In this part of the quick self-publishing guide I talk about the editing process : what editing is and why it matters; how to find an editor and how to choose the right one for you.
Resources
A Quick Guide to Self-Publishing Part 3: Covers
In this part of the Quick Self-Publishing Guide I talk about book covers, fresh from the experience of creating the cover for my new book “Social Media Networking”
Book Descriptions that Pop with Laura Petersen
Writing great book descriptions is an art. Something that you can either outsource to a copywriter or do yourself, if you take the time to do it. Don’t just write any old rubbish at the last minute. Find out how to write great book descriptions with the host of the Copy That Pops Podcast and expert copywriter, Laura Petersen.
What Do All these Marketing Buzzwords Mean?
While listening back to the audio of the last show I realised that I have gone a bit native in the world of Marketing Buzzwords, happily talking about “Return-On-Investment Rates” with no extra explanation as to what that means. So I’d thought I’d do a quick show on explaining this and some of other business/sales/marketing related terms and what they all mean.
Author Income : How Many Books Do You Need to Sell to Make Money?
In my first solo show for a while I use the information I learnt from my interview with Emmanuel Nataf about how much self-publishing costs to create a spreadsheet to work out exactly how many eBooks you’ll need to sell to cover these costs, get these costs plus a minimum wage and to a comfortable “average” income from an individual book.
How Much Does Self-Publishing Cost with Emmanuel Nataf
In this show I talk again to Emmanuel Nataf from Reedsy about a blog post he wrote about how much self-publishing costs, in terms of editing, cover design and interior layout.