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Articles tagged "self-publishing".
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Fixing Raw Asterisks: Convert Scene Breaks to Ornaments
If your manuscript still uses "*" or "# # #" to mark scene breaks, fix them all at once with Pendrilo's Find & Replace tool — without the errors of a manual sea
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Why Amazon Puts Your Book in Categories You Never Picked
You picked three specific categories in KDP. Amazon shows something else entirely. Here’s why that happens and what’s actually worth watching instead.
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How to Get Your Book on Goodreads: A Step-by-Step Guide
Goodreads isn't automatic, but it's straightforward. Here's how to land your book there, claim your author profile, and set up both your Goodreads presence and
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Fix Broken KDP Book Description HTML Before Amazon Sees It
Raw tags, missing paragraph breaks, and copied formatting can make a polished Amazon description look careless. Check the markup before submission so readers se
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Stop Retyping Your Front Matter When Book Details Change
If you're hand-editing your title page and copyright page every time your ISBN or author name changes, auto-generated front matter renders from your book detail
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Ctrl+K: The Command Palette Shortcut for Multi-Book Workflows
Once you're juggling more than one book, clicking through menus wastes real time. Here's why the Ctrl+K command palette shortcut is worth building into muscle m
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Kindle Royalty Percentage: 70% vs. 35% and the Delivery Fee
The 70% royalty tier isn't automatic, and the delivery fee isn't a rounding error. Here's exactly how KDP calculates what lands in your account.
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What's a Universe in Pendrilo, and Do You Need One?
If you're writing spinoffs or a shared world, keeping recurring characters straight across a dozen manuscripts gets messy fast. Here's what a Pendrilo universe
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How to Tell If Your Cover File Is Actually Print-Ready
A cover that looks perfect on your monitor can still get rejected at upload. Here's how to overlay your file against exact print specs and catch the problems be
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Reusable Copyright Page Templates: Stop Rebuilding Front Matter
If you're retyping your copyright notice and author bio for every new book, you're doing free, error-prone work. Here's how to build a reusable copyright page t
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AI Narration for Authors: What Pendrilo's Audiobook Export Really Does
Thinking about turning your book into an audiobook with AI? Here's what Pendrilo's audiobook export actually does, where it shines, and where you still need a h
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How to Organize a Book Series Without Renaming a Single File
Adding a novella or prequel shouldn't mean renaming five folders and re-checking every cross-reference. Here's how to organize a book series so the order lives