately. Amazon generally pays KDP royalties approximately 60 days after the end of the month in which the sale was reported. So, if you earn royalties from book sales in January, you can generally expect Amazon to issue that payment around…