Read an E-book Week is March 4 – 10, 2007. The week is designed to celebrate e-books and to educate the public about them. If you’ve read this blog for any time at all, you probably know I’m a big advocate of e-books. My novel Stroke of Luck is published as an e-book, and I’ve been … Read more
We’ve been focusing a lot on self-publishing in the last few weeks. I enjoy working with self-publishing clients and recognize how much misinformation and confusion there is about self-publishing. But many – probably most – writers still dream of being published by a large publishing company. Michael S. Hyatt is President & CEO of Thomas … Read more
In Self-Publishing Primer: Part 11 – How much does self-publishing cost?, I estimated an author could self-publish a book for $4800 to $8000+. To see how much + can be … read Tracking the Nazi looters about a self-published book that the February 28th issue Publishers’ Lunch Deluxe reports cost more than $2 million dollars to publish! … Read more
You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. To cover marketing and promoting would require volumes. We’ve talked in previous posts about building a platform, creating a Web site, and lining up speaking events and other promotional events. In this final installment of the series, I’ll highlight a few … Read more
After several difficult rounds of judging, the winners of the EPIC New Voices writing contest for middle school and high school students have been announced. Forty-four prizes will be awarded to forty winners – some students placed in more than one category. Congratulations to the winners! And to the many students who entered but didn’t … Read more
You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. Writers who expect to sell their books in personal appearances or through brick-and-mortar stores may not see the value of having a Web site. But even if you don’t want to sell your books online, it’s important to have your own … Read more
You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. Many of the tasks you will need to accomplish to publish your book must be done simultaneously, and you can self-publish a book much faster than the timeline below. In fact, Fern Reiss has a book, The Publishing Game: Publish a … Read more
You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. Every author considering self-publishing wants to know how much it will cost. I’ll give some general ideas, but there is a huge variation in costs based on many factors: the length of your book, the method of printing, what kind of … Read more
You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. Writers often ask me if they need to copyright their book before they send it into the publishing world – either to a freelance editor or book doctor to polish the manuscript or to agents and editors to seek publication. In … Read more
You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. You’ve written or are writing a book. Now you understand what self-publishing is and you’ve decided to self-publish your book. Where do you start? Decide what type of business to establish: sole proprietorship, LLC, or corporation. Most self-publishers start as proprietorships, … Read more