2. Objectives
• Define self-publishing
• Explore online resources for self-publishing
• Describe how educators can make use of the
many tools available online
3. Self-publishing 101
• Self-publishing: is the act of publishing your work
independently of an established publishing
house. (fictionwriting.about.com)
– Editing
– Formatting
– Cover design
traditional publishers publish much less than 1% of
all unsolicited manuscripts they receive each year
(http://selfpublishingmadeeasy.wordpress.com/)
5. Online Self-publishing
• E-publishing: The process of creating and
disseminating information via electronic
means including email and via the Web.
(http://desktoppub.about.com)
• Webpages
• Blogs (web + logs)
• wikis
6. e-Publishing
• What if you want to publish a short story
or novel?
• How about if you want to publish stories
written by your students?
• Online resources
– Story generators
– E-book generators
– Contests