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What is your budget to publish a book? 💰
I’m genuinely curious to learn your thoughts on your ideal budget when you publish a book. What have you spent on editing, cover design, formatting, files, book printing, or promotion? Do you do everything yourself or do you outsource some aspects of publishing?
Why You Should Self-Publish
Forbes estimates that more than 1,000,000 books are self-published every single year. But with all this competition, why should you self-publish? Simple – be your own boss and control every aspect of your book! You control where to sell and for which price; you will get paid directly to your bank account. You are in
Do you need luck to succeed in publishing?
“Overnight success is almost always a myth. Half of this industry is luck, and the other half is the refusal to quit.” – Victoria Schwab 💭 Do you agree with the quote?
Does self-publishing promote bad writing? 📉
In the past few years, I’ve been noticing a large influx of bad writers. And I believe this correlates with the ease of self-publishing… Everyone can write, publish and sell online with minimal effort. But this was not possible previously as one needed to find a publisher who was willing to get the book released. The
5 Biggest Mistakes Authors Make
#1 Uploading MS Word doc file to Amazon and letting it convert Many authors tend to think that uploading their MS Word docs is all that is needed and suddenly decide that they have officially ‘self-published’ their books. To let automated software take control of your book’s layout and typesetting is a very WRONG approach.
3 Common Publishing Sayings – True or False? ✅🚫
1. Everybody can publish a book 📚 Yes, even if you have zero talent to write anything. Amazon and other retailers make it very easy to write and self-publish anything – there is no quality control or review process. Many ‘good’ writers see this as the biggest downside to self-publishing, but you can use this to
Are Printed Books Disappearing?
I started publishing in 1997 before the time of the eBook era. Getting a printed book done was pretty easy. Layout/typesetting was straightforward as was the cover design. What you saw on the computer screen as the book’s pdf file was exactly what you got when printed. But when the use of eBooks began to
Secret of Success in Publishing
The ‘secret’ of success is the consistency to pursue. I see a lot of people overcomplicating the process and trying to get things done fast. The problem is: it’s not about intensity, it’s about consistency. Rather than looking for immediate results, focus on making the daily little choices that will lead to incremental progress toward
My Major Lesson When Publishing a Book
One major learning curve in my self-publishing journey was the realization that it’s not always about being the best, or winning the game. Writing is all about the process. Some may disagree, but I personally believe that the rule of simply not quitting can help in so many ways. Don’t doubt yourself. Stick to a