A Handyman's Guide to Self-Publishing Your First Book for Free (or Almost Free)
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Are you one of the countless people who have a book that is aching to be published? Have you dreamed of getting your ideas in print? If you have the talent, the desire, the motivation, the time, and some limited computer and Internet skills, you can have your book published in an e-book and in paperback, from edited manuscript to finished proof, in about a month’s time for free (or almost free.) Self-publishing has never been easier.
Now is the time for everyone who has dreamed of writing a book to take that step and live their dream. This book is primarily written for the real do-it-yourselfer. You are about to take on the exciting roles of publisher, agent, marketing team, head of public relations, bookstore manager, sales manager, editor, and accountant.
In this book you will find step-by-step instructions on how to publish your paperback with Amazon’s CreateSpace and your e-book with Smashwords. This book will provide you questions that will lead you to answers about where to publish and in what format. You will be guided to create an author platform and a marketing pan. You will find examples of author biographies and press releases. You can check the appendix for author resources and lists of self-publishers and print on demand publishers. You WILL see your book published if you follow this simple handbook on self-publishing.
Mike Woodcock
After spending over 30 years in public education as a teacher and school principal Mike Woodcock was challenged one day with helping his wife follow her dream of writing and publishing a book. Following the idea that necessity is the mother of invention, knowing that his wife wanted to self-publish her book, he researched the best strategies for self-publishing and with this knowledge, helped her publish her first book, Daily Spiritual Tools and three more e-books so far. This experience sparked an interest in, and enthusiasm for, helping others fulfill their dreams of publishing their own books. Mike now spends his days split between hiking the sierras, following his own spiritual practice, and traveling the world sharing his self-publishing insights and strategies. To read more by Mike Woodcock visit his blog, Yes You Can Publish for Free at http://publishfree.wordpress.com
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A Handyman's Guide to Self-Publishing Your First Book for Free (or Almost Free) - Mike Woodcock
A Handyman’s Guide
To Self –Publishing
Your First Book
For Free
(or Almost Free)
Mike Woodcock
Copyright © 2014 Mike Woodcock
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 150300029X
ISBN-13: 978-1503000292
Smashwords Edition, License Notes
This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to my wife, whose idea for a book spurred my interest in non-traditional publishing, and to every person with a book in his or her head and an interest in seeing it in print.
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TABLE of CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 Before You Publish
Chapter 3 Your Author Platform
Chapter 4 Creating the Buzz
Chapter 5 Publishing Options
Chapter 6 Selling Books
Chapter 7 Let’s Really Get Started
Chapter 8 Making a Smash with Smashwords
Chapter 9 Creating a Print Book with Createspace
Chapter 10 Marketing Your Book
Chapter 11 Your Media Kit
Chapter 12 What Now?
Chapter 13 Step Away From the Computer
Chapter 14 Is This the End or Just the Beginning?
Appendix I Self-Publishing and Print on Demand Publishers
Appendix II Standard Press Release Format
Appendix III Sample Press Release
Appendix IV Resources for Authors
About the Author
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank my wife, Sherry, for being my muse, my editor, my friend and my biggest fan. I would like to acknowledge my children, Mara, Brittany, and Eric, who have taught me about loving and being loved. I would like to thank my dad for teaching me that hard work won’t kill you. I would also like to acknowledge all of the authors who had ideas for books that never came to fruition. The thought that we are missing their influence in the world today because big publishing companies didn’t think publishing their books would be profitable is not acceptable. We will only be able to heal the planet by sharing ideas freely, and by encouraging everyone to be a part of that process by finding their voices through writing and self-publishing.
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Chapter 1- Getting Started
How long have you wanted to write a book? Have you always had ideas that you wanted to share? Were you called to write? Most people carry the idea of writing a book with them for years. There is no research that I could find about the number of people who have a finished manuscript sitting in a box or saved in a file on their computer, or of those with an idea that they dream of turning into a book. But my guess is that there are probably hundreds of thousands of people around the world who have dreamed of writing a book. If you’ve ever been in a social setting and while talking to people mention that you’ve always wanted to write a book, the usual response is, Yeah, me too!
What’s holding you and the other hundreds of thousands of people back? In the past, the traditional path to publishing