Review: Practical advice, solid read, but short
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
How to Write for Kindle: a Non-Fiction Book in 72 Hours or Less offers a lot of pratical advice, not so much about writing in general, but more about writing short books for the Kindle market. I've been wanting to write a few non-fiction quicklets for a while, so when I saw this book free for download, it was a definite blessing in disguise.The book starts by telling you how to outline (which is basically like the road map for your book), how to work on the research phase (if necessary), how much time you should spent to writing and editing. It doesn't go into too much detail about letting someone else edit your book, about book covers or formatting. It touches on the subjects briefly though.The author obviously has a great approach, and something that definitely worked for her. The true test to see if it would work for me though, would probably be to try it out. I plan on doing so in February, once my schedule cleans up.While the book definitely has some useful advice, it isn't complete, and doesn't go through it step by step. It's a quick guide, just what I expected, but I would've liked to read more about what markets the target, and how to successfully write for the Kindle audience. Writing a book is one thing, publishing it successfully, and actually getting noteworthy sales, is quite the other.I saw the price today, and for that price, I'd want more than a 70 page book. Just saying.I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.