Author Blog

Knowing when to capitalize “mom” and “dad” can be confusing. Here are some easy tips to get it right!

In another post, we explained that in American English, we use em dashes, not en dashes to set off parentheticals and to show sudden breaks. So when is it correct to use an en dash in American English?

To join a group retailer promotion on My Book Cave, where you can reach even more readers, follow these steps.

There are many great opportunities to sell more books with group retailer promotions at My Book Cave. Check out this post to learn more!

The copyright page. All books have them—but what should be included? Here is a list of elements to included when you need to create a copyright page.

How can Book Cave help you sell more books? There are several Book Cave services, so here they are laid out simply.

When readers follow you on My Book Cave, they’ll receive notifications when you promote one of your books with us or when you let us know about your new release. How can you best take advantage of this feature and get more followers on My Book Cave?

As Thanksgiving approaches, we think more and more of the things we are grateful for. Here are 7 things we at My Book Cave are grateful for.

Are you as eccentric as most ebook authors?

A street team is a group of volunteers who work together to promote your books. So how can you build a street team and leverage this marketing opportunity? Here are some tips!

We’ve seen ellipses formatted a variety of ways in ebooks. But what is correct and more visually appealing to readers?

Ebook publishing is becoming more and more popular; check out this list of 11 things you should know!

Before you create your ebook or print file, follow these easy steps for preparing your manuscript to ready it for importing it into your formatting program of choice.

Many people think that a PDF is the same as an ebook, or that a PDF works on an ereader just as well as an ebook does. But this is not the case. So what are the differences? And when it comes to ebook vs PDF, which is better for an ereader?

Length for print books mattered a lot, but what about ebooks? Take a peek at what does matter and what length is selling more books!

Are you trying to create an eye-catching ebook cover design? Here are some great examples from our Book Cave authors to give you some inspiration.

Ebook distribution can be overwhelming. Here are some simple dos and don’ts to help you with your distribution!

More and more authors are choosing to publish their own books. But is self-publishing your ebooks more advantageous than going with a traditional publisher? Let’s take a look at some pros and cons.

At My Book Cave, we use the MBR (My Book Ratings) system to give content ratings to books, and we feel this is an important service to both readers and authors. Here are 8 reasons why content ratings for books are so beneficial to authors.