Easy Peasy Self Publishing

By the end of the session you’ll have $millions$…

…of ideas. Download the whole presentation at

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Oh, and sign up for my newsletter. It’s really funny. Really. Really. Funny. Note to Self: Write A Book How long does it have to be? Find an editor 1. Do I need one? (Beta Readers) 2.What Types of Editors: 1) Content Editor 2) Copy Editor 3)Proofreader

Where Do I Find Editors? 1. Locally (SWG or editors.ca) 2. Online (reedsy.com) 3. Oh, just visit this website: Joanna Penn Finding a Cover!

How Much Do You Want to Pay? Who is your audience? What formats will it be on?

1. Do it yourself. 2. fiverr.com (Cheap) 3. 99designs.com (Expensive)

Or. Just go to this long list of cover designers: Joanna Penn Self Published from Beginning to End…

It’s a biting read… 1. Write the book (time) 2. Hire Content Editor ($350) 3. Pay for Cover ($200) 4. Pay for Copyeditor ($300)

5. Pay for Proofreader ($200) 6. purchase advertising ($800) visit www.arthurslade.com/blog for more details What is an ebook? How to make an ebook 1. WRITE THE BOOK 2. CONVERT THE FILE TO AN EBOOK 3. STICK A COVER ON IT How in the heck do I convert a file? There are three file types 1. Mobi (Kindle) 2. Epub (Kobo etc.) 3. PDF Convert the file on your own Use a program like Scrivener (Mac) or Calibre or Vellum (the best)

Use a Website reedsy.com draft2digital.com smashwords.com Hire a company to convert them: polargarus.com 52novels.com Who sells ebooks for you? Easiest Path To Publication

Write book/choose cover

Go to Draft2Digital.com and upload book (they are an aggregator to Ebook vendors)

Go to Kindle Direct Publishing and sign up (Amazon company) (https://kdp.amazon.com)

Watch the money come in…

Here’s a distraction … How to self publish a real book!

Err, by that I mean a book made of paper… First Write the book (oh, you already knew that)

Next

Find the right printer for you Printers

Traditional printer-will print x number of copies for you and you are responsible for selling/storage

Print on Demand printer (POD)-will print your book whenever a copy is ordered and mail it to customer Traditional Printer

More control over final outcome. More expense/you pay up front. More complicated in terms of files. Cheaper $ per copy. Find your own distribution. Example: friesens.com Print on Demand

Cheap $0-99

Cost per book more

Does all shipping/pays monthly

Book available quickly

Worldwide distribution POD Companies

Createspace: Amazon company. Wide distribution. No cost to upload files. Relatively easy to use. Independent book stores less likely to order from them.

Ingram Spark: Wide distribution. More variety of book types (Hardcover). Small cost ($49US). More complicated to upload files. Independent stores will order from them. Others like blurb.com and bookbaby.com and mcnallyrobinson.com How in the heck do I publish a real book?

First convert Word program into print-ready PDF 1.Use your own program (complicated) 2. Hire someone to convert the file (expensive) 3. Use a website like reedsy.com or draft2digital.com (mostly easy)

Once you have PDF Choose Your POD printer Follow the instructions on the website. Before you self publish ask yourself these questions… 1. What are my goals? 2. What are the realistic results? 3. How much work do you want to do? 4. What is the best case scenario? 5. What is the worst case scenario? 6. Can you live with #5? A Few Other Questions…

Do I need an ISBN? Yes. For paperback. Maybe for ebook. Createspace will assign one. But they are free in Canada (https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca)

Can I do both? Yes you can publish the same book with Createspace and Ingram Spark.

Will I make Money? Maybe. Ask me about the TRUMP book. Ask me about my own books. How to Sell the Books 1. Newsletter Subscription list (#1 option overall)

2. Advertising (Facebook, Amazon Adverts, or ebook Newsletters for readers)

3. Social Media

3. See if local stores will take consignment

4. People interested in topic (Target Market)

patkatz.com A beautiful image to distract you from the overload of info… Websites to read:

authorearnings.com kindleboards.com reedsy.com selfpublishingformula.com arthurslade.com ingramspark.com createspace.com thecreativepenn.com Questions?

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