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By Jason R. Rich

Covers budgeting, copyrighting, and marketingKnow the professionals and cons of self-publishing and get your paintings in printThinking approximately self-publishing your booklet? This no-nonsense consultant walks you thru the full strategy of going it by myself, from getting ready your manuscript and growing the best name to promoting the ultimate product. you will see how one can receive an ISBN, paintings with printers and vendors, create a buzz with exposure, and make the most of digital publishing.Discover the right way to* commence your personal publishing corporation* Edit your paintings successfully* layout and layout your ebook* lease expert execs to aid* deal with outdoor proprietors* construct expertise in your ebook on-line

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The goal, however, is to invest money in marketing and advertising that generates higher sales for your book and results in higher profits. If all goes well, the investment you make offers a high return. After you make the decision to self-publish, you must develop a plan to handle each major task or responsibility as both the author and the publisher. If you have the time, resources, and finances to handle all aspects of the self-publishing process, you’re in excellent shape. However, if you’re not equipped to handle even one aspect and you don’t have the financial resources to hire experienced professionals to assist you (and save some of your own time), your potential for achieving success can diminish dramatically.

Com) Publishing and Editorial for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher, Consumer Dummies Joyce Pepple, Acquisitions Director, Consumer Dummies Kristin A. Cocks, Product Development Director, Consumer Dummies Michael Spring, Vice President and Publisher, Travel Kelly Regan, Editorial Director, Travel Publishing for Technology Dummies Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher, Dummies Technology/General User Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Contents at a Glance Table of Contents Introduction ■ X ou may have personal and/or professional reasons why you want to get published.

Depending on the type of book you’re writing, a full-length manuscript may be anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 words (or longer). There are plenty of exceptions, however. A children’s book may contain 500 or fewer words, but a compilation of poems or short stories or a photo book or a cookbook containing recipes may all follow different formats altogether. The trick to writing a successful book is carefully defining your book’s audience and then making sure that the content of your book (and later all the marketing for it) targets that same specific audience.

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