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Advice For Authors Who Want To Publish Properly

What we have learned editing, designing and publishing books for Australian and New Zealand authors — written plainly, with the numbers and the trade-offs left in.

Self-Publishing 23 Oct 2026 12 min read IngramSpark vs Amazon KDP For Australian Authors: An Honest Comparison Use Amazon KDP to sell on Amazon and IngramSpark to reach Australian bookshops, libraries and every other retailer. Buy your own ISBNs, put the same… Read the article

Self-Publishing 23 Oct 2026 12 min read How To Publish A Photography Book In Australia: From Edit To Exhibition Table To publish a photography book in Australia, edit and sequence your images first, then prepare them at 300 dpi in a CMYK workflow set to your… Read the article

Self-Publishing 23 Oct 2026 12 min read How To Spot A Vanity Publisher In Australia: Red Flags, Green Flags And Questions To Ask A vanity publisher charges you to publish and then takes something extra on top: your rights, a share of your royalties, or the ISBN in its own name… Read the article

Self-Publishing 23 Oct 2026 12 min read How To Self Publish A Book In Australia: The Complete Step-By-Step Guide To self publish a book in Australia, get the manuscript professionally edited, commission a cover and typeset interior, buy ISBNs in your own name… Read the article

Book Marketing 23 Oct 2026 12 min read Book Launch Ideas For Australian Authors: Events That Sell Books The book launch ideas Australian authors get the most from are local and specific: a talk at your council library, an evening at an independent… Read the article

Book Marketing 23 Oct 2026 12 min read How To Get Your Book Into Australian Bookshops And Libraries To get your book into Australian bookshops and libraries, first make it orderable: an ISBN in your name, good metadata, and wholesale distribution… Read the article

Self-Publishing 23 Oct 2026 12 min read How To Publish A Self-Help Book In Australia: A Guide For Coaches, Therapists And Speakers To publish a self-help book in Australia, decide on one clear promise for one kind of reader, build the chapters and exercises around it, then get it… Read the article

Self-Publishing 23 Oct 2026 11 min read How To Publish A Christian Book In Australia: A Guide For Pastors And Faith Writers To publish a Christian book in Australia, get the manuscript edited, check your Bible quotations fit the translation publisher's permission limits… Read the article

Self-Publishing 23 Oct 2026 12 min read How To Self-Publish A Book In New Zealand: A Step-By-Step Guide For Kiwi Authors To self-publish in New Zealand, get your manuscript edited, have a cover and interior designed, then apply for free ISBNs from the National Library… Read the article