How to Read Indie Publishing for Profit: How to Get Your Book Out of Your Head and Into the Stores (Author Fundamentals 2) PDF
Do you have a book in your head?Statistics show that 81% of people have a story they want to write, but very few actually do it. For most, this is because they either don’t know how to enter the publishing process, or they feel their writing isn’t good enough. Indie Publishing for Profit was designed to help you overcome both of these fears by giving you detailed publishing guidance, while simultaneously helping you become a better writer.Produced by veteran independent author and indie publisher Chris Kennedy, Indie Publishing for Profit details the plan he used to sell almost 40,000 copies of his books in his first year, after starting with nothing but a story. Not only will readers learn how to produce ebooks, but also print books, audio books, and more!Indie Publishing for Profit is the first book that gives authors all of the tips required for success. It not only shows how to design business and marketing plans that will help them be successful in the short term, but also how to improve their writing skills for long term success. It does so without requiring large outlays of cash, giving new authors a two-pronged strategy for success that anyone can follow.It’s time to get your book into the stores!Inside, you’ll find:Unit 1 – Indie Publishing as a CareerChapter 1 – Why Indie Publishing?Chapter 2 – The Four Great Lies of Indie PublishingUnit 2 – Author as Business OwnerChapter 3 – The Author as a Business OwnerChapter 4 – Getting Started with Crowd FundingUnit 3 – Me? A Marketer?Chapter 5 – Creating Your Author PlatformChapter 6 – 5 Places You Have to Be; 5 Things You Have to DoChapter 7 – The Blog/WebsiteChapter 8 – How to Create a WordPress BlogChapter 9 – Why You Should BlogChapter 10 – 8 Things Not to Do on Your BlogChapter 11 – Facebook and EngagementChapter 12 – Navigating TwitterChapter 13 – Using Pinterest to Promote Your BusinessUnit 4 – Writing a Spectacular BookChapter 14 – What Should You Be Writing?Chapter 15 – The First ChapterChapter 16 – How Not to Look Like a NewbieChapter 17 – Back Story and How to Weave ItChapter 18 – Character and Location DescriptionChapter 19 – On AdverbsChapter 20 – Show, Don’t TellUnit 5 – Making Your Book BetterChapter 21 – Fact and Fiction about the Editing of BooksChapter 22 – You Can Do Better Than These 10 “Bad” “Things”Chapter 23 – Tightening Up Your WritingChapter 24 – The Final ChecksUnit 6 – Covering Your GemChapter 25 – Book Covers and Knowing What SellsChapter 26 – Commissioning Your Cover: UpworkChapter 27 – Commissioning Your Cover: 99DesignsUnit 7 – Publishing Your EbookChapter 28 – ISBN and the ASINChapter 29 – The BlurbChapter 30 – What Price, Perfection?Chapter 31 – Publishing your EbookChapter 32 – Choosing the Right Categories and KeywordsChapter 33 – Optimizing Amazon: Literary Life or DeathUnit 8 – Other FormatsChapter 34 – Beyond the Digital WorldChapter 35 – Preparing your Print Book for PublishingChapter 36 – Print Books: KDP vs. Ingram SparkUnit 9 – Increasing Your ReachChapter 37 – 5 Marketing Notes to Help You RefocusChapter 38 – Networking and Getting NoticedChapter 39 – Book Reviews and Other Things That SuckChapter 40 – 8 Other Ways to Promote Your BookUnit 10 – What You Must Do NextChapter 41 – The Power of Writing MoreChapter 42 – You Must Improve!Chapter 43 – 5 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t SellingChapter 44 – Final Words
