The Story of Joseph: Large Print Bible Stories for Adults, Now on Kindle
The Story of Joseph: From Betrayal to Forgiveness, book 1 of Treasured Bible Stories, is available as an ebook now on Kindle and at the Indie Pen Press store. The large print paperback follows October 14, 2026.
How do I choose self-publishing platforms that honor craft?
What if the ‘70% Amazon’ stat everyone repeats is just a myth nobody’s verified? The self publishing platforms you choose decide whether your book reaches readers who never touch Amazon—for years to come.
Why Self-Publishing for Authors Isn’t What You Think
Self-published authors reportedly out-earn traditionally published ones: $13,500 vs $6,000-$8,000 median income. So why does the old stigma persist? What self publishing for authors actually looks like today may surprise you and change everything.
Refresh Your Metadata Twice a Year
Think your book description is locked in stone once you hit publish? It’s not—and treating it that way could be costing you sales. Here’s why every major platform expects you to update it, and why twice a year isn’t optional.
A Series Bible Is Launch Infrastructure
What if the continuity errors in book two were already written before you even started drafting it? A series bible turns memory into infrastructure—recording ages, distances, and rules so future books don’t silently break canon.
The Errors That Ship, and How to Find Them
What if the flaw in your manuscript is invisible to you by design? A contradiction ran through my novel’s premise for seven chapters, surviving two full reads. Self editing continuity errors don’t announce themselves. Neither did a careful reader.
Reviews and Promo Sites: What They Can and Cannot Do
Are book promo sites worth it, or just paid email blasts dressed as reviews? Amazon publishes its review rules in writing and enforces them. Promo sites publish only their own numbers—and sell the very placement those numbers are meant to justify.
Do Not Bid on the Obvious Keywords
What if the keywords you picked in five minutes are the same ones every competitor chose too? Amazon tells book advertisers to start with 100 keywords, not seven obvious ones—yet almost nobody does that, and it’s costing them ad budget and sales.
Categories Are a Pace Problem, Not a Prestige Problem
What if the category you picked has nothing to do with what your book is about—and everything to do with a daily sales rate you can’t sustain past Friday?
Answer-Engine Optimisation for Books
Ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about your book and you’ll get three different answers—wrong genre, invented plots, confident lies. Here’s why AI assistants can’t agree on your book, and what determines whether they’ll ever recommend it at all.