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Emma Rosen Books
United Kingdom
Приєднався 3 лют 2018
I'm an indie author, passionate about marine ecology and breastfeeding. You'll find lots of information on self-publishing here as well as fun stuff from my experiences running my business and my life in general.
2024 MidYear Update
Videos mentioned:
Cornish Seaweed Festival ua-cam.com/video/nfitBOJ2_qk/v-deo.html
Family Holiday to Madeira ua-cam.com/video/RIPgatIblaI/v-deo.html
Printing Issues ua-cam.com/video/PT_h-SL4MoE/v-deo.html
Book launch Day, World Book Week and an Award (chatty video) ua-cam.com/video/vD0MWDpJILA/v-deo.html
Book Launch at the Isle of Wight Story Festival ua-cam.com/video/b0ud5gAKxP8/v-deo.html
2024 Goal Setting ua-cam.com/video/Oa6Z2KgVhNA/v-deo.html
My books:
emmarosenbooks.co.uk/shop/
Available in ebook and through other retailers:
Secret Seagrass Meadows: books2read.com/u/bopkMa
Self-Publishing: books2read.com/u/bMYGX5
Milk and Cookies: books2read.com/u/bopkMa
Lily the Limpet Gets Lost: books2read.com/u/b6VQy0
Milk: books2read.com/u/49DOld
Indieness podcast: anchor.fm/indienesspod
Would you like to buy me a virtual coffee? Head over to ko-fi.com/emmarosenbooks to find out more
Links:
emmarosenbooks.co.uk
emmarosenbooks
EmmaRosenBooks
EmmaRosenBooks/
www.goodreads.com/user/show/79732669-emma-rosen
Subscribe to my newsletter: mailchi.mp/fbb0db16695e/subscribe
Bookshop affiliate page - If you buy from here I get a small commission and a small percentage also goes to support independent bookshops! Win-win :) uk.bookshop.org/shop/EmmaRosenBooks
#authortube
Cornish Seaweed Festival ua-cam.com/video/nfitBOJ2_qk/v-deo.html
Family Holiday to Madeira ua-cam.com/video/RIPgatIblaI/v-deo.html
Printing Issues ua-cam.com/video/PT_h-SL4MoE/v-deo.html
Book launch Day, World Book Week and an Award (chatty video) ua-cam.com/video/vD0MWDpJILA/v-deo.html
Book Launch at the Isle of Wight Story Festival ua-cam.com/video/b0ud5gAKxP8/v-deo.html
2024 Goal Setting ua-cam.com/video/Oa6Z2KgVhNA/v-deo.html
My books:
emmarosenbooks.co.uk/shop/
Available in ebook and through other retailers:
Secret Seagrass Meadows: books2read.com/u/bopkMa
Self-Publishing: books2read.com/u/bMYGX5
Milk and Cookies: books2read.com/u/bopkMa
Lily the Limpet Gets Lost: books2read.com/u/b6VQy0
Milk: books2read.com/u/49DOld
Indieness podcast: anchor.fm/indienesspod
Would you like to buy me a virtual coffee? Head over to ko-fi.com/emmarosenbooks to find out more
Links:
emmarosenbooks.co.uk
emmarosenbooks
EmmaRosenBooks
EmmaRosenBooks/
www.goodreads.com/user/show/79732669-emma-rosen
Subscribe to my newsletter: mailchi.mp/fbb0db16695e/subscribe
Bookshop affiliate page - If you buy from here I get a small commission and a small percentage also goes to support independent bookshops! Win-win :) uk.bookshop.org/shop/EmmaRosenBooks
#authortube
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Supply Teaching
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Previous teaching videos: I'm going back into teaching ua-cam.com/video/tfD-5EfkmMc/v-deo.htmlsi=fE-EtgoXu6LeJQwy The pros and cons of teaching ua-cam.com/video/sHCj-HJFmZw/v-deo.htmlsi=HyZLQO6_3rcb5EuO My books: emmarosenbooks.co.uk/shop/ Available in ebook and through other retailers: Secret Seagrass Meadows: books2read.com/u/bopkMa Self-Publishing: books2read.com/u/bMYGX5 Milk and Cookies: b...
Successful Craft Fairs
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This is a follow-up to my Craft Fair Basics video ua-cam.com/video/K7QRehyGtH0/v-deo.html Whispering Wren whispering_wren Shelves www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1230013917/345-tiered-wooden-craft-fair-point-of?ref=yr_purchases Craft Fair TikTok www.tiktok.com/@emmarosenbooks/video/7295325028726394144 My books: emmarosenbooks.co.uk/shop/ Available in ebook and through other retailers: Se...
New Series Introduction - Sustainability
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I'm starting a monthly series where I try living more sustainably. I'm starting softly with trying out some home cooked food instead of pre-prepared meals. My books: emmarosenbooks.co.uk/shop/ Available in ebook and through other retailers: Secret Seagrass Meadows: books2read.com/u/bopkMa Self-Publishing: books2read.com/u/bMYGX5 Milk and Cookies: books2read.com/u/bopkMa Lily the Limpet Gets Los...
Cornish Seaweed Festival | Vlog
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Mentioned in this video: Natural England www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england Cornish Seaweed Festival www.gov.uk/government/news/discover-seaweed-beauty-and-wonder-at-cornish-seaweed-festival The house we stayed in www.ruralretreats.co.uk/england/cornwall-holiday-cottages/captains-house_cw088 Molesworth and Bird www.molesworthandbird.com Cornish Seaweed Company www.cornishseawee...
Recent Reads (Fish, Karate and Uncle Mick)
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Mentioned in this video: Saving Sophia by Caro Feely Life as we Made it by Beth Shapiro Where we Belong by Anstey Harris More Than A Woman by Caitlin Moran Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Karate-do My Way f Life by Gichin Funakoshi A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen Second Hand Heart by Catherine Ryan Hyde The Eloquence of the Sardine by Bill Francois A ...
How I Stay Organised
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Bullet journal video ua-cam.com/video/He65drtsB6Q/v-deo.html My books: emmarosenbooks.co.uk/shop/ Available in ebook and through other retailers: Secret Seagrass Meadows: books2read.com/u/bopkMa Self-Publishing: books2read.com/u/bMYGX5 Milk and Cookies: books2read.com/u/bopkMa Lily the Limpet Gets Lost: books2read.com/u/b6VQy0 Milk: books2read.com/u/49DOld Indieness podcast: anchor.fm/indieness...
Editing Illustration Artwork using Gimp
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Editing Illustration Artwork using Gimp
Vlog - Family Holiday to Funchal, Madeira
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Vlog - Family Holiday to Funchal, Madeira
Adult Braces: One Year of Treatment
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Adult Braces: One Year of Treatment
Book Launch, World Book Day and an Award
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Book Launch, World Book Day and an Award
Book Launch at the Isle of Wight Story Festival
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Book Launch at the Isle of Wight Story Festival
Author and Illustrator Chat: Our NEW BOOK
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Author and Illustrator Chat: Our NEW BOOK
New Series: Discovering Marine and Coastal Habitats
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New Series: Discovering Marine and Coastal Habitats
Book launch event details - Captivating Kelp Forests
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Book launch event details - Captivating Kelp Forests
Book Unboxing and Cover Reveal - Captivating Kelp Forests
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Book Unboxing and Cover Reveal - Captivating Kelp Forests
2024 Goal Setting and Reacting to my 2023 Goals
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2024 Goal Setting and Reacting to my 2023 Goals
Valuing Your Creative Work and Imposter Syndrome
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Valuing Your Creative Work and Imposter Syndrome
Different Ways of Buying Books: Pros and Cons for the Author
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Different Ways of Buying Books: Pros and Cons for the Author
I'm also making room for non-writing stuff over summer. Plenty of time for my new project when the nights begin to draw in. Congrats on your Karate grading. 😊
Writing kind of suits the cold weather
What do you have on your flyer about school visits? Is that information on your website?
It is - well the flier isn’t. But it’s the basics from my website
Do you have any images of your set up.?
Go on instagram and there are some pics in my events highlights
Can you make a real close up of your braces? 😊
Something I constantly harp on to other authors: Know when to put a project DOWN and working on something else! Your project is better off on the backburner rather than being worked on when you're not in the right mindset. If you're forcing it because you're not really inspired, it Will show in the finished product. A non-author relatable scenario is listening to an album done by a band right before a breakup or lineup change. You can tell when an artist has mailed it in.
Thanks for the sprints, I almost wrote a chapter for my spicy NHL romance. I have also had the same problem with UA-cam that I thought that well it’s there on Monday at 12:00 pm, but it hadn’t uploaded it and it was so crazy
Fab!
This was extremely helpful. I've been doing editing work, along with writing, and I think creating my own company seems like something I need. Thank you
Do it!
"I'm very British, very neurodiveegent." I know it's a bit early in life to pick an epitaph, but this is solid."
😂😂
First rate Emma. I found your tips helpful. I have only done one event as a self-published author and could see application for much of what you said. As I think I said once before, I find your presentation style very refreshing. It is calm, hones, clear and so, so not the formulaic UA-cam video that so often follows a "click". Many thanks
Thank you 😊
As a self-published author, I also sell my books at craft fairs. I agree with everything you have said and though I didn't learn anything new from your UA-cam post it was great to have my views confirmed by another author who sells at craft fairs and other places.
Great - good luck with it!
Your booth/store front decor is SO important! I was at a fair (it’s called Apple Harvest Festival here in Pennsylvania), and there was a booth that I ended up buying a lot of stuff from him but it was only because I struck up a conversation with him. His booth was kind of off the beaten path. He didn’t have a lot of swag/bling in front and I even thought at first that he was closed or wasn’t selling anything. Great tips/advice!!
You’re so right. Glad you liked the tips 😊
Very helpful! Re. what you said about it being more expensive to have bookvault send out books via website integration or whatever, I'm wondering how true that might really be. Yes, in terms of direct money spend, but overall? I'm thinking about packing books up and getting them in the post, and the admin stuff you don't have to do when it's done for you - when you take into account the additional time that takes, if you put a nominal value on you time (say minimum wage hourly rate) would that hold true? Of course it depends on how efficient someone is at doing all those things, but is it something you factor in for yourself? And what about orders that come in when you can't fulfil them quickly (eg away for a few days)? I don't know how you'd put a value on having those dealt with more quickly, but I can imagine scenarios where too much of a delay could have a financial impact. Also, the more I think about the £20 set up fee (with 5p change) the more that feels OK, as long as you sell enough books. Once you've sold 100 books, that works out at 20p per book. At 1000 books it's just 2p per book. (I watched this because I've started putting together a large print / large trim size book that makes more sense in landscape and so am looking for an alternative to KDP.)
Absolutely agree with you. It depends on the volumes you’re handling
Thank you for this straightforward video. You cover everything I need to know efficiently and in a way that's easy to understand. I can't tell you how many times I've come back to this video when I forget how to do a specific task.
I watch it myself when I can't remember how to do things lol
Super helpful thank you!
You’re welcome
Why are kids so darn picky! 😅 Love the idea 😊
It’s tricky!
Oh, very cool! Really looking forward to following this!
Yay!
Love the concept. With my family, we're trying to switch to eat more vegetarian each week, so it'd be great to see the recipes that you're using. And not sure if there's something similar in the UK, but here in the States we've tried a CSA (Community Supportive Agriculture) program. Basically, you and others sign up for a set of time with a local farm and you pick up your produce once a week--you're not quite sure what you're going to get because it all depends on what's available on the farm, but it's a great way to get organic and local produce and forces you to be creative with making meals.
Yes we have something similar - I’ve already spoken to my husband about trying that for a month
@@EmmaRosenBooks Hope that works out for you! It was a lot of fun and it was great to bring the kids to pick up the produce, so that they were more involved in where the food is grown, the quality of it, etc. Good luck!
I hope its going good for you. I had ceramic on yop like you whanI was 40 in 1988. They stained, were very sharp, broke some brackets and took a chunk of one tooth when removed.. Hope this doesnt scate you. Now I have metal on top to correct problems that werent addressed with the prior treatment. P.S. you are very pretty. I wish you the best.
I click on Upload your Manuscript but it doesn't work ,nothing happens !Does anyone know what problem could it be?
Thank you so much for these sprints. It’s been a while since I have had time to join any sprints but I hope to join them now more often again. I edited/rewrote/read through my spicy NHL romance
Oh that sounds exciting!
Wow, that shot by the water with the island off in the distance. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us. Good luck with your work!
It’s a stunning place. Well worth a visit.
@@EmmaRosenBooks I'm hoping my wife and I can get back to Europe soon. It's been way too long!
This is so damn cool, thank you for taking us along with you!!
It was so lovely
You get to do the coolest stuff!
It was such a privilege
looks like a lovely place. Hope you sold lots of books!
I did! It was a lovely day.
Hi Emma, thank you for this video! I have a question, though. When I selected the text of my book and pasted it on the first page, I went ahead and clicked on the + button, but just a small portion of the next passage was pasted. I found myself having to click on the + button on every page to get text on the next one (instead of the rest of text automatically flowing over all the pages). Is there a setting for this I could have missed? Thanks for your help!
Hmm, not sure. I think it should just flow through all the pages.
3:44 Start Indesign :)
How did you create the digital copies of your illustrations? Did you scan them. In what format did you save them? Tiff? Jpeg? Did you place them as a rbg and then allow indesign to change them to cmyk as part of creating a pdf? I'd like to know. Was changing my illustrations from rbg to cmyk before placing them in Indesign. After creating a pdf to upload to Amazon Kdp, the illustrations turned out muddy. All are 300 dpi.
I scanned some and took photos of others. And yes RGB until I exported them as CMYK
Great...Helpful...Thanks
Thank you Emma, after watching your video i learn more about indesign.
Does your book have to have its own isbn in order to do this?
I think it would fine to have one supplied by a POD company if that's what you mean?
@@EmmaRosenBooks Thanks so much for this!
Great lesson for folks like me who are looking to introduce their book into the market at some point soon! I would have the same assumption - discounting the book might increase sales. I think the big box stores hope that we will give into our imposter syndrome! Goodness knows we all have it
We definitely do. How exciting to be on the road to your own book being out there!
Do you use a pen on the trackpad to make it easier?
No, actually never thought of that.
I've been selling used books on amazon for quite a while and have a good rating. When I finish my graphic memoir, I was going to just add it into my listing with my bought ISBN without really having a seller central account, so I make a bigger amount of money. 60% of royalty is too low from KDP. Have you heard of anyone doing this? I wouldn't register or buy a plan, so maybe I can slide under the radar or ???
I think you can sell whatever you want on your ASC - it’s still books as well. I suppose it depends how they link up for a customer to see your selling used books too.
This is awesome! Congratulations!
Thank you - it was incredible
hi dear how many days took you to heal? how would u describe the pain level?
ין גקשר ים' ךםמע אםםל טםו אם יקשך ים' 'שד איק פשןמ?
The braces have helped fill out your face! Beautiful!
Trever art class end of Wednesday
really useful video, thank you!
You’re welcome!
I've been considering bookvault for some time now but there hasn't been much news/reviews on them particularly regarding their print quality for children's books, so this was helpful, thank you! How many books can you upload with the £19.95 set up fee? It's not clear online...unless I'm missing something.
I think that’s the price per title. It’s to prevent people uploading low content or poorly produced books quickly
I see, thank you.
If I were initially using IngramSpark and wanted to create a KDP account for the same book with the same ISBN, wouldn't that lead to duplicate book pages appearing on Amazon? I'm asking as I'd really like to get my book on Kindle Unlimited, but it seems like a difficult process right now.
No it’s fine. It’s the other way that’s tricky as it throws up an error with IS. And no it doesn’t duplicate - KDP overrides IS on Amazon. They’re the same book just essentially from two different suppliers and Amazon will buy from its own. With KU you can’t have the ebook on any other platform at the same time as it’s exclusive.
@@EmmaRosenBooks Cool! OK that makes sense. I guess I'll just make a KDP account then and disable e-book distribution on IS so the e-version is exclusive to amazon. Thanks!
This is such a easy to follow video! Thank you so much. Would it be the same with the inside pages? Do you have a video on how to submit those?
You can. I didn’t do that with Canva because you can’t set up facing pages and I wanted to line up the illustrations. I used Mac pages at the time. Now I use indesign for the cover and interior. If you use Canva make sure to export as CMYK for print.
Thank you so much! Super helpful! I couldn’t find any videos about selling your own books on Amazon Seller Central since majority talks about KDP. I have self published a children’s board book and trying to list it on Seller Central but it only allows me to add one category. As far as I know KDP allows to choose up to three categories. Do you know how to add multiple categories on Amazon Seller Central? Is it even possible? Thank you so much.
InDesign I think will work better with picture books. Attributes are important. Thank you. InDesign does have lots of deviations. Thank you.
I Definitely like InDesign....Thank you so much.
Thank you.
What did you do with your phone while you were having surgery? Having my surgery on the 11th and my letter says to leave your phone at home. Having all 4 wisdom teeth removed 😬
I think there was a locker I could put it in. I definitely had it.
@@EmmaRosenBooks thank you for the quick reply! ☺️
I so want to get them myself
Go for it