Self Publishing Cost Effective and Easy.
A few tips on getting into print
I have made all the mistakes of a first time writer and
wanting to publish. I got caught by self
publishing firms that promise the earth and don’t deliver. I have experimented on the internet until I
have now honed this process. If you are
content to electronically self publish this is my overview of how to set about
it.
If you want to have a few hard copies at your disposal, this
is also possible with this method.
The First part is your creative skill
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Make your document.
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You may want to embellish with clip art or
photographs, this enhances the document.
You can use your own or photos on line. Beware of copyright- on
photographs it can be an expensive mistake.
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You may want to number the pages- this is
required if a long novel.
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On your last page include a photo of yourself
and a profile. People want to know your qualifications and who you are.
Part Two
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The most important thing is the title and the
font which is explained
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This is an example of one of my book title pages
as recommended by Smashwords.
The
Plucky Police Car
By Zoe Ainsworth-Grigg
Published by Zoe Ainsworth-Grigg
Copyright 2013 Zoe Ainsworth-Grigg
Discover other titles by Zoe Ainsworth-Grigg at
© All Rights Reserved. No part of this book
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means
without the written permission of the author
When you have done this
You will also have to produce a cover with an image that is
acceptable TO SMASHWORDS.
You can go to https://www.createspace.com/Help/Book/ArtworkDownload.do
To create a book cover or if you have a high resolution
photograph of the correct size you can add text at www.addtext.com
Step Three
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Go to Amazon and log on to their front page.
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Right at the bottom of the page is a heading “make
money with us” and under that “INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISH WITH US”.
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Go through the details of publishing and then it
is best to upload your coverto Smashwords specification.
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Continue and publish on Kindle.
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You can come back to this and edit at any time,
more later.
Step Four
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Go back to Smashwords and using your produced
cover image.
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At this stage make sure to get your free ISBN
number. Useful if a library buys your book.
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Go back to Amazon and add the ISBN number by
editing the document.
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Add this number at the bottom of your document
so that when you make a hard copy it will be there.
You are now published electronically
Publishing a hard copy
There are two sites which will help with getting you
document ready
Picture books www.blurb.com
Mainly text documents www.lulu.com
Choose your printing company as there are many locally that
give good deals.
To experiment go to www.printing.com
or any other online printing sites.
Step Four
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and the
size of your book
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It is important which ever printing company you
choose, to determine how they would like to receive the cover and back page.
Usually they require a pdf document which includes the cover image
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Play about with the paper weights until you find
something that you like within your price range.
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Copy the details of paper weights and details of
the cover paper weight if you are then going to go to a local printer.
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Ask printers for prices; be specific of your
requirements.
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Accept and remember to include in the order a number
of copies that you will give to relatives and friends.
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Do not set a price on the print.
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Order
You are now in print and published.
You can now sell your book on Amazon too.
Step Five -Advertising your book
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Facebook, twitter, electronically, there are
group sites for Kindle ( Kindlefancast) and other group Facebook sites.
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Selling to friends; this is the most lucrative
when you are starting out as an author.
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Book signings.
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Table at local fairs.
Consider giving a copy to your local
library.
Zoe Ainsworth- Grigg
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© All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may
be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means without
the written permission of the author
ISBN
9781311439277
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