Whether you’re a pastor, public speaker, or writer, chances are that there’s a book idea rattling around in your head. Maybe it’s been up there for a week. Maybe it’s been tickling your brain for a year. You may even be one of those people who have been sitting on a book idea for a [...]

Cambodia, a communist country located between Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, is prime for conversion as freedom of religion was only recently granted in 1993. There are an estimated 500,000 believers, but most of them do not have a copy of the Bible… Endeavoring to return Cambodia to a rice farming culture, the former Khmer Rouge [...]

“Good artists borrow, great artists steal,” or so the old adage goes. Around these parts, we’re strongly anti-theft, but we love to gather inspiration. There’s nothing easier than working with an author who can point out three book covers or interiors that they love and three that they hate. Why does that make life easy? [...]

Creating a great self-publishing resource We’re really proud of our Hidden Hazards of Self-Publishing. (click here to get the full document) It’s the honest, straight-laced truth about self-publishing, and it’s a document that we feel like this industry has needed for a long time. Christian authors need someone to tell them the truth, steer them [...]

Mary DeMuth is a Christian author and book mentor. Mary decided to ePublish a book and document it, and we thought it’d be very useful information to pass along. If the DIY path seems a little too difficult for you, you can also buy an easy ePublishing package from BelieversPress; give us your content, we’ll [...]

There is a tension present nearly every time I talk with a fellow believer about self-publishing. The tension is found in the headline above. To put it in question form: Are your publishing pursuits a business or are they ministry? Of course, the answer is seldom that easy. Far more often, it’s a combination of [...]

Retail has long been a challenge for self-publishing authors. Local stores may or may not be willing to work directly with an author on carrying a book. You can make their lives easier by using a distributor they already purchase from (and know and trust), but even then, getting them excited about your book may [...]

Discussing the state of the self-publishing world recently, someone asserted that the stigma of self-publishing was gone. Someone else said, “Well, maybe it shouldn’t be.” I had to push for a clearer explanation. When I got it, I thought, Yeah, he may have a point. Here’s how: The stigma of self-publishing wasn’t related to just [...]

Last week, we covered 5 good reasons to self-publish. There’s an even bigger one, though, that we didn’t cover. This one isn’t just a good reason to self-publish, it’s a good reason to publish. Publishing can not only serve your cause, it can help you further your cause. How? – Comprehension. There’s still no better [...]

If you hang out in publishing circles, you’re bound to hear about the stigma of self-publishing. You may hear that the stigma is gone. You may hear that the stigma is still strong. The rationale goes something like this: Authors self-publish because they aren’t good enough to find a “real” publisher. (Of course, pick two [...]