On Jan 5, 2010, I was engaged to do a 3-day, 7-city training tour for a regional library on the topic, “How to Write an eBook”. It was a “pinch hit” engagement, so I had only 16 days to prepare. On January 18, 2010, I released this eBook… demonstrating the possibility for everyone — including you, to get published on Amazon ASAP.Including in these pages you will find the steps I took to quickly move from idea to published eBook in two weeks, and then to paperback in just two additional weeks.The paperback version has already been positvely reviewed in the Chicago Times and won Dan Janal’s “Cool Book of the Day” on 2/18 (http://www.coolbookoftheday.com/2010/02/18/ebooks-amazon-14-days/). By the way, see that negative feedback below? The book predicted this, trains how to handle it and provides other invaluable tips that could make the difference between your book’s success or failure online. Enjoy the eBook! I hope to be seeing your name on the Amazon’s author list r (more…)
This is a special Kindle edition of the book, “How to Self-Publish a Book on Amazon.com,” by Chris McMullen. Note that this special Kindle edition does not include the handful of figures which appear in the print edition of this book.Learn how to self-publish your book on Amazon.com using a books-on-demand publishing service which is part of the Amazon group of companies. This handy reference will guide you through all of the stages of the self-publishing process, from the conception of your book to writing the manuscript to editing and formatting to PDF conversion to publishing to promotional strategies. The author has self-published over a dozen books, of different types, on Amazon.com. Through his experience and knowledge, he provides several useful tips. Having drawn thousands of professional illustrations with Microsoft Word’s drawing tools, many of which appear in the author’s books and covers, a tutorial is included to show you how you, too, can easily (more…)
Have you written a book or are you writing one? Are you weighing options of what to do next? Then consider creating ebooks, because ebooks and the devices that read them are the fastest growing sectors in the publishing industry.Amazon has the Kindle, Barnes & Noble the Nook, Sony’s got the Reader and Apple’s iPad has just been released. People even read on their cell phones. Ebook sales are soaring and will surpass paper book sales in the near future. New and established writers must make their books available as ebooks.The tips within will save you time, money and energy while putting you on the fast track to selling ebooks. You’ll learn to:• Build and Maximize Social Media and Online Platform.• Create a Professional Blog Site.• Design effective Ebook Covers.• Format and Upload for Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Apple’s iPad iBookstore and other Retailers.• Convert your Documents to any Format (epub, mobi, pdf, lrf and others).• Create a Professional (more…)
2nd Kindle Edition. A handy primer for those who haven’t a clue and want to get one about the world of book publishing, marketing and selling, including the bookkeeping procedures and other information to make the virgin author or publisher ready to solve any problem. This little green book will be your constant companion in your quest to be published. In addition to books, this guide will help you produce, market and sell any product using the same principles. With illustrations, appendixes and lists of valuable resources. Now with an updated section on digital publishing and ebooks.
About the Author
About the author: Theresa M. Moore has 30 years of experience as a writer, illustrator and publisher with an avid interest in science fantasy adventure, history, mythology, and science; and a skeptical interest in pseudoscience and paranormal research. She writes in a strong cinematic style with the mission to educate as well as entertain.
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In the rapidly changing environment of digital publishing, many authors are asking themselves whether they truly need the services of a traditional publisher. Is it really necessary to have a large chunk of their sales revenue withheld by a distributor and a publisher? This book will provide valuable lessons learned regarding one author’s journey through the waters of self-epublishing.Discovered via trial-and-error, these nuggets will enable authors to determine whether they have what it takes to go it alone on Amazon Kindle and beyond. Whether you want to self-publish one short story or your entire backlist, this book will get you started.
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