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Paperback Writer 2012: How and Why to Self-Publish

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Page 1: Paperback Writer 2012: How and Why to Self-Publish

Paperback Writer 2012 How and Why to Self-Publish

MOBI

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Hi. I’m Vicki. I wrangle data. I eat Nutella. And I’m an author. You can be one, too.

@vboykis

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Before, publishing looked like this

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Since e-books, publishing is more like this

“Ebook sales surpass hardcovers in 2012”

-Mashable

• “$300 million In sales in ONE QUARTER of 2012”

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Want to be an author?

"Everybody is talented,

original, and has something

important to say." -Brenda Ueland (If You Want to

Write)

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Self-publishing is like a startup: You do everything. !

Author Editor

Book jacket

designer Accountant

Marketer

Analytics

Web developer

Project manager

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My own book process: OMGGGGGG SCOOOOOTLANDDDDDDD!

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4 months, 20k words

*

50 copies sold (Thanks, Mom!)

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* Technology Stack

Editing

Book Cover

Writing

Website

Publishing and Testing

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Formatting DRM: The black hole of death

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Amazon: 35% of each $1

Paypal: 30% of

each sale Pulley:

$6/month

Raking in DAT DOUGH

45 CENTS

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Covers and titles matter

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Mistakes I made

• Hrie a editar • Not enough marketing

• No bibliography • Testing on multiple devices

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Final Thoughts: Just write it.

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Resources Writing/Editing • Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott • Strunk and White • On Writing by Stephen King • If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland

Epublishing • http://www.thebookdesigner.com/!• http://www.jakonrath.com/!• http://causticcovercritic.blogspot.com.au/!• Read Literary Journals: Paris Review, Morning News,!HTMLGiant!