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Create and Publish Your Own Print and E-Book THE Self-Publishing Updated for MANUAL2019 Create and Publish Your Own Print and e-Book J. BRUCE JONES 151 THE Self-PublishingUpdated for MANUAL2019 Create and Publish Your Own Print and e-Book J. BRUCE JONES PublishingMastery101.com 1 Updated for The Self-Publishing Manual KDP/Kindle Create and Publish Your Own Print and e-Book Print By J. Bruce Jones Disclaimer: All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For information, contact Bruce Jones Design. Reviewers may quote brief passages in reviews. Notice of Liability: The information in this book is distributed on an “as is” basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, neither the author nor Bruce Jones Design, shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information or websites contained in this book. Trademarks: Throughout this book, trademarked names are used. Rather than put a trademark symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name, we are using the names only in an editorial fashion and to the designations appear in this book, the designations have been printed in initial caps. benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Where those Websites and Ideas: information purposes only and are not warranted for content, accuracy or any other implied or explicitThe Internet purpose. is a fluid changing medium and websites change all the time. All links are for The ideas express in this book are my own and there are no guarantees that you will have success with them. This book is intended to be informational and is my opinion only. Please consider leaving a review wherever you bought the book or telling your friends know about it. © Copyright J. Bruce Jones 2019, All Rights Reserved Stock images from Pixabay.com Published by Bruce Jones Design Inc. 781-491-0742 http://www.BruceTheBookGuy.com http://www.PublishingMastery101.com Amazon Author Central Page http://www.amazon.com/author/jbrucejones/ 2 — HOW TO USE THIS BOOK — In my How to Publish Your Book Facebook Group I get some version of this question more than any other. Usually the book is written and that is as far as the author has gotten. Where do I start? What do I do? How do I publish my book? I have just published, now what do I do? These are really big and often confusing questions. So, let’s dive in and see if I can give you some direction and the basic overview of how you can publish your book. The Publishing Manual, Create and Publish Your Own Print and e-Book is set up in three parts depending on what your questions or needs are. Part 1. Key Publishing Questions. Part 1 takes you through many of the basic questions that people ask about publishing their book. I talk about where to publish, what is print-on-demand, what is an ISBN number, how to create a Kindle Print Book or Kindle E-Book and how does copyright work. Part 2. Writing, Creating and Publishing Your Book. Part 2 is an overview of the creating and publishing process. I have broken it down into 12 steps. We start with creating the content. Then print or e-book, what is involved and how do you do it, interior and cover. We move to publishing your book, how and where it is done and then one of my favorite topics, re-purposing your content for additional revenue. Includes the Self-Publishing Checklist. Part 3. The Bonus Section. In the bonus section I cover four topics; how to launch your book as an Amazon best-seller, the Best-seller Check List, how to create a book quickly using my Top Ten Technique and we wrap up with a resource list. 3 — TABLE OF CONTENTS — Part 1. Key Questions to Ask Before You Begin • Where Are You in The Process? Are You Just Starting Out or is the Book Complete? 8 • What Kind of Book Are You Creating, Novel, How To, Children’s, Picture, Coloring, Poetry, Business, Cookbook? 9 • Is Your Book Going to Be Paperback, Hardcover, E-Book or All the Above? 9 • What Do I Do? Self-Publish or Traditional Publish My Book? 10 • Where Do I Publish My Book? 12 • Self-Publishing Sites Comparison Chart 14 • What is Print-on-Demand Printing? 16 • What is KDP.Amazon/Kindle Print? 16 • Why Does Kindle/Amazon want My Tax and Bank Account Info? 19 • What is an e-Pub? 19 • What Software Programs Should I Use to Create My Book? 20 • What Programs Should I use to Create a Picture/Children’s Book? 21 • Can I Create a Hardcover Book? 22 • Can My Book Be in Bookstores? 23 • How Do I Get My Book in Bookstores? 24 • How Do I Make an Audio Book? 25 • Are You Publishing Primarily in the US or Worldwide? 26 • How Long Should My Book Be? 27 • What is an ISBN Number? 28 • Do I Need to Copyright My Book? 30 • Who Owns the Book’s Copyright if I Publish on Amazon, Kindle/Amazon or Me? 31 • How Do Royalties Work? 32 4 — TABLE OF CONTENTS — My Story, Learning to Write at 53 37 Part 2. How to Write and Publish Your Book 39 Writing Your Book 39 1. Writing Your Book 41 2. Collect Your Graphics Assets, Images, Pictures, and Charts 43 3. Key Elements that Every Book Should Have 50 4. Editing Your Book 57 5. Pre-Edit Printed Proof 59 6. Six Different Options for Publishing Your Book. 61 Creating Your Book 67 7. Creating a Kindle e-Book, Including a Kindle Formatting Guide 69 Kindle e-Book Formatting Guidelines 72 8. Creating a Kindle/Amazon Print Book, Inside and Cover 77 9. Creating a Quick Print Book 83 Publishing Your Book 85 10. Uploading and Publishing Your Book 85 11. Launching and Marketing Your Book 90 Re-Purposing Your Book’s Content 12. Re-purposing Your Book Content for Additional Products 93 Self-Publishing Checklist 97 Part 3. Bonus Content • Making an Amazon Best-seller 111 • Best-seller Checklist 120 • Top Ten Technique for Creating a Book 122 • Publishing Resources 133 5 Publishing your book is often the fulfillment of a dream you might not know you even have. It can transform your life. J. BRUCE JONES 6 Part 1. Key Questions to Ask Before You Begin 7 Part 1. Key Questions to Ask Before You Begin • Where Are You in the Process? Are You Starting Out or Is the Book Complete? The process of writing each book is unique. But they all begin with sitting down and doing the hard work of getting your thoughts and ideas down. Along with words, we will also need pictures, illustrations or charts for our books. There are many different ways to write a book. You can sit at a computer, or legal pad, you can also dictate or record it using audio or video and then tran- scribe. There is no correct way; there is only your way. I am not an expert on writing; I am an expert on creating the book. I didn’t learn how to write until I was 53 and I have now created over 40 of my own books and many more for others. You can read my story on page 35. All I know is keep going, do not stop, keep trying and you will get there. Write a little bit every day. we have editors. This is one of the biggest lessons I have learned from being aThe graphic goal is, designer. you have Our to jobfinish. is to But create you dothe not ideas have and to story. be perfect, The editor that is and why graphic designers is to clean the story up and create the book’s aesthetics. One of the hardest, but most important things I have learned in writing my books, push the publish button. Release my ideas to the world. When you do, 8 it can be a transformative experience. I find that writing and publishing can be Manythe fulfillment people come of a dreamto me andthat say, you I mightam done not with know the you writing. even had. I don’t know where to start the creating and publishing the book? Let’s see if I can answer a few of those questions and get you through the process. • What Kind of Book Are You Creating? A Novel, How to Book, Children’s Book, Picture Book, Coloring Book, Poetry Book, Business Book or Cook Book? This question can open up all kinds of questions. It is usually a question I ask when I have my graphic designer hat on. It tells me what software to recom- mend and how to start preparing your artwork for the project. If you are going all text, then you are using MS-Word or Google Docs. If you are creating a book with a lot of design and images. We would talk about InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Or freelance illustrators or designers. This question is very much of a ‘how to’ type of question. • Is Your Book Going to be Paperback, Hardcover, e-Book or All the Above? Not something you think about when you start writing the book. But this ques- tion comes into play as you start to think about the publishing.
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