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Make something worth reading. Practical notes on writing, ebook formats and the last check before you share.
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Ebook publishing2 min read
PDF, EPUB or DOCX: which ebook file should you send?
Choose a fixed-layout PDF, a reflowable EPUB or an editable DOCX for the way your readers will use your book. Try real sample files.
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AI and KDP5 min read
Can Amazon Detect AI Writing? What KDP Says
Can Amazon detect AI writing? What KDP's content guidelines say about disclosure, and what OpenAI, a peer-reviewed study and Turnitin say about detectors.
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Selling ebooks5 min read
Gumroad vs Payhip for Selling Ebooks
Gumroad and Payhip compared from their own pages: fees, an example sale, tax handling, payouts and file limits for selling an ebook.
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Selling ebooks5 min read
How to Sell Ebooks on Etsy: Fees and Rules
What Etsy's own pages say about selling an ebook as a digital download: fees, file limits, the AI disclosure rule and what its Creativity Standards allow.
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Lead magnets6 min read
Lead Magnet Ideas for Fitness Coaches
Fourteen lead magnet ideas for fitness coaches, grouped by format, with who each can suit and which notes, plans and FAQs to build it from.
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Lead magnets6 min read
Lead Magnet Ideas for Real Estate Agents
Fourteen lead magnet ideas for real estate agents, for buyers, sellers and movers, with who each can suit and what to build it from.
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Lead magnets6 min read
Lead Magnet Ideas for Web Designers
Fourteen lead magnet ideas for web designers and freelance studios, grouped by format, with who each can suit and what to build it from.
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Coloring books2 min read
A coloring book proof checklist: from thumbnail to paper
Check linework, margins, page order and print usability before publishing an AI coloring book. Includes a real interior PDF to inspect.
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Ebook publishing2 min read
PDF, EPUB or DOCX: which ebook file should you send?
Choose a fixed-layout PDF, a reflowable EPUB or an editable DOCX for the way your readers will use your book. Try real sample files.
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Ready to make your own?
Keep a guide beside you.
How to prepare a coloring book for KDP
Review an AI coloring book's scene plan, interior, cover and printed proof, with links to Amazon's current publishing requirements.
How to make a lead magnet people can use
Choose a narrow reader problem, prepare your source material, outline a short guide and check the PDF before putting it behind an opt-in form.
How to turn a course into a readable book
Prepare lessons and transcripts, choose a guide or workbook, restructure the outline and review the exported course companion.
From a useful idea to your first book.
See the two-minute walkthrough, then bring your own notes and shape a free outline.