Resources for Authors
Amazon-Related
Amazon KDP Categories help section
Cover Design
Make 3-D mockups of your books easily with this tool.
Use this tool to resize your cover images.
Reference
A blog about various scams and pitfalls in the world of self-publishing that authors should watch out for
The top bestselling self-published books by month
Words to avoid when sending email blasts to your readers, to help avoid landing in their spam folder.
Non-Amazon Publishing
Used to distribute your self-published book to a variety of stores easily and with one place to setup and edit your book info
Radish is a fiction app, an alternative option for self-publishing where books are published in chunks with readers charged as they go
Advertising-Related
Search ads across all Meta sites (Facebook, Instagram, etc) to find example or competitor ads.
Sales Tracking
Get detailed and useful reporting on all of your Amazon book sales
Other
Writing and Selling Short Stories
Great article on tips for writing and selling short stories
Searchable directory of writing retreats to find a place to get away from it all and just write.
Use Books2Read to create universal book links for your backmatter!
Use BookFunnel to distribute ARCs, send reader magnets, and much more!
Useful Software
Popular eBook formatting software (Mac only).
Writing, research and organization software for creating your manuscripts.
Very useful software to help find keywords, check competition, select categories and more.
Backup your ebook library and convert ebook files with this powerful piece of free software!
Surveys
Create free surveys and forms with Google
Create more detailed and robust surveys, but for a price