The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing. Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish, Promote and Sell Your Own Book

Take Control of Your Destiny!Bottom line: You want to get published. You want to control the future of your manuscript and your writing career. Best-selling author Marilyn Ross and publishing expert Sue Collier show you how to make your own success - whether you're a published author, entrepreneur, corporation, professional, or absolute newcomer to writing. In this expanded and completely revised 5th edition of the "bible" of self-publishing (over 100, 000 copies sold), they empower you to publish your own work with minimal risk and maximum profits.
You'll find:   . Complete step-by-step guidance on publishing and marketing a book   . Ways to leverage social media marketing to build your platform and make yourself stand out from the crowd   . A thorough explanation of the difference between POD self-publishing, subsidy publishing, and true self-publishing - and how to decide which is the best option for you   . Practical advice on making the decision between offset printing and print-on-demand   . How to leverage the Internet to create "buzz" and promote your book with killer PR   . The latest information on e-publishing   . A detailed marketing plan and timetable to keep you on track   . Proven marketing strategies to get free publicity, reach nontraditional buyers, and sell books   . Information-packed appendices with marketing contacts, organizations, and vendors, complete with names, addresses, and websites   . Valuable case studies and examples of how other publishers excel   . An in-depth discussion of exclusive distributors, plus coverage of the most recent changes in bookstores and the book-selling industry   . Thirty-one creative ideas for generating capital to launch your publishing companyThe Complete Guide to Self-Publishing is the one book you need to take control of your writing career.
Read it. Believe it. Do it. Your future depends on it.