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Chapter One:
2018 author earnings report: https://www.societyofauthors.org/News/News/2019/May/Report-on-authors-earnings-diversity-implications
Read the blog post on which the book is based here.
Listen to the podcast episode which outlines the 5-Figure Fiction Formula in detail:
My self-publishing diaries on which this book is based: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/pauls-podcast-diary/
Chapter 2:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Google Books: https://play.google.com/store/books
Apple Books: https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-books/
Ingram Spark: https://www.ingramspark.com/
Chapter 3:
Rich Dad Poor Dad - see it here
How to Win Friends and Influence People - see it here
Think and Grow Rich - see it here
Chapter 5:
Microsoft Word: https://www.microsoft.com
OpenOffice: https://www.openoffice.org/
Google Drive: https://www.google.com/drive/
Scrivener: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/
Novel Factory: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/NF
StoryShop: https://storyshop.io/
Reedsy: https://reedsy.com/
Draft2Digital: https://paulteague.net/D2D
Dragon Dictation: https://www.nuance.com/en-gb/dragon.html
Vellum box sets: https://help.vellum.pub/box-sets/
Chapter 6:
Save The Cat: Writes A Novel: https://books2read.com/STCWAB
Also see this downloadabe guide
The Three-Act Structure explained: https://blog.reedsy.com/three-act-structure/
The Snowflake Method explained: https://blog.reedsy.com/snowflake-method/
Story Beats explained: https://storygrid.com/story-beats/
Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/
ProWritingAid: https://prowritingaid.com/
Hemmingway: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
Also try AutoCrit: https://www.autocrit.com/
Chapter 7:
The Pomodoro Technique: https://books2read.com/TPT
Also see: https://francescocirillo.com/pages/pomodoro-technique
Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy: https://books2read.com/ETF
Flight Plan by Brian Tracy: https://books2read.com/FPBT
Focal Filter: https://www.focalfilter.com/
Rescue Time: https://www.rescuetime.com/
Chapter 8:
Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/
Canva: https://www.canva.com/
99Designs: https://99designs.co.uk/
Pre-Made Book Covers:
BookCoverZone: https://bookcoverzone.com/
The Book Cover Designer: https://thebookcoverdesigner.com/shop/
SelfPubBookCovers: https://selfpubbookcovers.com/
The Cover Collection: http://www.thecovercollection.com/
Books Covered: https://www.bookscovered.co.uk/pre-mades
Chapter 9:
Reedsy article on MOBI & EPUB files: https://blog.reedsy.com/epub-vs-mobi-vs-pdf/
Vellum: https://paulteague.net/vellum
Reedsy book designers: https://reedsy.com/design/book-designer
Adobe InDesign: https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/indesign.html
Reedsy editor: https://reedsy.com/write-a-book
Reedsy EPUB to MOBI Convertor: https://blog.reedsy.com/epub-to-mobi-converter/
Draft2Digital: https://paulteague.net/D2D
PublishDrive ebook converter: https://converter.publishdrive.com/
Calibre: https://calibre-ebook.com/
Jutoh: http://www.jutoh.com/
Sigil: https://sigil-ebook.com/
Ebook formatting service: https://ebooklaunch.com/ebook-formatting/
Proofing resource from Vellum: https://help.vellum.pub/proofing/
Chapter 10:
Kindle Direct Publishing meta data guidelines: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200644080
Nielson ISBNs: https://www.nielsenisbnstore.com/
Bowker ISBNs: http://www.bowker.com/products/ISBN-US.html
Chapter 11:
Kindle Direct Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/
PublishDrive: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/PD
Google Play Books: https://play.google.com/books/publish/
Kobo Writing Life: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/writinglife
Kobo Writing Life podcast: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/p/kwlpodcast
Draft2Digital: https://paulteague.net/D2D
Ingram Spark: https://www.ingramspark.com/
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/
Chapter 12:
GeniusLink: https://my.geni.us/
Books2Read: https://books2read.com/
Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com/
Pro Writing Aid: https://prowritingaid.com/
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/
ReaderLinks: https://readerlinks.com/
BookBrush: https://bookbrush.com/
Additional ideas
Workflowy: https://workflowy.com/
WriteTrack: http://writetrack.davidsgale.com/
GetPocket: https://getpocket.com/
DeepL: https://www.deepl.com/en/translator
Kindlepreneur Book Description Generator: https://kindlepreneur.com/amazon-book-description-generator/
NaturalReaders: https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/
Chapter 13:
EIN number - useful resources:
https://kindlepreneur.com/remove-30-tax-withholding-non-us-amazon-self-publishers/
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/how-to-apply-for-an-ein
Profit & Loss explained: https://www.startuploans.co.uk/business-advice/profit-and-loss-account-explained/
Book Report: https://www.getbookreport.com/
BookTrakr: https://www.booktrakr.com/
Other resources to help you to track income:
https://kindlepreneur.com/book-sales-tracker/
Chapter 14:
How to Create & Sell Digital Products: https://books2read.com/products
Help! My Facebook Ads Suck 2: https://books2read.com/HMFAS
Bible Pathway Adventures on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/biblestory4kids/
Tailwind social media management tool: https://www.tailwindapp.com/
Canva: https://www.canva.com/
Buffer: https://buffer.com
MailerLite: https://paulteague.net/mailerlite
MailChimp: https://mailchimp.com/
Chapter 15:
Kindle Countdown Deals: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201293780
Book promotion websites on Reedsy: https://blog.reedsy.com/book-promotion-services/
FreeBooksy: https://www.freebooksy.com/for-the-authors/
Ereader News Today: https://www.ereadernewstoday.com/bargain-and-free-book-submissions/
BookDoggy: https://bookdoggy.com/for-authors/
BKnights on Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/bknights/submit-your-free-kindle-book-to-the-15-best-kindle-promotion-sites
Help! My Facebook Ads Suck 2: https://books2read.com/HMFAS
Mark Dawson's Ads for Authors: https://selfpublishingformula.com/courses/
Amazon Ads Unleashed: https://books2read.com/AAU
Mastering Amazon Ads: https://books2read.com/MAA
Use BookBub ads: https://partners.bookbub.com/
BookBub Ads Expert: https://books2read.com/BBAE
ReaderLinks: https://readerlinks.com/
BookFunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/
Prolific Works: https://www.prolificworks.com/
BookSweeps: https://www.booksweeps.com/authors/login
Chapter 16:
Alliance Of Independent Authors (ALLi): https://paulteague.net/ALLi
The Society of Authors: https://www.societyofauthors.org/
20BooksTo50k: https://www.facebook.com/groups/20Booksto50k/
The Self-Publishing Formula podcast: https://selfpublishingformula.com/spf-podcast/
The Creative Penn podcast: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/podcasts/
Six Figure Authors podcast: https://6figureauthors.com/
The Worried Writer podcast: https://www.worriedwriter.com/
The Sell More Books Show: https://sellmorebooksshow.com/
New Author Podcast: https://jerryevanoff.com/podcast/
Create If Writing podcast: https://createifwriting.com/podcast-and-show-notes/
The Writer's Well podcast: http://thewriterswell.org/
Self-Publishing Journeys podcast (archived): https://self-publishing-journeys.com/
DavidGaughran.com: https://davidgaughran.com/
SelfPublishingAdvice.org: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/
TheCreativePenn.com: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/
Chris Fox books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chris-Fox/e/B00OXCKD2G
Sandra Gerth books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandra-Gerth/e/B07WL71HLB
Monica Leonelle books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monica-Leonelle/e/B0045P4IT0
Joanna Penn books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joanna-Penn/e/B002BM8ICW
David Gaughran books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Gaughran/e/B004YWUS6Q
Chapter 17:
K-Lytics: https://k-lytics.com/
Publisher Rocket: https://publisherrocket.com/
Help! My Facebook Ads Suck 2: https://books2read.com/HMFAS
Ads for Authors Who Hate Math: https://books2read.com/AFAWHM
Chapter 18:
Additional tools not mentioned elsewhere:
MyEcoverMaker: https://www.myecovermaker.com/
Siteground: https://www.siteground.co.uk/
Update: I am now using Fasthosts for my WordPress hosting: https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/web-hosting/wordpress
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