Learn how to publish and sell your work to a global audience by using Booktrack to add soundtracks to your stories. This session will give you the basics of the Booktrack platform and show you how easy it is to add a soundtrack to your digital text and instantly publish for free and sell your books to our millions of readers.
Creating book soundtracks on Booktrack: JASON HOVEY and PAUL CAMERON
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