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Question for Kindle Publishers

by Jeremy Vincent
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I'm in the process of outsourcing a Kindle book which I'm going use a pen name for since I don't personally have much knowledge on the topic. I was just wondering what I should put in the author bio section. Should I just leave it blank? How big of an impact do you think including an author bio vs. not including one has on sales of the book?
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  • Profile picture of the author codyash
    Coming from someone that's currently partnered with a (Publisher of Record) Print on demand company, and familiar with over 50 authors, It's pretty important. The reason being is because people want to get to know who you are. When they read your book, they get on a personal level with you. If you were going to listen to what someone had to say in a book, wouldn't you like to know who they were and a little about themselves?

    Food for thought, and I hope this helps!

    Cheers-

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    • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Vincent
      Thanks for your input Cody...it's makes perfect sense. I guess the dilemma is what to write for an author bio when you're in the situation where you're outsourcing a book and publishing under a pen name. Am I just suppose to make up a fake bio to give the perception that it was written by an expert? I don't know if I'd feel comfortable doing that...
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      • Profile picture of the author codyash
        Originally Posted by Jeremy Vincent View Post

        Thanks for your input Cody...it's makes perfect sense. I guess the dilemma is what to write for an author bio when you're in the situation where you're outsourcing a book and publishing under a pen name. Am I just suppose to make up a fake bio to give the perception that it was written by an expert? I don't know if I'd feel comfortable doing that...
        Well, I must admit, that would be quite unorthodox... I guess that's the problem when you outsource writing your own book That's a tough question really.
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        • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
          Also take care in any photograph you use. If your book becomes wildly popular you don't want people thinking some stock photo is you and get a shock when you go on your book tour

          If you are outsourcing a book on a topic, hopefully it is one you are interested in. So just write general comments about your interest in your bio.and perhaps even about yourself. Plenty of people use pen names. So long as you don't misrepresent your expertise etc. you should be fine.
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          • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Vincent
            Haha thanks for your comment LilBlackDress. I'm not going to the lie...the idea of using a stock image definitely crossed my mind
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    I write under a lot of pen names. While every bio is different, all of them look a little bit like the real me.

    Just be careful not to give your pen name any credentials that cannot be verified. For example, don't say that he is a licensed attorney or a Ph.D. holder.
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  • Profile picture of the author bookblogger
    I would fill out the bio and not use a picture, if you don't want to use your own. I wouldn't recommend using a stock image of someone else, though. One day you might change your mind and decide to do some publicity.
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  • Profile picture of the author jonb
    Unless the reader expects the author to have highly specialized knowledge (i.e. a book about commodities trading) I think you can just be pretty general, such as:

    "Jim Smith is a blogger, marketer and writer. He loves to help people do (whatever it is you're teaching them)."

    If who the author is really isn't that important to the appeal of the book, then don't feel the need to create some elaborate background for your alter ego. Better to go minimalist and keep everything above board.
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