Mykitaab: How To Publish And Market Your Books

Kiruba Shankar is a Social Media consultant, Professor, Organic Farmer and Author. He has varied interests including photography (over 7,000 photos on Flickr and counting!) and podcasting: he is the host of Kiruba.tv , where he interviews exceptional leaders. Kiruba has written five books, including Wikipedia for Beginners, Crowdsourcing and Copyright and Copyleft. His latest book is titled First Book, which is a compilation of the best advice on writing from authors who have together sold millions of book. Kiruba and I also discuss his journey from his engineering college days, to the dot com bust, working with Sify and Sulekha, his 20 year career in social media, organic farming, and Creative Commons. Special Mention: Kiruba has offered his latest Book titled First Book, as a free download to listeners of MyKitaab Podcast in exchange for an honest review. Interested listeners can visit mykitaab.in/kiruba to download this book.   Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab;

Kiran Manral is a former journalist turned author of four books, including All Aboard and Once Upon a Crush. Her fifth book, The Face at The Window, will be released in February 2016. We talk about her journey as an author, writing style, audiobooks, translations, and self publishing.  Kiran writes humor, but all four of her books have a different theme and are practically in a different genre. Equally interesting is that she has published all of her books with a different publisher each time. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!  Shownotes for this episode are available on the Mykitaab site at mykitaab.in/kiran

Rich Amooi is the author of Romantic comedies. He has published five books , including Dog Day Wedding, Five Minutes later and Mr. Crotchety.  His latest book, an Eclair to Remember, was released in January 2016 and has received great reviews on goodreads.  Rich and I talk about his journey into writing books, reviews from readers, his upcoming book An Eclair To Remember. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab; Stitcher Radio at http://smarturl.it/mykitaabcast or on Google Play at goo.gl/kAadZ7 and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!  Shownotes from this episode will be available at www.mykitaab.in/rich

Aditi Chopra is a former technologist turned author, who has published about 20 books in both fiction and nonfiction genre. She describes herself as author of NRI fiction and nonfiction books.Her fiction books include Mr. Imperfect and Desi Girl Series, and her nonfiction books are on leadership, particularly her book Leading Without Authority.has received positive feedback.  In this podcast episode, we discuss her journey towards becoming an author, publishing multiple books in a year, and her advice for aspiring authors. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab; Stitcher Radio at http://smarturl.it/mykitaabcast or on Google Play at goo.gl/kAadZ7 You can view the shownotes and the resources discussed in this podcast at  at www.mykitaab.in/aditi.

In this podcast interview, Ben Wurth talks about how he started Upliterate. We also  the future plans for Upliterate and what Genres they will focus on. Upliterate was one of the sponsors of Nanowrimo 2015, something that we cover in our discussion. Particularly for authors who write in Science Fiction and Fantasy as well as Young Adult genres, it is great to have one more option, though it is still a little rough around the edges at the time or recording.  Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab; Stitcher Radio at http://smarturl.it/mykitaabcast or on Google Play at goo.gl/kAadZ7 and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!  Shownotes from this episode are available at mykitaab.in/ben

Tom Morkes is an author, entrepreneur, podcaster and founder of Insurgent Publishing. Tom and I talk about his journey into the world of publishing, writing, self publishing and book marketing. You can find the shownotes at [https://mykitaab-podcast.com/tom/](https://mykitaab-podcast.com/tom/) Tom has appeared in several podcast interviews on Entrepreneur on Fire, Bestselling Fiction podcast, and Writer 2.0 podcast. His guest posts on Goinswriter, and writeup on how he earns an income while traveling around the world on Business Insider are interesting reads. Please subscribe to the podcast on [Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mykitaab-how-to-publish-and-market-your-books/id1073960469) (formerly iTunes) or  listen and subscribe on [ACast](https://www.acast.com/mykitaab), [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/amar-vyas/mykitaab-podcast-with-amar-vyas), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/0wAfWK7weGc1xLyt0uCFQY) and [Otto Radio](https://www.ottoradio.com/podcast/mykitaab-how-t

Jeremy Thomas is the CEO of Inkshares, which offers a mix of crowdfunding model and the services offered by a traditional publisher. Inkshares was founded in 2013 to create a differentiated offering. Jeremy and I talk about how Inkshare's model has evolved, his take on international presence, non-English language publishing and audiobooks, and finally, his advise for authors. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab or Stitcher at www.smarturlit/mykitaabcast and if you like this podcast, please leave a review! The shownotes and references mentioned in this podcast episode will be available at http://mykitaab.in/jeremy #crowdfunding #publishing

Mark Coker, the founder of Smashwords, an ebook distributor, tells his views on authors going exclusive with online retailers, particularly amazon. We also talk about translations, self publishing, and the power of the Internet in providing a level playing field for authors. Shownotes and resources mentioned in this podcast are available at mykitaab.in/mark. Mark previously founded Bestcalls.com, an earnings conference call directory and Dovetail PR. He is an angel investor and advisor to technology startups. He is on the advisory board of GetQuik (a restaurant order automation technology provider). Mark is a frequent speaker, guest on podcast, and blog interviews, and  is a contributor to the Huffington Post. He describes himself as a gardener, dreamer, doer, hiker, explorer, battler of squirrels, and co-author of Boob Tube and several other books. He is an alumnus of the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher and if you like this po

A C Fuller is an Author, Podcaster, Wirting Teacher and Speaker. His first book  The Anonmous Source was released in June 2015. He is also the host of the Writer 2.0 podcast, has a active facebook group by the same name, and he is a writing teacher. AC grew up in Berkeley, California and attended Oberlin College before moving to New Orleans, New York, and Connecticut. AC and I talk about book writing, self publishing and his speaking engagements, Seattle Seahawks, and strong coffee. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!  Shownotes from this episode ar available at mykitaab.in/acfuller

Bhaavna Arora is the bestselling author of the Deliberate Sinner. We talk about movies, her deep love and respect for the Army, insisting on getting the same editor and publicist as Shobha De, and finally, how she got a General's wife to read the Mistress of Honour before the General agreed to release it. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab or Stitcher at www.smarturlit/mykitaabcast and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!  Shownotes from this episode are available at mykitaab.in/bhaavna

Kavita Kapoor is an entrepreneur and an author. We talk about How to self publish a book, design a cover for a book in Microsoft word and how to get ISBN. Kavita's journey has taken her to London 2012, a stint in Gurgaon, India, and now into entrepreneurship, where she runs her startup whatsmysize.com. Her book, Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Kham, is about working in India. In this episode, Kavita discusses the motivation behind her book, how she chose the title, cover design, and we talk about finding a printer in India and getting ISBN. when she is not writing, she is a speaker at forums such as TedEx, and she is a filmmaker. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!  You can get the links and the resources mentioned in this podcast episode at mykitaab.in/kavita

Rachna Singh tells how to write a book while commuting (like Mark Dawson); surviving breast cancer. She also talks about her books Dating, Diapers and Denial and Nuptial Knots. Rachna is a humor author who covers topics of love and organizational development.Her debut novel ‘Dating, Diapers and Denial’ was published in 2012. As on December 2015, she has 4 books under her belt, including a collection of short stories. Her blog is a light and fun hearted read, but with a deep message on how to stay positive when life throws a curveball or two at you..Rachna and I discuss how she got started as an author, how she used getting stuck in traffic to draft her manuscript, her blogging, fight with breast cancer, and her upcoming books. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!  The shownotes for this episode are available at http://www.mykitaab.in/rachna

How journalist Anuj Dhar researched the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. We talk about his books on Netaji Bose including What Happened to Netaji? and India's Best Kept Secret. Anuj Dhar is a former journalist who has spent over 10 years working to unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance and death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He has written many hard hitting books on this topic, including India's Biggest Cover Up and What Happened to Netaji? He has spoken on this issue extensively on many forums including TedX. Anuj writes in his books and holds the view that  there was no air crash; and that Netaji Bose died in the 1980s after living as a monk named Gumnami Baba or Bhagwanji in Faizabad. Anuj's interview was recorded at the venue of the Bangalore Literary Festival in December 2015. About Netaji Bose: Subhas Chanda Bose was a freedom fighter who fought for India's independence from Britan. According to official records, he died on 18 August 1945, when a Japanese plane carrying him cr

Ricardo Fayet Co-Founded Reedsy, a Marketplace of editors and cover designers for books, providing book marketing services and agent assisted publishing. Ricardo takes us from the time Reedsy was founded to the new models and tools that they are introducing. We talk about books, self publishing, marketplace, editing, ebooks, agent assisted publishing, among other topics of interest to authors. Reedsy has a very stringent acceptance process for editors and cover designers, and we learn that their acceptance rate (less than 3 percent) is less than that of Harvard or McKinsey. We conclude the discussion with Reedsy's plans for translations, India, and Ricardo's dream book. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!  Shownotes from this episode are available at mykitaab.in/ricardo #selfpublishing #marketplace #startup #reedsy

Vikrant Pande on How to Translate Books to Indian Languages; books from Marathi to English; and his Books that are made into films like Bajirao Mastani. Vikrant and I discuss about his experiences as a translator, what should authors look for when they are considering translation of their book, and purely as a coincidence, all the books that he has translated and published so far have been released as movies in Marathi and Hindi. His most recent work is the translation of the Marathi book Raau on which the Hindi movie Bajirao Mastani was based. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!  You can find the shownotes of this episode on www.mykitaab.in/vikrant #bajiraomastani #translations #marathi #publishing

Vivek Mehra is the MD and CEO of SAGE India. He tells How traditional publishers select books for publishing; what is market for book publishing in India. Vivek provides insights into the Indian publishing industry - at 4 billion US dollars, it is big, but is also quite fragmented. Specifically, we talk about regional language and academic publishing. We begin the discuss his journey from the world of textiles to publishing, the struggles that he had to undergo early on in his career, and his entry into publishing in early 2000s. Vivek is a  published author who self published his debut novel and is working on a trilogy based on Kolis, the fisherman community from western India. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!  Shownotes from this episode are available at mykitaab.in/vivek #publishing #tradidionalpublishing #ebooks #textbooks #author

Amar Vyas, the Co-Founder of Kamakshi Media and the host of the Mykitaab Podcast, introduces us to the podcast on Book Publishing. This podcast aims to inform authors how to publish their books. In this introduction episode of MyKitaab, Amar tells us through his reasons for starting the podcast, the format of the show, and what listeners can expect from this show. The links and resources mentioned in this episode are available on the "home" for this podcast at http://www.mykitaab-podcast.com  Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!