Self Publishing

You finished your book (congratulations), had it printed, and now you have a stack of copies just waiting to be purchased and read. Some authors find that book signings can be an effective way to reach new buyers. Here are some tips for planning a book signing that will sell copies and make you and your host happy. 1. Determine...

You've written your book... now, how to get it into the (paying) hands of people besides your friends and family? With the availability of online and social media tools, anyone can promote their books without spending a lot of cold, hard cash.  Your time, well, you can expect to spend quite a bit of that.  However, if you're willing to...

Facebook marketing for authors is an excellent tool for self-published authors. Follow these steps to help you use Facebook to raise awareness and increase your book sales. Create a Fan Page:  When you create the website for your book (read more about creating a website for your book here), you should also create a Fan Page or a Facebook Author...

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Self-Publishing––Is it for you? You’ve written, halfway written or are considering writing a book or some other type of manuscript. In this day and age of DIY, many authors are giving more thought to the idea of publishing their own writing.  Many feel that since they wrote the book, they should also publish it and have greater control over content...

After you’ve finished the mechanical and substantive edits of your manuscript, it’s time for the book page layout. The book layout design phase of the self-publishing process prepares the guts of your book for its final ‘look.’  Margins Many who are new to self publishing often forget to provide enough space for margins. You will want to have white space all...

You've made it.  You've written and edited your book, designed the cover and had it printed into beautiful volumes that smell wonderful and are just waiting to be sold.  Then you realize that writing and publishing the book is only half the battle.  If you want people other than your friends and family to take pity on you and buy...

Editing Your Manuscript Before you move on to the page layout step of your book, you will want to finalize the editing process to keep your costs lower. It is possible to make modifications after the editing phase, but it will cost you, because you will have subsequently entered the phase where your manuscript is in page layout software. At...

If you are going to self-publish your book, it is critical that your book's cover attracts attention, fits within your book's genre and looks good no matter what size it is (due to online marketing and sites like Amazon).  Here are some tips to help you create a book cover that grabs attention: First of all, research other books in...

Whether you've been working on a book for a while, or you have an idea for a book rolling around in your head, one question is always inevitable: "How am I going to get this book into the hands of other people?" Authors today have more choices than ever before.  Self book publishing, whether in e-book form or in small...