The Indie Author Resource Kit
Four Free Guides to Help You Sell More Books
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We built these guides because we wished someone had handed them to us at the beginning. Indie publishing is full of hard lessons that nobody teaches you in advance — and paying for those lessons out of pocket gets old fast.
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ARC
READERS
Instagram
Directory
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Getting honest reviews before launch can make or break your release. This directory lists 300+ bookstagram accounts organized by genre — horror, fantasy, romance, thriller, and more — with direct links to each reader. Reach out, build relationships, and get your book into the right hands before it hits shelves
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ARC READERS & STREET TEAMS
Real talk from an author who learned the hard way: what to bring, what to ship (and how), what sells, and how to leave an event with your books — and your sanity — intact.
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Author Convention Survival Guide
Events are one of the fastest ways to build a real readership — but they're also full of expensive mistakes nobody warns you about. This guide covers everything: how to take pre-orders with Beventi, how many books to bring, genre-specific merchandise that actually sells, how to ship inventory without losing it, and what to do with unsold books when the event ends. Written with hard-won real-world experience built in.
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Indie Author
Awards
Award wins go on your cover, your Amazon page, and every marketing campaign you run. This guide lists 70+ contests for self-published authors, organized by deadline — from free entry options to the most prestigious genre-specific awards in the industry. Includes genre spotlights for fantasy, horror, and romance authors, plus a strategy guide for getting the most out of your submissions.