Self-publishing – Page 4

Do you want to self-publish?

Published on October 27, 2015October 25, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell7 Comments

Well, then you might want to read all that’s involved.

There are more steps to publishing than I ever imagined.

If you are considering the self-publish route this article will help in setting up your own publishing company.

Go to Stephanie Flint’s blog and read how to get started. She breaks the process down, step by step.

I’m in the process now. Just filed my DBA. Now on to the next step.

Thoughts on Publishing – Starting a Publishing Imprint

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UPDATE-Want to see your e-book at the library?

Published on July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell6 Comments

Wanted to update this morning’s blog. Thanks to Ruth Glover for checking with our local library. Sadly, they can only pull from contracted sites. Sigh… However, I do see this as a wave of the future. Fingers crossed, Amazon will lead the libraries into the e-century and very soon.

I so glad to see the library won’t be left behind now that self-published e-books is taking the world by storm.

Do you want readers to check out your self published e-book at the local library?

Well now it’s possible!

Thank you Jane Friedman for introducing us to Porter Anderson and his post about Self-e Library Journal.

For all the nitty-gritty click and read:

How Self-Published Authors Can Distribute to Libraries by Porter Anderson / @Porter_Anderson

There are no fees for submissions, nor limits on the number of submissions an individual author can make.

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How to Wow Readers with Your Book Cover

Published on June 4, 2015June 3, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell4 Comments

This is so on point after yesterday’s post.

Doesn’t matter how good the story if no one notices the book sitting on the shelf.

Publishing is complicated so whenever I discover interesting tips and tricks I want to pass them on to my readers.

Designing a Book Cover That Tells by Christopher Lentz posted at Writers in the Storm explains the importance of book design plus gives a couple of design hacks.

Read his great post and find out what the number 6 has to do with your cover.

Want to know how to design in MS Word? Click and read Joanna Penn’s post-How To Make Your Own Free Book Cover In MS Word

Do not Disturb! Creative Genius at Work

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