The Work from Home Megabook Sampler by Sam Kerns
Author:Sam Kerns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: work from home, start a business, publish a book, how to be a writer, make money from home, starting a busness, entreprenuership, home-based business
Publisher: Rainmaker Press
Published: 2018-03-22T00:00:00+00:00
How to Publish a Book
Table of Contents
Chapter One: How Much can You Really Make as a Self-Published Author?
Chapter Two: How to Choose Book Topics That Sell
Chapter Three: How to Conduct Research for Your Nonfiction or Fiction Book
Chapter Four: How to Write an Entire Book in 30 Days or Less (And Take Weekends off)
Chapter Five: How to Edit Your Book Without Spending a Fortune
Chapter Six: Should You Pre-Release Your Book?
Chapter Seven: How to Format Your Book (Including the Clickable Table of Contents.)
Chapter Eight: Forget the Naysayers: How to Make Your Own Covers for Free
Chapter Nine: All about Categories (And How to Choose the Right Ones)
Chapter Ten: How to Write a Book Description That Sells
Chapter Eleven: Should You Enroll Your Book in KU?
Chapter Twelve: Why You Need a Paperback Version (And How to Get One)
Chapter Thirteen: Why You May Need an Audio Book Version (And How to Get One for Free)
Chapter Fourteen: How to Get You Book Translated into Other Languages for Free
Chapter Fifteen: How to Get Reviews
Chapter Sixteen: How to Market Your Book
Chapter One: How Much can You Really Make as a Self-Published Author?
So, you want to write a book. Maybe itâs something youâve dreamed about since you were a child, or maybe this is something thatâs only just beginning to percolate in your mind. Whatever your reason for wanting to get started in the Indie publishing business, you need to know something: the information that exists about this business is vast, contradictory, and confusing.
Iâm not kidding.
When I set out to begin my own career as an Indie writer and publisher, I, being a researcher by nature, set out to learn everything I could about the business. But I wasnât too far into it before I realized that I would have to take everything I read with a grain of salt. Why? Because, for the most part, hereâs what I found:
Self-professed publishing âgurusâ who promise to reveal their âsecretsâ about how to make it big in this business. These people put on countless webinars disguised as educational presentations, but in the end only attempt to sell viewers products worth thousands of dollars that are, quite honestly, completely unnecessary. Itâs my theory that these âgurusâ make their money from selling their overinflated products and services, not from publishing books. Whatâs worse, their books are severely lacking in usable information.
Books full of hype. You know what Iâm talking about if youâve ever bought a book promising that if you only follow the authorâs vague advice, you will strike it rich on the Kindle platform. Itâs a nice thought, but a little later in this chapter weâll talk about how much you can realistically expect to make publishing books. Iâll even break down those numbers according to how long the authors have been in business.
Blog posts from seemingly well-meaning people who give advice to ânewbiesâ first starting out in the publishing business. Although I believe many of these people are well-intentioned, some of the advice I read is preposterous. In addition, this business changes
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