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PIY - Publish It Yourself!
Anyone who plans to publish a book needs the technical information neatly presented in layman’s terms. It is important to know the basics of electronic publishing.
Discover the sound techniques needed for producing an effective book cover that works well as a thumbnail online. Read how effectively contrast and bold fonts draw attention to your book long before the buyer views your book’s page.
The ‘editing’ is a vital stage of any publication. Learn how to edit your own manuscript on a tight budget. Use the provided lists of ‘commonly misspelt words’ and add your own. Start writing more efficiently and avoid the issue of incorrectly spelt words that are replaced with properly spelt, but incorrect words.
Once understood, metatags can accomplish many feats and you can speed up their implementation with the help of a template.
This book is about how to package your product in the best possible way so that it looks polished and professional. It is not a get rich quick scheme, or a learn ‘how to write’ manual.
You will learn how to:
- produce effective book covers that also work as thumbnails,
- create lists and automata to check for common typos,
- improve your workflow during both writing and publication,
- format your book in a logical layout for electronic distribution,
- format your book for print following established tradition,
- apply metatags to your images and PDF files with a template,
- choose the correct genres and keywords for your metatags,
- select an appropriate nom de plume,
- use social media correctly,
- locate invaluable software and tools.
Discover the sound techniques needed for producing an effective book cover that works well as a thumbnail online. Read how effectively contrast and bold fonts draw attention to your book long before the buyer views your book’s page.
The ‘editing’ is a vital stage of any publication. Learn how to edit your own manuscript on a tight budget. Use the provided lists of ‘commonly misspelt words’ and add your own. Start writing more efficiently and avoid the issue of incorrectly spelt words that are replaced with properly spelt, but incorrect words.
Once understood, metatags can accomplish many feats and you can speed up their implementation with the help of a template.
This book is about how to package your product in the best possible way so that it looks polished and professional. It is not a get rich quick scheme, or a learn ‘how to write’ manual.
You will learn how to:
- produce effective book covers that also work as thumbnails,
- create lists and automata to check for common typos,
- improve your workflow during both writing and publication,
- format your book in a logical layout for electronic distribution,
- format your book for print following established tradition,
- apply metatags to your images and PDF files with a template,
- choose the correct genres and keywords for your metatags,
- select an appropriate nom de plume,
- use social media correctly,
- locate invaluable software and tools.
101 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 25, 2015
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June 17, 2015
Self-publishing is a mine field and information out there is either incoherent, inconsistent, or inconsequential. For newbies like me, it's hard to work out what I need to know and what I don't. This book puts all the basics into an easy to read, easy to understand format that is both practical and entertaining.
Most writers, I would imagine, just want to write and dealing with all the book creation and promotion is more a chore. PIY will not make those chores disappear but they will make them a little easier to understand and get your head around. Interspersing the sometimes dense technical information with humour and goodwill makes the information much less intense and or overwhelming and meant that sometimes I even forgot that I was reading a 'how-to' book at all, instead just absorbing the information.
Most of all though, it's just great that all the information needed has been put together into one, easy to access place (and I'll definitely be dipping into the book again over the coming weeks!)
Most writers, I would imagine, just want to write and dealing with all the book creation and promotion is more a chore. PIY will not make those chores disappear but they will make them a little easier to understand and get your head around. Interspersing the sometimes dense technical information with humour and goodwill makes the information much less intense and or overwhelming and meant that sometimes I even forgot that I was reading a 'how-to' book at all, instead just absorbing the information.
Most of all though, it's just great that all the information needed has been put together into one, easy to access place (and I'll definitely be dipping into the book again over the coming weeks!)
May 7, 2015
I’ve wanted to publish for a while now. I’ve been a little scared and overwhelmed. I’ve read a few books on how to self-publish and this one is particularly helpful. There is a lot of information that I didn’t find mentioned elsewhere. Some of it is a little technical but life is about learning.
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