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The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book, 15th Ed. (Self Publishing Manual)

The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book, 15th Edition

Santa Barbara, Calif.: Para Pub.

Parachuting Publications

Para Publishing

UNKNO

15th ed., completely rev., Santa Barbara, Calif., 2006

United States, United States of America

15 Revised edition, May 25, 2006

16th ed, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007

15, PS, 2007

page 199-200 are missing in the book

topic: Self-publishing

Type: 英文图书

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) About the Author
2. (p2) Preface-Note to the Reader
3. (p3) Acknowledgments
4. (p4) Warning-Disclaimer
5. (p5) 1 YOUR PUBLISHING OPTIONS: WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER SELF-PUBLISHING
5.1. (p6) Becoming a Celebrity Author
5.2. (p7) A Book Lasts Forever
5.3. (p8) Your Own Publishing Business
5.4. (p9) The Book Publishing Industry
5.5. (p10) Your Publishing Choices
5.6. (p11) Eight Good Reasons to Self-Publish
5.7. (p12) Should You Self-Publish?
5.8. (p13) The Future of Publishing
6. (p14) 2 WRITING YOUR BOOK: GENERATING SALABLE MATERIAL
6.1. (p15) Picking a Subject
6.2. (p16) Fiction vs. Nonfiction
6.3. (p17) Writing It Yourself
6.4. (p18) Choosing a Title
6.5. (p19) Developing the Book's Covers
6.6. (p20) Drafting Your Back-Cover Sales Copy
6.7. (p21) Research: Finding Material for Your Book
6.8. (p22) Copyright: What You Can Legally Use
6.9. (p23) Organize Your Material with the "Pilot System"
6.10. (p24) Input: Getting It into the Computer
6.11. (p25) Where to Start: Non-Linear Writing
6.12. (p26) Concentrated Writing
6.13. (p27) Using Stories
6.14. (p28) Lay Out the Binder
6.15. (p29) The Order Blank
6.16. (p30) Writing Style
6.17. (p31) Other Ways to Generate a Manuscript
6.18. (p32) Negotiating and Contracting with Authors
6.19. (p33) Advances, Royalties and Fees
7. (p34) 3 STARTING YOUR OWN PUBLISHING COMPANY: BASICS FOR TAKING THE PLUNGE
7.1. (p35) Business Structures
7.2. (p36) Where to Look for Help
7.3. (p37) Setting Up Your Business
7.4. (p38) Licenses and Taxes
7.5. (p39) The Laws You Must Know
7.6. (p40) Keeping Records and Paying Taxes
7.7. (p41) Financing Your Business
7.8. (p42) How Much Does It Cost to Publish?
7.9. (p43) Equipment You'll Need
8. (p44) 4 PRODUCING YOUR BOOK: DESIGNING BOOKS, TYPESETTING, LAYOUT, BOOK PRINTING MATERIALS, THE PRINTING PROCESS
8.1. (p45) Information Packaging
8.2. (p46) Production and Printing Time
8.3. (p47) Book Design
8.4. (p48) Book Format
8.5. (p49) Color Printing
8.6. (p50) Printing Materials
8.7. (p51) Hardcover or Softcover
8.8. (p52) The Book Cover
8.9. (p53) The Binding
8.10. (p54) Printing Books
8.11. (p55) How Many Books to Print?
8.12. (p56) Estimating Sales
8.13. (p57) Reprints
8.14. (p58) Size of Inventory
8.15. (p59) Selecting a Book Printer
8.16. (p60) Other Editions
9. (p61) 5 ANNOUNCING YOUR BOOK: TELLING THE BOOK WORLD YOU'RE A PUBLISHER AND AN AUTHOR
9.1. (p62) International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
9.2. (p63) Bar Codes
9.3. (p64) Other Important Filings
9.4. (p65) Directories to List Your Book In
10. (p66) 6 WHAT IS YOUR BOOK WORTH?: PRICES, DISCOUNTS, TERMS, COLLECTIONS AND RETURNS
10.1. (p67) The List Price
10.2. (p68) The Pricing Formula
10.3. (p69) Other Pricing Considerations
10.4. (p70) Discounts
10.5. (p71) Terms of Sale
10.6. (p72) Collections
10.7. (p73) Accounts Receivable
10.8. (p74) Returns
11. (p75) 7 PROMOTING YOUR BOOK: MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF YOUR BOOK WITHOUT SPENDING FOR ADVERTISING
12. (p96) 8 WHO WILL BUY YOUR BOOK?: MARKETS, DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
13. (p114) 9 ADVERTISING YOUR BOOK: USING ADS SMARTER AND THINKING BEYOND THEM
14. (p120) 10 FULFILLMENT: MOVING YOUR BOOK OUT THE DOOR
15. (p137) 11 COPING WITH BEING PUBLISHED: OR WHAT DO I DO NOW?
16. (p148) AFTERWORD
17. (p149) APPENDIX 1: YOUR BOOK'S CALENDAR
18. (p150) APPENDIX 2: RESOURCES FOR PUBLISHERS
19. (p153) GLOSSARY
20. (p154) INDEX
21. (p155) COLOPHON

theme: Self-publishing

You have all the ingredients to be a successful, published author. This book is your recipe. You will discover how easy it is to:. Write. Use the easy step-by-step system for producing a commercially-successful book. Apply the simple organizational plan to research your subject and put your thoughts down on paper. Publish. Get your book into print quickly and easily by going direct and cutting out the middlemen. Copyright your own book. Set up your own publishing company and take the tax breaks. Sell. Learn the secrets of low-cost book promotion, the shocking facts about advertising and how to set up your distribution system. Find out how to promote your book with feature articles and radio/TV interviews. Then spin off electronic editions: sell your information on-line and on CD-ROM.

<p>This is the book that has launched (more than) a thousand books.
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Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, more effectively and successfully than any other book, has turned writers with an idea into successful authors with books by providing solid, usable information in clear, concise, readable language. This is not the stuff of theory, it is the product of hard-earned experience.

In this digital age, self-publishing is an attractive, viable option for many writers if they only knew where to start. Dan Poynter demystifies the publishing process, breaking it down into an approachable, step-by-step procedure that anyone with a little time and motivation can easily master

Rev. ed. of: Self-publishing manual. c2003
Includes bibliographical references and index

2023-06-28