This is a book about publishing a book. Your book.
It provides both a breadth and depth overview of the Amazon self-publishing world. It contains all the important details on where to self-publish your book and how to self-publish your book. This advice summarizes my four years as a self-published author of over 100 Amazon books.
This book favors self-publishing over the traditional agent and editor model. It is a complete do-it-yourself road-map to self-publishing your work.
Manuscript Formatting Microsoft Word 2016
In this chapter, I explain how to use Microsoft Word 2016 to format your finished manuscript for publication. Formatting includes everything needed for both eBook and POD paperback publication.
Book Publication with KDP
In this chapter, I explain how to use the KDP web-based interface to define your Amazon product page and upload your eBook for sale on Amazon. The chapter then continues with an explanation of how to perform the similar steps required to self-publish your book in POD paperback on Amazon using KDP.
If you possess the slightest interest in self-publishing but don’t know what it involves, then please read this book. It is a fine and inexpensive and comprehensive overview of what could become the most important topic of your life -- being a published author.
Born in Los Angeles in the middle of the last century, Brian Jackson has always dreamed of being a writer. After decades spent working in the computer industry, Brian retired early to pursue that dream.
Available in eBook is Brian's backlist of previously published and unpublished material. Brian's books are clever, exciting, and often written with a sense of humor.
Brian lives in the California foothills with his wife, published author Melanie Jackson, Alpine, the dog, and Snowy, the cat.