The process of self-publishing often keeps talented writers from bringing their expertise to market. Both Ben and Hannah have self-published eBooks and will guide you through the steps they took and the lessons they learned.
18. Choose A Vendor/Distributor
• Amazon KDP vs. eJunkie
• Kindle Select
• Online vs hard copy
• Why we chose online/eBook
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19. Steps for Kindle Direct
Publishing
• Author in Word
• Add images
• Convert to filtered HTML
• Zip
• Upload
• Create cover
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20. Steps for eJunkie
Need a website/blog
1. $5/month
2. Upload files
3. Setup products
4. Link with Paypal
5. Test
6. Sell
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21. Concluding Thoughts
Have you considered
• Partnering?
• Playing to your strengths?
• Outsourcing when possible/practical?
• Calling in favors?
• Marketing consistently?
• Participating in affiliate programs?
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22. Connect with Us
Ben Woelk
@BenWoelk
benwoelk.com
ben.woelk@gmail.com
Hannah Morgan
@careersherpa
careersherpa.net
hmorgan@careersherpa.net
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23. Resources
Guy Kawasaki--
APE: How to Publısh a Book
Author, Publısher, Entrepreneur
Royalty-free and Attribution-free Images
http://pixabay.com/
http://www.gratisography.com/index.html
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24. Legal Mumbo Jumbo
• If you will be distributing online only,
ISBN not required. ASIN for Amazon
• If printing and selling, you will need
one.
• Where to obtain ISBN
• How to get a copyright
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Notas del editor
This is a comparison of the two services…chart or something