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Dubbed the “ Spotify for textbooks ” by the Evening Standard , Perlego is a library subscription service that provides unlimited access to over 700,000 textbooks and nonfiction titles in PDF format. The company was created in 2016 by two former college students, Gauthier Van Malderen and Matthew Davis, who were all too familiar with the exorbitant prices of textbooks, and wanted to make them more accessible for all, while also eliminating some of the demand for pirated books . How Does Perlego Work? Perlego partners with publishers to offer users unlimited access to digital versions of their nonfiction books for a subscription fee. The company works with over 3,000 publishing houses who provide content, including major academic publishers like Wiley, Pearson, and Bloomsbury. The service is available on both desktop and mobile devices, and it is also possible to download books for offline reading. In addition, Perlego offers various study tools, which we’ll di...

Social media is a vast world that’s still rapidly growing. With so much content being published on a daily basis, it can be hard to sift through all of them for the ones that you’re interested in. TikTok isn’t an exception, especially as it’s currently one of the most popular platforms out there. That’s why hashtags are so useful. You can simply click on a hashtag you want and it’ll show you every piece of content that has ever been linked to it, making social media an easier space to navigate. Like every person who’s marketing their passion or profession on social media, writers can benefit from using these hashtags to grow their digital presence. In this article, we’ll be showing you a list of effective hashtags you can use for TikTok. TikTok Hashtags For Writers Here is a list of popular writer-related hashtags that you can use on TIkTok. And while these are what’s trending on TikTok right now, you can also check and see if they’re also currently popular in other platforms. ...

TikTok is a rapidly expanding social media platform that’s currently taking the world by storm. If you’re new to this space, it’s going to feel like you’re in a new world as it’s quite different from all other platforms. With tons of short-form content that can quickly go viral, it can be confusing and intimidating at first, but as you’ll see in this post, TikTok can be a great marketing platform for writers. Writers on TikTok Take a look at these authors, publishers, and other literature-related personalities who have successfully established themselves on this platform: 1. Victoria Aveyard @victoriaaveyard Victoria Aveyard is the author behind the Red Queen series, a fantasy tale where society is divided by blood. A lot of her videos go into detail about the writing world and the publishing industry, such as what it feels like to kill off a character and how authors get paid. Some of her most popular TikTok videos are about book recommendations , finding out what Hogwa...

Whether you’re an author, entrepreneur, or content marketer, you probably don’t need us to tell you about the importance of maintaining a high-quality blog or website. But if you’re only writing content for your own site, you’re missing out on a goldmine of growth opportunities. Guest blogging is one of the most effective ways to boost your traffic and exposure, but you need an effecive strategy to succeed. In this post we’ll show you more of the benefits to writing guest posts, how to find the best opportunities, and tips for pitching and writing great content that will get you more leads and traffic in return. What Is Guest Posting? Guest posting, or “guest blogging,” is writing and publishing a post on someone else’s website or blog. One of the main reasons for writing guests posts is so that the guest poster can build more brand awareness and direct traffic back to their own website. Ideally, as the author of a guest post, you would write for a site that is within the same ni...

For many writers, an ideal world would have them focusing on what they do best (writing) while other experts take care of the scary stuff (like marketing). But today, whether you’re a self-published author or signed with a major publisher, you’ll need at least  some  marketing savvy to see successful sales. Don’t worry—we’re here to help! In this post, we’re sharing with you the same checklist that we give our own authors so you know exactly what you need to do in order to market your book successfully. Your Ultimate Book Marketing Plan Use this book marketing plan as a guide for what you need to do before, during, and after your book’s release to attract the most readers and sales. You can also download and print the complete checklist . To Do ASAP: Ideally, you’ll start setting up your marketing systems as early as possible, perhaps before your book is even finished. (You can even start some of these as soon as you decide to write a book.) The more you can do to est...

Many passionate readers like to keep track of their reading achievements and see their impressive book counts as badges of honor. Others might just be working toward their New Year’s resolution to read more, and need an efficient way to record their progress. Whatever your reading goals are, there’s a new app that can help you measure your statistics, add notes and readings, and get a comprehensive overview of everything you’ve read over a set period. This new app is called Bookly , and in this post, we’ll show you everything you need to know about this helpful reading tool. What Is the Bookly App? Similar to other popular reading apps like Goodreads or The StoryGraph , Bookly is an app that helps users track their reading stats and progress. It’s especially helpful for readers who wish to read more, participate in challenges, or set reading goals for themselves over a set period of time. The app keeps track of how many books and pages you’ve read, how many hours you’ve spent r...

Nonfiction is a very wide area of writing that includes all books that use facts and not fiction. Many of them can be based on a person’s life or a historical event, but nonfiction can also be an instructional piece, a commentary, or a humorous take on a given idea. These genres can also go deep, asking philosophical questions.  Essential Nonfiction Genres  If you are interested in writing a nonfiction book, you need to understand the different genres you can write in.  1. Self-help and instruction  One of the bestselling subgenres in the realm of nonfiction, self-help books encompass a whole range of subjects.  Browse the shelves in any bookstore and you’ll find books that can help you with your business, self-development, home organization, relationship problems, or even your diet! If you have a problem in any area of life, most likely, you’ll find a solution in the self-help section. Examples: The 7 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steph...