Words of advice (and comfort) for existing and thinking about it Self Publishing Authors 🙂
I get a lot of emails from people who are just starting out with self-publishing. For the most part I enjoy the conversations. Self-publishing isn’t all that difficult to do, but there is so much information available, so many options, it can be confusing as hell. I like to think I’ve set a few folks on a path that lessens the confusion and takes some of the mystery out of the process.
What I don’t enjoy are the emails that sound fueled by panic. I fear for the panicky folks–fear sets them up to be taken advantage of by overpriced “services” and vanity presses. These folks are easily led to believe that ebook conversion is too hard for less-than-technical geniuses and that distributing ebooks is worth an upfront fee and annual charges on top of retailer commissions. They are desperate for someone to take care of them–and taken they do…
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Great post. Some of the best advice is also the simplest.
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Hi Chris, I like this advice/guide to self publishing. Kharis Macey
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Wow, what an excellent post to start my Monday! Just yesterday I was browsing the internet looking for some marketing help. I found some for $999. 🙂 No kidding! They would even open a Facebook page for you! Really? Well, of course I didn’t get the service (among other things, I think that I’m perfectly capable of opening a FB page myself) but I was surprised and of course wondering if some people really buy into that. JW Manus is right, we have to worry about pleasing our readers with the best quality material we can provide, and network with other authors, share ideas and help each other.
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Hi Marian,
If you look through my blog Categories for informative you might get more ideas, meanwhile, why not check this article out:
https://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2014/03/30/46-top-websites-to-promote-your-book-for-free/
😀
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