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Publishing advice for Australian authors
Practical guides on editing, design, ISBNs, self-publishing and marketing your book, from the Flinders Press team in Sydney and Melbourne.
How to get an ISBN in Australia: a plain-English guide for authors
Where ISBNs come from, how many you need, and why the free one from Amazon might not be the bargain it looks like.
Read article →Structural editing, copyediting or proofreading: which does your book need?
Four kinds of editing, what each one does, and how to tell which your manuscript needs right now.
Read article →Self-publishing vs traditional publishing in Australia: an honest comparison
Control, rights, money and time: how the two paths really compare, and how to decide which suits your book.
Read article →What makes a book cover sell? 7 principles every author should know
Readers decide in seconds whether to look closer. Here is what a cover needs to do in that time.
Read article →How to market your book before launch day
The work you do in the months before release decides how your book performs in its first weeks. Here is a practical plan.
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