Friday 26 April 2019

Become Published Author with #BlogchatterEBook Carnival


Our journey with Blogchatter started in 2016 one of the twitter chats which Blogchatter holds each Wednesday till date with topics that help Bloggers to grow. And we are growing with Blogchatter each day and in past 2 years we have published our eBooks in EBook Carnival and later we published on KDP.

Many ask us what is the advantage of publishing the eBook while you can directly publish it in Amazon KDP, so here are pointers.





Advantages of Blogchatter EBook Carnival

1.   By participating in EBook Carnival, a deadline is set and you are sure to perform with the deadline. Else one tends to delay the self-publishing task.
2.   You get a platform where many other bloggers are publishing their book with Blogchatter, so you get a community boost too.
3.   Your eBook gets 2 reviews, which are honest ones and that acts as a beta version of the book.
4.   It is for free for readers to download the book.
5.   You compile the book in a simplest form that is first in MSWord and then into pdf version.
6.   You learn a lot from all this exercise, and later can decide whether to take this book further on which platform.
7.   You get to read different books of co-bloggers and can learn a lot from their experience of portraying things. These all things help for finish product while self-publishing on KDP or any other platforms.

Steps to publish EBook

1.   Start gathering all the posts under the theme you have chosen, we have chosen Relationships in year 2017 and Parenting in year 2018.
2.   When posts are ready make them in a flow and give headings to the posts in form of chapters that is best with theme.
3.   Read the chapters again and again, you can ask your family and friends to proof read it.
4.   Find an apt image to your theme from free photo sites and customize it with the book details
5.   Choose the catchy yet descriptive title for your book, dig hard at it and write down various possibilities and ask your friends and family , what comes in their mind after reading a particular title.
6.   Most important is the book blurb, as readers decide in that 20 seconds whether to pick the book to read or not. So work well with that.
7.   Write your biography that is Author Bio in third person manner and make it crisp yet in detail.
8.   Adding images in pdf or later in KDP is a cumbersome, so avoid it. Instead work well with fonts and other formatting.
9.   Make page numbers and title of the eBook visible throughout the eBook.
10.   Tada! You eBook is ready to launch on Blogchatter eBook Carnival Launchpad.


So now don’t wait any more second if you wish to be part of the journey of blogger to author. Join 100 other authors in this journey. Registrations fro Blogchatter EBook Carnival closes on 5th May 2020, so you still have chance to register. 

Click here for registering for this Season of EBook Carnival hosted by Blogchatter

We have been eBook mentors from last three year and we are this year too to answer your queries. You can ask us simplest of simple question too regarding Ebook Carnival on Twitter tagging our social handles @AuraofThoughts & @Blogchatter with #BlogchatterEbook

@MeenalSonal

39 comments:

  1. Thankyou for this post! I love writing poetry & have always wanted to get them published ; saw this platform yet wasnt sure im ready still. This one’s a boost

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    1. That will be lovely collection of poems then, start jotting down them at single place and see the magic happening.

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  2. I would not call myself a writer but I would definitely like to write a book on skin care for oily girls someday. 😍 thanks for this post.

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    1. You can surely write one book with all the tips and solutions for oily skin, I have read a book on hair care by La Fonceur, it was great help. Your book will also be helpful to many people

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  3. Thanks a lot for introducing me to Blogchatter and Ebook carnival.It definitely sounds a great platform for a writer.

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    1. Yes it is , blogger turning into writer is like climbing one more step.

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  4. Thanks for sharing the steps, though I have no plans yet of moving in that direction but still never ruling out the possibility for future. Will bookmark the post for future reference.

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    1. You never know Prakhar when we are set in the author chair. Glad you liked our post to be bookmarked.

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  5. Now this is something really promising! I would love to get my work published one day!

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  6. The points you have mentioned are really a boon for new comers like me.will keep it in mind when I compile and share my ebook with blogchatter.

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    1. Sure Ujjwal, was happy to read your first book and now shall wait to read your next.

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  7. I was unaware of the procedure of publishing ebooks but now came to know. Thanks for sharing the info ..

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    1. Welcome Snigdha, glad this post was helpful to you.

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  8. This is really interesting and promising. Thanks for sharing this will definitely save it as it's really says a great platform for writers

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  9. Wow this is really a cool opportunity for people who love to write.. I will share this with my friends!

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  10. Thank you for sharing details about this. Today I got mail from blogchatter team about this carnival. Still thinking about participating. Your post is really helpful.

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  11. Publishing a write up in this way is a great option for any writer. Seems like a AMAZING platform

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  12. Wow this step wise guide is really helpful. I love it. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. I wish I had more time to work on my book. I definitely want to become a published author, but all I do right now is contemplate. With a full-time job that sucks the living life out of me, publishing a book looks like a distant reality.

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    1. Yes, time is required to pen a book. May be in future you will do it when it is your calling.

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  14. This post is a kind reminder for me to venture out and publish an E book of my posts. Your steps to publish an E book were very helpful for me.

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    1. Then surely go ahead Anahita Madam, you can connect with us for any assistance.

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  15. I found your steps to publish an ebook very handy and useful. Its really precise and a great help for someone like me who is new to this. Much thanks

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    1. Welcome Mandavi, yes if we all steps are followed then dream is not far.

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  16. I so agree with you, I read the book blurb and decided to pick up the book, or not. You have written such a detailed and helpful post that is sure to help guide people right.

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    1. Book blurb is very important to us too, so highlighted it in the post too.

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  17. Wow I wanted to make a book on all my travels but not sure. I think tips on how I live my life is a better compilation.

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  18. I totally agree with you. I published just one book with blogchatter carnivals and it was a great learning journey. You have explained the details well.

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    1. Thanks Neha, can we expect the second book this year?

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  19. no doubt we have so many benefits of publishing ebooks via Blogchatter EBook Carnival. i've participated twice and my experience was amazing

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  20. Becoming a published author with Blogchatter was a dream come true for me last year. I'm sure you're going to help bloggers in their publishing journey very well.

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  21. This is an amazing opportunity to become a published author. The way to compiling the book is so simple that now I am contemplating to participate in this.

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  22. That's a very informative post for the ones who wish to go ahead with their ebooks.

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  23. This is a great opportunity for authors or writers to get their ebooks published. Is it open for all or only blogchatter writers?

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    1. Only Blogchatter members, you can connect with BCR team for further details.

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  24. You have explained so well with all the points :)
    Totally agree that deadline makes us work towards book submission.
    Blogchatter is a great platform & it was great to launch my maiden eBook last year thanks to the community.

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    1. We all need some motivation and timelines, here Ebook Carnival plays the role.

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