How to Self-Publish a Book
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In the old days, the only way for writers to publish a book was through a publisher. This meant finding an agent, pitching editors, and hoping that one of them likes it. Then writers would lose control of their books because the editor and publisher would oversee content, interior design, cover design, sales, and marketing. And this describes what the lucky few writers experienced. Most writers were simply rejected or ignored, and they never published a book. I'm going to show you how you can write a book and publish it. Are you ready to get started?
How to Self-Publish a Book
- 1. SELF-PUBLISH A B O O K How to by Guy Kawasaki
- 2. I N T R O D U C T I O N In?the?old?days,?the?only?way?for?writers?to?publish?a?book?was through?a?publisher.?This?meant?finding?an?agent,?pitching editors,?and?hoping?that?one?of?them?likes?it.?Then?writers?would lose?control?of?their?books?because?the?editor?and?publisher would?oversee?content,?interior?design,?cover?design,?sales,?and marketing. Those?days?are?gone?because?of?the?rise?of?self-publishing.? Now?writers?can?publish?their?own?books?and? control?their?own?destiny.
- 3. F O R T H E R I G H T R E A S O N S Write
- 4. 4 G O O D R E A S O N S T O W R I T E (a)?You?have?accumulated?knowledge that?merits?sharing;? (b)?You?want?to?further?an?idea?that benefits?mankind;? (c)?You?want?to?entertain,?amuse,?or inspire?people;? (d)?You?want?conquer?the?intellectual challenge?of?writing?a?book.
- 5. T H E R I G H T T O O L S Use
- 6. T H E S E A R E T H E T O O L S I U S E (a)?Microsoft?Word?(writing) (b)?Adobe?InDesign?(layout) (c)?Evernote?(collecting?anything) (d)?Dropbox?(backing?up)
- 8. M A R K E T I N G P L A T F O R M S O C I A L M E D I A Build a Start immediately!
- 9. K I N D L E P L A T F O R M A M A Z O N ' S Start with
- 10. O N D E M A N D UsePrint
- 12. T H E C R O W D Tap
- 13. T A P T H E C R O W D The?crowd?is?a?beautiful?thing.?It?has?helped?me complete?my?outlines,?provided?me?with?stories?to illustrate?my?concepts,?content?edited,?copyedited, reviewed?for?Amazon,?and?evangelized?my?books.?If?I had?to?put?a?number?to?it,?I¡¯d?guesstimate?that?feedback from?the?crowd?makes?my?books?50?percent?better.?
- 15. P R O F E S S I O N A L S Hire
- 16. H I R E A P R O There?are?three?ways?that?a?book?can?scream, ¡°self-published?by?an?amateur:¡±? Your?goal?should?be?to?produce?a?book?that?is better?than?a?New?York?publisher¡¯s¡ªthink ¡°artisanal?publishing.¡±? (a)?Lousy?interior?design (b)?Crude?fonts (c)?Poor?copyediting
- 17. P O S T A G E S T A M P Think
- 18. T H I N K P O S T A G E S T A M P There?is?a?fourth?way?that?a?book?can?scream?¡°self-published,¡± and?that¡¯s?a?lousy?cover.?Canva,?the?company?that?I?work?for, offers?a?series?of?free?templates?to?help?you?design?a professional?looking?cover.?You?can?also?hire?a?professional?for $1,000?to?design?your?cover,?but?I?encourage?you?to?at?least try?making?your?cover?from?one?of?our?templates.?The?most important?thing?about?your?cover?is?that?it?looks?great?when it¡¯s?the?size?of?a?postage?stamp?because?that¡¯s?the?format?that people?will?see?most?of?the?time.
- 19. Y O U R e B O O K Test
- 20. You cannot quit your way to success.
- 22. Good luck on your self- publishing journey!
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