I Can Be An Author: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Self-Publishing

KDP Select means you commit to publishing your ebook exclusively on Kindle for 90 days at a time. Then I add it to Smashwords for distribution to the rest of the ebook platforms. Again, follow their steps to set up your tax and payment information. You should have one for your paperback, one for Kindle, and another for all the Smashwords channels.

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Assuming you set your publication date and finalized everything in CreateSpace, KDP, and Smashwords, your book will automatically be released on the day you selected. Get reviews up on Amazon and Goodreads before the launch, if you can. Offer all your friends and social media followers a free advance ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Seriously, give away ebooks! It really is about exposure. Unfortunately, getting into bookstores is hard. Since you used CreateSpace, your book is available via Ingram, which is great. Most book sales come from Amazon these days. Local independent bookstores do tend to be great for supporting local authors. My book is in three local bookstores, and I love them dearly for it. The first bookstore to carry Ice Massacre! Love you forever, Bean Around Books.

It took me 3 years of nagging to get 10 copies of my book into the Chapters near my house. There are loads of ways to build a following online. Focus your efforts there, for now.

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There are also loads of people in your life and strangers over the interwebs who will genuinely love and support you as an indie author. These are the people who matter! Update your website and social media channels so everything points to your new release, where to buy it, and where to find it on Goodreads. Make announcements to your social media friends, email list, family, coworkers, etc. Throw books around like confetti. Me at a book signing with Bean Around Books.

Dressed like a mermaid, of course, because marketing. Posted on May 6, by tianawarner. Ingram provides very necessary elements that CS does not: They will not buy from them.

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CS is an Amazon division. Also, the industry standard which is stupid, I know , requires that bookstores can return unsold copies, even if they are undamaged. IngramSpark allows returns for this reason. CS allows returns only if books are damaged. They want the credit, which means accepting the ISBN they manufacture for your book. Otherwise, you will find your book is at the bottom of Amazon listings, and you will not be displayed in the CS store—-which kills any wholesale orders you may receive. You are commenting using your WordPress.

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Notify me of new posts via email. Subscribe to my email list to get notified of new book releases. Initial drafts Write at least three drafts before letting anyone see it. Structural editing Send your manuscript to beta readers. Types of beta readers to include: Your most bookwormish friend who is not a writer. People who know about your setting and any relevant topics. Depending on your setting, you might benefit from finding someone who knows your topic. Someone who has formal education in writing.

My first reader for everything is always Stephanie , who has a diploma in screenwriting and really knows her stuff. Another draft based on feedback Revise heavily. Hire a copyeditor Do not skip this step. Ok, your manuscript is done and perfected. TINs, contracts, and other legal matters As an author with a small-business type of career, you need a lawyer. There will be many. Before you sign anything editors, cover designers, etc. Register yourself as a publishing company.

Apply for a U. To get one, send a W7 form to the IRS, along with a letter and a notarized copy of your passport. You can probably skip the TIN thing. My lawyer advised me on how to set myself up as a sole proprietorship. Set up your CreateSpace account Make a CreateSpace account and fill out your information so you can receive royalty payments. This is what the KDP dashboard looks like when a title is set up. Thanks for writing this!

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Full of inspiration Like Like Reply. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here There are only two blogs on self-publishing that I follow and can sincerely recommend no, these are NOT affiliated links , and even these need to be taken with a grain of salt. Also, things change, and in the online world, everything changes real fast.

So this is what I ended up writing myself. Great, I salute you! And it can talk! You can do all this without the need to hire anyone and by using free tools and MS Word you most likely already have on your computer. This blog series will be published as a book. All of my donors and patrons will receive their ebook copy in the e-reader friendly format mobi, ePub , so that too might be worth chipping in a dime. Continue to Part 2. Join me on Patreon or make a donation in support of my publishing experiments, blogging, and writing:. Mateja started to write short stories at the age of ten and later became a freelance writer, radio personality, and explorer of the inner worlds.

Her life resembles a roller coaster ride full of ups and downs and some pretty wild turns. Among other things, her car was destroyed by tanks , and she survived several brushes with death. She graduated in psychology from Arizona State University and is deep into the weird. Connect with Mateja on LinkedIn.

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