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mores · 10-04-2008, 04:37 AM

Thanks for informing us (me), I just downloaded it and give it a spin.

Suggestions before even reading the book

*) Please give your files a proper filename. You may be the only ebook-author on your computer, but we have a whole bunch of book on our drives, so a standardized naming system is often used to organze. I personally like
Garrity, Jeff - 2008 - Mars Girl.mobi
since I like to go by the Author's last name, and the publishing date allows for ideal sorting when dealing with more book titles. Some people will download all your books at once, then they're able to read them chronologically.

*) The Website: it's ... improvable. People like pretty packaging, it's fundamental in selling yourself and your work. Right now it looks like a programmer's archive of coding bits that he basically puts online so that he can access it from anywhere. You're a writer, you want to interest people in the story ... add more love!
If you're an absolute newbie in this department, try setting up a blog and picking a neat template. This will also let you publish those webisodes (neat idea!) more easily and more prettily

Blogger, WordPress etc, they are really flexible and can be made to look very artsy, individualistic and non-bloggy, if that's your fear.
(Hint: static front page, the actual blog = news or webisodes behind another menu item).

*) Book cover: also improvable since it looks like it's been made in MS Paint. Which might be the look you're going for. If not, why not start a competition where people send in their layouts and you pick a winner and they get a free copy of the book ... uhm, okay, maybe they would just do it for the fame then. But you know what I mean. Generate interest, involve people, and get a cool cover to boot.

That's it from me

Now I shall actually open the cover and peek inside.

10-04-2008, 04:37 AM	#27
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	Thanks for informing us (me), I just downloaded it and give it a spin. Suggestions before even reading the book ) Please give your files a proper filename. You may be the only ebook-author on your computer, but we have a whole bunch of book on our drives, so a standardized naming system is often used to organze. I personally like Garrity, Jeff - 2008 - Mars Girl.mobi since I like to go by the Author's last name, and the publishing date allows for ideal sorting when dealing with more book titles. Some people will download all your books at once, then they're able to read them chronologically. ) The Website: it's ... improvable. People like pretty packaging, it's fundamental in selling yourself and your work. Right now it looks like a programmer's archive of coding bits that he basically puts online so that he can access it from anywhere. You're a writer, you want to interest people in the story ... add more love! If you're an absolute newbie in this department, try setting up a blog and picking a neat template. This will also let you publish those webisodes (neat idea!) more easily and more prettily Blogger, WordPress etc, they are really flexible and can be made to look very artsy, individualistic and non-bloggy, if that's your fear. (Hint: static front page, the actual blog = news or webisodes behind another menu item). *) Book cover: also improvable since it looks like it's been made in MS Paint. Which might be the look you're going for. If not, why not start a competition where people send in their layouts and you pick a winner and they get a free copy of the book ... uhm, okay, maybe they would just do it for the fame then. But you know what I mean. Generate interest, involve people, and get a cool cover to boot. That's it from me Now I shall actually open the cover and peek inside.