Author: Chris McMullen
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781484037249
Category : Self-publishing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Proofreading, author pages, marketing, and more.

Author: Steff Green
Publisher: Rage Against the Manuscript
ISBN: 0995134278
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Do you have a story you’re bursting to tell the world? Are you sick of being rejected by the publishing establishment? Do you want to inject a little punk rock, DIY ethos into your indie author career? In How to Rock Self-Publishing, bestselling indie author and publishing coach Steff Green shows you how to tell your story, find your readers, and build a badass author brand. As a self-published author you’ll learn how to: Define your measure of success and set attainable goals. Create an exciting author brand you want to write under forever. Tame your monkey mind and consolidate your gazillion ideas into a solid plan. Choose the best platforms, editors, designers, and tools to create a high-quality book. Plan a compelling book series in any genre that will have your readers chomping for more. Write faster, release more often, and enjoy what you create. Spot trends and gaps in the market where you can add your unique voice. Publish your book in print, ebook, and audio with all the nuts and bolts. Launch with a BANG! – including handy launch checklists. Create an engaging author platform to turn your readers into lifelong fans. Find unique and emerging opportunities in self-publishing to build your audience and earn a living. Steff breaks down the 11-step process that’s seen her go from failed archaeologist and obscure music blogger to a USA Today bestseller with a six-figure income. With dozens of examples from across the publishing landscape and real-talk from her own career, Steff shows how imagination, creativity, and perseverance can help you achieve your dreams. How to Rock Self-Publishing isn’t just a book about writing, it’s about grabbing your dreams by the balls, living faster, harder and louder, and cranking your art up to 11.

Author: Comfort Love
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0804137811
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Take Control of Your Comics-Making Destiny Creating your own comic is easier than ever before. With advances in technology, the increased connectivity of social media, and the ever-increasing popularity of the comics medium, successful DIY comics publishing is within your reach. With The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics, creators/instructors Comfort Love and Adam Withers provide a step-by-step breakdown of the comics-making process, perfect for any aspiring comics creator. This unprecedented, in-depth coverage gives you expert analysis on each step—writing, drawing, coloring, lettering, publishing, and marketing. Along the way, luminaries in the fields of comics, manga, and webcomics—like Mark Waid, Adam Warren, Scott Kurtz, and Jill Thompson—lend a hand, providing “Pro Tips” on essential topics for achieving your comics-making dreams. With the insights and expertise contained within these pages, you’ll have everything you need and no excuses left: It’s time to make your comics!

Author: Marilyn Heimberg Ross
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 424

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Author: Robert Lee Brewer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1599638673
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 524

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The 2015 Guide to Self-Publishing is the essential resource for writers who are taking their publishing futures into their own hands, whether it's referred to as self-publishing or indie publishing. In addition to hundreds of listings for freelance editors, designers, self-publishing companies, and more--the Guide to Self-Publishing offers articles on how to create standout covers, hire freelance designers, break in to the gift market, protect your work, promote your work, and more. You also gain access to: • Lists of conferences, organizations, and book fairs and festivals • A pay-rate chart to help negotiate fair terms with any freelancers you might use • Interviews with successful indie authors, including Hugh Howey, Bob Mayer, Delilah Marvelle, and more + Includes access to a one-hour webinar, "How to Format E-books With Microsoft Word," indie author Jason Matthews helps writers master e-book formatting. This webinar covers each section of your book's needs, from the title and table of contents to inserting images and hyperlinks. In just over an hour, you'll be able to professionally format your e-book and give readers something they'll enjoy.

Author: Kara Starcher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578357560
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Whether your book is still just an idea or you are wrapping up the final touches or are somewhere in between in the writing process, From Draft to Book: A Guide to Self-publishing is just the manual to help you cross the finish line. Read the book from cover to cover or only the sections you need when you need them. With almost 20 years of experience in the industry, Kara Starcher has compiled a comprehensive how-to guide on the step-by-step process of producing a book. The four parts-Writing and Editing, Designing, Printing, and Planning-cover basic information about each specific stage of book production. This easy-to-understand manual discusses ?How to choose an editor?Money and contracts?Elements of page design?DIY cover basics?Final print submission files?Book specs for printing?ISBNs and barcodes?Title setup?Pricing, discounts, and returns?and more. Kara concludes with a three-month, week-by-week plan of practical steps to help you publish your book. Before you know it, you will be holding the final product in your hands and reaping the rewards of your investment. Pick up From Draft to Book and start your self-publishing journey today.

Author: Jan Yager
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780757004650
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"How to produce a commercial-looking book and avoid all the common pitfalls"--Cover.

Author: Chris McMullen
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781442183018
Category : Self-publishing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"This book will show you how to prepare and submit files to a print-on-demand self-publishing service that is part of the Amazon group of companies--a self-publishing service that you can trust, which requires virtually no investment (just a few dollars for the cost of your book, plus shipping). Following the steps outlined in this guide, your book can be selling in as little as a week once your manuscript is completed."--Back cover

Author: Christy Pinheiro
Publisher: Pineapple Guides
ISBN: 9780982266007
Category : New business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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"A fine book for self-publishers set to take advantage of today's best entry to self- publishing." Aaron Shepard, author of Aiming at Amazon. This book cuts through all the hype that surrounds the publishing industry. Learn how to register your own publishing imprint and reap the benefits of passive income that successful writing provides. This book shows you, step-by-step, how to set up your own publishing company and self-publish your own nonfiction book WITHOUT the expense of inventory or pricey "writing services" that bogus vanity publishers sell to authors. Using CreateSpace, an Amazon affiliate company, you can self-publish with very few costs up front. Stop dreaming and start living; get your book published and distributed the easy way, and keep ALL the profits for yourself! See the official website for this book and learn more about the authors at: www.stepbystepselfpublishing.net

Author: Jennette Green
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984404476
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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..".a 'must' for any aspiring self-publisher..." -- Midwest Book Review FINALIST, 2nd Place, Writing & Publishing, Global EBook Awards Learn How to Achieve Your Publishing Dreams Today! "Jennette Green's Book Formatting for Self-Publishers can help you take control of your publishing career . . ." Have you written a book that you would like to see published? Today, the barriers preventing an author from getting his/her book published have vanished. No longer do authors need to send out countless query letters to publishers, who either dump them in the trash, or send a standard, cold rejection letter. Now you can take control of your publishing career. In this book, you will learn simple techniques to produce a professional looking print book or ebook. Take advantage of the author's years of experience producing professional book files for satisfied clients. Her tips and tricks to mastering the technical details of publishing a book are presented in a simple, step-by-step format that anyone can understand. Dozens of accompanying illustrations make learning the steps even easier. If you own Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat Pro (version 7 or later), you can publish your book now.* With a well-written book, a good marketing plan, and this how-to manual, you can make your publishing dreams come true. What is stopping you? Get started today! In this book, you will learn how to: Use Microsoft Word. Learn how to format your novel or nonfiction book. Learn tips to make your book look professional. Easily Format eBooks. Use your Microsoft Word print document to create ebooks for Kindle, NOOK, and Smashwords. Convert Book Covers. Discover how to build a book cover on a template. Learn how to convert any book cover file so that it will be accepted at Lightning Source and CreateSpace. Apply for Amazon's "Look Inside the Book." Find out how to format and submit your book to Amazon's "Look Inside" program. And much, much more... Jennette Green is a multi-published, international author of both fiction and nonfiction. She has helped numerous authors and publishers prepare their books for publication. She provides technical support, book and ebook formatting, as well as her specialty of building and converting covers to meet Lightning Source and CreateSpace requirements. Her passion is to empower others to achieve their publishing dreams. * Adobe Photoshop (or Scribus) is also needed in order to produce a cover file for Lightning Source. If you would like to apply advanced Kindle formatting to your book, please note that this how-to manual does not cover the use of CSS, html, KindleGen, NCX files, or other advanced Kindle formatting issues. If this area is of interest to you, the purchase of a separate book covering these topics is recommended. As well, this manual is best suited for fiction novels, or general nonfiction books. If your print nonfiction book requires a great deal of specialized formatting, you may consider using a professional page layout program, such as Adobe InDesign. The use of InDesign is not covered in this book. For Windows/PC; Tips for Mac on FormatABook.com website