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Self-Publishing for the First-Time Author: Edition 2
Written by M.K. Williams
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You’ve written your first book and you are ready to self-publish it, congratulations!
Now, what steps do you need to take to self-publish? What are the best strategies? How do you ensure retailers and libraries will carry your book? These are a few of the questions that many aspiring authors ask as they set out on their publishing journey.
Aggregating 8 plus years of experience in the self-publishing space, M.K. Williams has compiled the answers that you need into an easily digestible format to walk you through the publishing process.
There are lots of online gurus who will throw acronyms, jargon, and advanced strategies at you right out the gate. Williams breaks down the practical steps that you need to take as you self-publish your first book. This self-publishing guidebook covers everything from editing, formatting, assigning ISBNs, and selecting your publishing platforms.
Get this for yourself or as a gift for the aspiring writer in your life.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As an aspiring author, I had no idea where to begin researching this huge field of self publishing. The book helped me a lot, as I took a taste of how things are working. It has a lot of details for several self publishing platforms, as well as pre-sell promoting ideas. I would really like to include Lulu though! But it was generally a great book!