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March 07 PUBLISHING TIPS--SELF PUBLISHINGPUBLISHIING TIPS--SELF PUBLISHING:
When you self publish, you do all the work and you reap all the benefits and headaches. That's the whole long and the short of it. You keep all rights, all profits and you have no help along any stop of the way. It is not for the faint of heart and it is truly rewarding. Disadvantages:
--It’s unbelievably hard work --You have to pay for it all --You have to obtain the ISBN number and copyright. --You have to do or hire the book cover done yourself and set the book up ready to print --Marketing is totally up to you though many subsidy and POD publishers have packages you can buy even though you don’t publish with them—but they’re pricey! --It is by far the hardest way and it’s all up to you. Advantages:
--It’s quick. You can hold your book in your hand soon. --You maintain all rights and total control --By submitting bids to a whole bunch of companies, you can get it printed for a fraction of the cost any of the others would be so that your profit per book sold is much higher. --Your travel and lifestyle is pretty much deductible --A new author has to do most of the marketing anyway, why not reap the benefits. If you’re going to do it, do it right. Dan Pointer’s book: Self Publishing is absolutely necessary. It will take you through the steps to do it right.
Book Design:
Hire the interior design done for you or get a good book design program --InDesign is relatively friendly and does a good job. --Quart is probably the best but also VERY hard to learn. I recommend using one of these two. DO NOT use WORD or Word Perfect. I'm told no self respecting bookstore will accept a book done in either of those--ony in a professional book design program.
Bless you and keep writing,
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