I am thinking of self publishing a piece of work through Amazon, if anyone has tried this, is it worthwhile doing?
I am thinking of self publishing a piece of work through Amazon, if anyone has tried this, is it worthwhile doing?
Raised in the Appalachian ways I work and write under these old standards today with a New crisp insight into all. I have over one hundred fifty songs in the ASCAP Catalog done by many artists in the music business.I also write in many areas in books and am Published all over the world.Now technolog...
Expand postRaised in the Appalachian ways I work and write under these old standards today with a New crisp insight into all. I have over one hundred fifty songs in the ASCAP Catalog done by many artists in the music business.I also write in many areas in books and am Published all over the world.Now technology has caught up with me and I am being Published with my books in Audio.My goals are to keep me working here at home and work I do every day and all day long.I do my own editing and Publishing and book covers.It keeps me working and although the pay is small my efforts do pay off. I am a go getter and work in tons of areas.My goals are to keep writing and see fruition come of my work which I am doing and is coming forward today.Like most handicapped people I look for a weekly job that will pay me something to live on.No riches for me but down to earth earned income only.I never set my goals too high and always welcome any extra work to be recognized for my works.And t a little money helps as well.I hope you will check out my works and energy and maybe someone will find work I can do earning from home.Thank you
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Thanks Marysia, I will check this out...
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Hi Bob - yes, I've published on Amazon. You can do a lot yourself, but the key to a good book is to make sure the final drafts are polished by a third set of eyes. I highly recommend hiring a proofrea...
Expand commentHi Bob - yes, I've published on Amazon. You can do a lot yourself, but the key to a good book is to make sure the final drafts are polished by a third set of eyes. I highly recommend hiring a proofreader in the final drafts, then a good copy editor knowledgeable about Create Space - the headers/footers, page numbers,gutters and margins have to be very specific, it's not just a regular letter with even margin all the way around. When the final Word doc is in the shape you want it to be, simply convert the Word to a PDF, then it's easy to upload. You'll also need a good book cover design. Hire someone for that if you're not skilled. It has to be a certain size and resolution. For my digital platforms, I went to eBook Architects, then went to Book Baby - 100% royalties, no split. You just pay a reasonable upfront fee. That's the path I took. Hope this helps. b.
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Thanks Beverly, I will certainly need to do a lot of research before I'm ready to upload, just as well the work I'm looking at publishing is not a book in the conventional sense,, but lots of short pi...
Expand commentThanks Beverly, I will certainly need to do a lot of research before I'm ready to upload, just as well the work I'm looking at publishing is not a book in the conventional sense,, but lots of short pieces that I have written over many years, consisting of; Poetry, Short Stories, Comedy Sketches, Jokes and other bits of Madness, so I may not need to be quite as precise as with a regular format, as any obvious mistakes may be put down to being planned errors...
Speaking as a veteran self-publisher, I would not recommend publishing on Amazon or CreateSpace. There are many legal and ethical reasons why not, among which are loss of control over your content and...
Expand commentSpeaking as a veteran self-publisher, I would not recommend publishing on Amazon or CreateSpace. There are many legal and ethical reasons why not, among which are loss of control over your content and also bad customer service for authors, pressures to lower your price below what you are willing to, and other doubtful and dangerous tactics designed to allow Amazon to gain monopoly status. Believe me, I have been there. If you really want to self-publish a printed book, I would recommend Lulu to start, then as you publish more, go directly to Lightning Source. Amazon and Barnes & Noble both buy books from Lightning Source and Ingram. For ebooks, get the latest version of Calibre and publish your own. It will allow you to create as many format versions you like for almost free. (Donate something to the developer, please.) Then use Smashwords to distribute your ebooks with Word or ePub files to as many as 10 different retailers, including Kobo and Apple, and you can reach libraries, too. With Smashwords you won't need your own ISBN. For information about ISBNs visit Bowker.com; and information about publishing with Lightning Source is freely available on its site at lightningsource.com. Do not be fooled by the notoriety of Amazon. It works hard to keep itself the dominant marketplace with ultrahype and other bells and whistles, but it will fail when it comes to selling your books.
I wonder if Google have been Salmon Phishing? And if the Good Laird has partaken in the afore mentioned ‘Nice Little Earner’? As for me, I believe I am unsullied from the so called Google plot and the...
Expand commentI wonder if Google have been Salmon Phishing? And if the Good Laird has partaken in the afore mentioned ‘Nice Little Earner’? As for me, I believe I am unsullied from the so called Google plot and therefore have no grounds for Legal embellishment, but, will seriously look at approaching the EMI with my Comedic material....Much Appreciation and Thanks