Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, more effectively and successfully than any other book, has turned writers with an idea into successful authors with books by providing solid, usable information in clear, concise, readable language. This is not the stuff of theory, it is the product of hard-earned experience.
Updated to reflect recent changes on the Internet and World Wide Web, this popular guide offers solid, practical wisdom on writing, editing, printing, publishing, promoting, marketing, and distributing books. "Dan Poynter is at his best discussing . . . starting one's own publishing house".--Publishers Weekly
Lyon offers novelists the wisdom of her experience as an author, book editor, writing instructor, and marketing consultant. Step-by-step, she details what editors want, what questions to ask them, and how to develop a marketing strategy.
This new, updated edition of the industry standard shows writers how to get full control over their careers by self-publishing. Writers will see how the publishing industry works and learn how to make it work for them. Packed with maximum profit/minimal risk ideas. The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 4th Edition provides readers with: Step-by ...
Discusses the publishing industry, and tells how to select a subject, conduct research, edit a manuscript, plan the book design, choose illustrations, arrange the printing, handle the marketing aspects, and sell reprint rights.
Whether you're an author, a professional, an entrepreneur, even a newcomer to the writing world, you certainly want to shape your publishing destiny. And you can - with the help of this book. You'll find this completely updated edition to be a resource of tremendous value. The book penetrates publishing's mystique; empowers you by revealing, in ...
With practical, easy-to-follow advice, Linda Radke steers the self-publisher through the maze of the publishing and marketing worlds. Offering money-saving tips at every turn, "The Economical Guide to Self Publishing" gives advice built on experience.
Making Music Make Money will educate songwriters, as well as aspiring music business entrepreneurs in the basics of becoming an effective independent music publisher. Topics include a discussion of the various roles a publisher plays in the music business: collection, administration, protection, exploitation and evaluation. A major emphasis is ...
The president and CEO of Outskirts Press offers a step-by-step method for improving an authors exposure on Amazon, increasing profitability by listing books on Amazon for as little as 20 percent, and leveraging every Amazon marketing opportunity for maximum results.
Best-selling author and world-renowned publisher Vickie Stringer began her empire with one book ? Let That Be the Reason. After enduring 26 rejection letters from mainstream publishers, Stringer began to explore the promising world of self-publishing. Stringer has distinguished herself as a Literary Renaissance Woman, boasting titles such as best ...
This title covers budgeting, copyrighting, and marketing. Know the pros and cons of self-publishing and get your work in print. Thinking about self-publishing your book? This no-nonsense guide walks you through the entire process of going it alone, from preparing your manuscript and creating the perfect title to selling the final product. You'll ...
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How to Publish a Book and Sell a Million Copies debunks the myths of the publishing world and gives authors the information they need to publish books themselves. Self-publishing is one form of entrepreneurship, says Ted Nicholas, and can be approached like any other entrepreneurial endeavor--with determination, hard work, and the desire to "do it ...
Amateur hour has arrived, and the audience is running the show. In a hard-hitting and provocative polemic, Silicon Valley insider and pundit Andrew Keen exposes the grave consequences of today's new participatory Web 2.0 and reveals how it threatens our values, economy, and ultimately the very innovation and creativity that forms the fabric of ...
A meticulous resource for every aspect of e-publishing--from obtaining an ISBN and formatting an e-book to booking speaking tours and placing ads--this book is all an author needs to successfully navigate the publishing jungle from one's own computer.
The basic business model of the book publishing industry remained largely unchanged between the Great Depression and the turn of the Millennium. Print a lot of books, try to get them reviewed so that stores would stock them on consignment, advertise, then hope that they don't come back as returns. Small imprints and self-publishers were reduced to ...
Get started with Entrepreneur Magazine's Start-Up Series Covers evaluating book ideas to developing an effective marketing plan, getting books reviewed, finding sales channels, and more.
Novice or Seasoned...New to the publishing game? The Well Fed Self-Publisher takes you step-by-step through every stage of your publishing success story. Been around the block a few times? You'll walk away with a whole host of new tools and insights. Far from theoretical, The Well-Fed Self-Publisher is One Big Case Study: the author's own "real ...
With this text as guide, readers will produce pages and book layouts using Microsoft Word that no book reviewer will scoff at. (Computer Books-Desktop Publishing & Design)
This book gives potential authors the information they need to turn their expertise and passion into their own money-making book, in less than 12 hours of actual writing time.
With a ten-step plan, former "Jive/Intimacy" magazine editor and self-published author Powell shows aspiring authors how to turn their writing skills into a successful and profitable moneymaking writing and book publishing career.
Revised and updated, here is the fourth edition of the original guide that inspired thousands of writers to publish without commercial publishers and sparked the small-press revolution.
A '90s guide to producing a professional book that will sell well in the marketplace, "Smart Self-Publishing" is filled with useful tips and anecdotes from the publishing world, including how to work with a book packager, the value of networking, and why a professional cover is essential.
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