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Estelle Van de Velde
Belgium
Приєднався 10 жов 2013
A lot of me, I guess.
Hey! I'm Estelle and I'm a web designer, indie author and mom.
You can find my books here: vdvestelle.com/books
Hey! I'm Estelle and I'm a web designer, indie author and mom.
You can find my books here: vdvestelle.com/books
Time for a mid-year indie author heads up ☀️
How is it possible that we’re already halfway through the year? I feel like we’re still in March, because it’s freezing here. But hey, time flies as we do say. So what’s the status of my author business after those six months into the void?
#midyear #authortube
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Important Links
♥ WEBSITE: vdvestelle.com
♥ MY BOOKS: www.amazon.com/stores/Estelle-Van-de-Velde/author/B06XGKNT6J?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
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For business inquiries, you can contact me at
hello@vdvestelle.com
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DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting me!
#midyear #authortube
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Important Links
♥ WEBSITE: vdvestelle.com
♥ MY BOOKS: www.amazon.com/stores/Estelle-Van-de-Velde/author/B06XGKNT6J?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
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For business inquiries, you can contact me at
hello@vdvestelle.com
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DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting me!
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Is the Design Thinking Specialization on Coursera worth it? | Design Course Review
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I’ve recently completed the Design Thinking Specialization certificate from the University of Virginia Darden on Coursera and wanted to give you a quick review of the course for anyone thinking about taking it. As a UX designer, and as someone who just completed a six-month bootcamp in UX/UI design, I’m appalled to report that - before taking this certification - I knew nothing about design thi...
This Is My Book Tag | The Londoners edition
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Questions for this tag: Q1: What’s the title of your book? Q2: What genre is it? Q3: What inspired you to write it? Q4: Is your book self or trad published? Q5: What do you love about your book? Q6: What other books does yours resemble? Q7: What is the scene or thing you were most excited for readers to read? Q8: What is one thing readers may have missed or not picked up on when reading your bo...
Some kind of much needed updates + Laeken Greenhouse mini vlog
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I’m finally taking the time to record a video in which I’m giving some kind of updates. I’ve been struggling with finding the time to do it, between my job search, my portfolio redesign, the course I’m taking on Design Thinking, and my more private life. Recently, my husband and I took a day off to visit the Royal Greenhouse of Laeken in Brussels, Belgium. This was the perfect time to film a li...
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Author Income Report 2023: how many books did I sell?
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Author Income Report 2023: how many books did I sell?
Sorry, what did I really do this year? + Goal setting for 2024 | AuthorTube
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Sorry, what did I really do this year? Goal setting for 2024 | AuthorTube
I got 326 Downloads of my Book in just One Week | Authortube Book Marketing Experiment
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I got 326 Downloads of my Book in just One Week | Authortube Book Marketing Experiment
What's your best NaNoWriMo memory? Let's hear what AuthorTube has to say
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What's your best NaNoWriMo memory? Let's hear what AuthorTube has to say
I don't know if I want to have quarterly goals anymore | Authortube
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I don't know if I want to have quarterly goals anymore | Authortube
I reviewed Reader, I Tweeted Him by @EmmaBennetAuthor
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I reviewed Reader, I Tweeted Him by @EmmaBennetAuthor
Book Shopping at Waterstones Brussels Mini Vlog & Book Haul
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Book Shopping at Waterstones Brussels Mini Vlog & Book Haul
How much did it cost to self-publish my book? | SEO for Authors | Self-publishing on a budget
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How much did it cost to self-publish my book? | SEO for Authors | Self-publishing on a budget
First Chapter Reading of SEO for Authors | AuthorTube | Book Marketing
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First Chapter Reading of SEO for Authors | AuthorTube | Book Marketing
Why is it so overwhelming? | A book editing vlog | AuthorTube
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Why is it so overwhelming? | A book editing vlog | AuthorTube
I did what?? | Q3 goals for 2023 | AuthorTube
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I did what?? | Q3 goals for 2023 | AuthorTube
Book Marketing Strategy that Works: Know your Readers' Intention | SEO for Authors
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Why Search Engine Optimization Is Key For Your Author Business | SEO Tips For Authors
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Why Search Engine Optimization Is Key For Your Author Business | SEO Tips For Authors
I reveal the book cover of SEO for Authors | AuthorTube
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I reveal the book cover of SEO for Authors | AuthorTube
Updates on how querying is going for my Middle-Grade Fantasy novel | AuthorTube
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Updates on how querying is going for my Middle-Grade Fantasy novel | AuthorTube
How to Become a Prolific Author with John Pullen Writer | Author Interviews
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How to Become a Prolific Author with John Pullen Writer | Author Interviews
SEO For Authors: ARCs Reviewers Wanted | AuthorTube
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SEO For Authors: ARCs Reviewers Wanted | AuthorTube
We went on a trip to London and it was amazing | Theatre, Shopping and lots of Food
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We went on a trip to London and it was amazing | Theatre, Shopping and lots of Food
I drafted a book in less than 20 days | AuthorTube Vlog | SEO for Authors
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I drafted a book in less than 20 days | AuthorTube Vlog | SEO for Authors
I did a marketing experiment with free book promo websites | AuthorTube Vlog
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I did a marketing experiment with free book promo websites | AuthorTube Vlog
I answer all your questions | 500 subscribers celebration Q&A
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I answer all your questions | 500 subscribers celebration Q&A
INCOME REPORT FOR 2022 | How Many Books Did I Sell? Where Did My Money Come From?
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INCOME REPORT FOR 2022 | How Many Books Did I Sell? Where Did My Money Come From?
Setting up my goals for Q2 2023 | AuthorTube
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Setting up my goals for Q2 2023 | AuthorTube
I'm officially in the query trenches with my middle-grade novel | Road to Trad Pub | Part Two
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I'm officially in the query trenches with my middle-grade novel | Road to Trad Pub | Part Two
Build Ikea Bookshelves with Me | TIMELAPSE
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Build Ikea Bookshelves with Me | TIMELAPSE
I have the option to get up to 5 proof copies. Despite the "not for resale" banner it seems like a good opportunity to get copies at cost. I presume that after publishing that won't be possible.
I have a technical book in German that I want to translate into English, but there is a small problem. The book contains many mathematical equations, as well as charts and illustrations, so the format needs to remain. Is there a translation service that could accomplish this?
So many people are using AI and not proof-reading it, they upload garbage. I was doing a Blood Pressure log book, and looking at reviews to see what buyers liked and didn't like. One woman didn't like the book's description of how to take your own blood pressure and sent a photo of it: "Put the inflatable bastard on your arm." I did not make this up! The trouble is, I want them to notice my carefully edited book! AND - this book still got many good reviews. I don't understand. Thanks for your video!
1:52 At this point I said to myself: "Nope, Im translateing it myself...". xD
Nice tips and video. Thank you! 😊
Or maybe using GPTO?
I talked about the tool that I used but you can choose whatever tool you're comfortable with.
Hi... How many author copies i can order? Say 50...100??
As many as you want
Maybe the American dashboard does not want to be grouped with the European dashboards because of the VAT cost. I'm not sure but that could be the reason.
Could be :) Thank you for your comment!
I unpublished my books (ebook and paperback) due to a bad review from the first reviewer. However, I noticed the paperback is still on the KDP website but listed as out of print, and sales are still coming in. Now, the negative reviews keep increasing. Will my account be affected by this, or what will happen?"
I'd suggest you contact the KDP support team about this matter.
I translated a book from greek to albanian, but the author who wrote it, passed away years ago. What can i do in order to publish it?
It all depends on who owns the copyrights. I'd start there :)
@@EstelleVandeVelde the copyrights owns his daughter, but she's also dead.
The author and the publisher the only one who has the authority to unpublished from kdp and Amazon?
It depends on the contract you have with the publisher. Always check your contract ;)
I recently published my first book. It’s a children’s picture book. I used a company that I had to pay, because I knew nothing about the process. The book only has a sentence or two on each page of text. There’s white space on the rest of the page. Shouldn’t I be able to take the file of my original book, change the words. And upload? The company is wanting over $1000 from me.
I'm afraid I can't answer your question. It depends on the contract you have with the company, I guess?
Hi. Thanks for your video, really hits the spot. I have an ISBN number that I've used for my kdp and Ingram Spark Print-on-demand books, do you know if I can use this for D2D ebook or do I need to use a new one? Thanks
Hey! ISBN are linked to a book format, not to a selling platform. If you assigned an ISBN to an ebook, you can sell it wherever you'd like without changing it, as long as you're selling that same ebook over the platforms you chose (KDP, Ingram, D2D, you name it). Hope that helps :)
@@EstelleVandeVelde Thanks. I actually meant to ask if the ISBN I've used for my print copy can be used for the ebook. I googled and it appears I need a separate ISBN for the ebook,
@@musicformusos5196 Yep, you got the right answer: you've got to use a different ISBN for your ebook and your paperback.
Hi and thank you! I published my first book on Play Books yesterday. I want to publish it in other languages I know. If you would like to make video about how to publish same book but in different languages on Play Books, I would be interested to watch it. Cheers
I want to learn how to translate from English to French
First step: learn French ;)
DeepL is good but it's mostly a hit or miss for most languages. I used it for Chinese and realized that some translations are very accurate while others are beyond worse and that was me using premium. Instead of DeepL I'd rather you use Immersive Translate and select Gemini, Open AI or Claude or you can use all version compare and edit where needed. It saves so much time haa no word limit and it will be done in minutes. But anyways thanks for the tip
Thanks for sharing! :)
Time has flown by!!!!!! Thank you for the update :)
So much! What are your writing updates? :)
@@EstelleVandeVelde I have NO idea! omg. I do weekly updates on my streams. right now, working on writing this novel (75k is the minimum target), i'm at 26k words (after deleting 6.5k words from 29k) lol!
That's awesome you're doing a podcast with Sasha Black! I love her!
Yes! The recording day is July 3rd. Can't wait :D
I have 2, almost 3 audiobooks so that's a win for me! Yay for your wins Estelle and hope everything goes well with publishing your book!
That's impressive! How has been your experience with audiobooks creation so far?
@@EstelleVandeVelde Up and down, some good things, some bad things, but overall loving it!
Thanks for that, now I know I'm not the only one hahahahaha
You're definitely not the only one ;)
Congratulations on completing this!❤
Thank you!! <3
Very useful for anyone else contemplating taking the course and making it their career.
Thanks John :)
Thank for the course review ! 🥳
Happy you liked it :D
Thank you for sharing. I’m still at a point where my expenses outweigh my author income but I am seeing growth year on year in my author profits which is good
Keep going, and I'm sure you'll be exceeding your expectations <3
I don’t blame you for being nervous about your family reading your memoir! I wouldn’t be brave enough to share with them 😅 Great video!
Thanks Eloise!
Very nice video I enjoy a lot I like to hear your words I am a viewer of your UA-cam channel Your UA-cam channel is very nice Best of luck to you ma'am
Thank you :)
I am writing this morning; 2,000 words so far and have passed 60,200 in total so far. Have to leave soon, things to do.
Great number! You're surprising me every day :D
Very nice video thank you I always watch your videos I subscribe and like your UA-cam channel your books are very nice I like reading your books your words are very nice
Thank you :)
Thanks for sharing. I didn't know your book was a memoir. Also, this is a cool tag. I think I will do it too for next month!
Looking forward to your book tag <3
Well done! I am still in the stage where my outgoings are way more than what is coming in.... which is not ideal! 😅
It will get better, just keep going! ;)
This was a fun video and your real-life inspired novel sounds educational as well as heart-felt. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Ben <3
Oh!! Will have to do this tag!! Loved your answers!
Yes, you'll have to, hahaha. Thank you, Joey <3
This is a great video! It's so good getting to know your book. Do you have a favourite place in the UK you'd love to revisit?
Oh, good question! I loved all the big parks in London, like Hampstead Heath and Richmond Park. I'd go there whenever I could.
Excellent answers!
Thank you!
I loved the questions and the video but I loved your book even more. Well done.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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Great tag! I also took the IELTS exam - it was such a stressful thing for me to go through.
It was, wasn't it? But we're both excellent English speakers now :D
I loved this book! I've added your video to the This Is My Book tag playlist! ua-cam.com/play/PLnSiposFlv-juV8Zf-sHRCUp1tnktDSLe.html&si=56Me81A_8tc0n4qO
Thanks Emma <3
Good information. I would like personalized consultation if you know how to handle publishing on Ingram first. I only have a draft, nothing uploaded on KDP, and it's a month until it's released on Ingram. I don't know if I'm messing up things. Thanks!
Thanks for your message! Unfortunately I've never published anything with Ingram yet, so I can't help you. I'm sure you can find another author with Ingram experience on social media :) Best of luck!
What a beautiful place, it looks so peaceful! Whatever you decide to do, remember to stay true to yourself!
I’ll remember it, thank you Tracey ❤️☺️
So glad you're alive and doing okay! 🎉
Hahaha, thank you Andy ❤️🤭
You are just awesome x
Thank you <3
Huzzah! A video from Waffle!x
<3
That's a lovely video. Perhaps you should also become a film director!😀. Keep up the author tube work when you can. Remember it was you and these videos that finally got me to start my own channel. I have 28 videos already lined up with another 12 scripted. You are an inspiration.
Thank you, John <3 You're also an inspiration to me!