UPDATED & EXPANDED 2nd EDITION This award-winning, bestselling self-publishing guide has been re-released as a new updated and expanded 2nd edition, with 75,000 words of essays, articles, and how-to guides, as well as contributions from 30 bestselling indie authors including J Carson Black, Bob Mayer, Debora Geary, Mark Edwards, and many more."You won't make any money from self-publishing."MYTH!The internet has revolutionized every business it has come into contact with, and publishing is no different.For the first time, these changes are handing power back to the writer. It's up to YOU if you want to profit from them.Let's Get Digital: How To Self-Publish, And Why You Should (Updated 2nd Edition) covers everything from how the disruptive power of the internet has changed the publishing business forever to the opportunities this has created for writers. It gives you practical, hands-on advice, sharing the very latest best practices on editing, cover design, formatting, and pricing.It gives you proven marketing strategies that won't eat into your writing time and are actually effective at selling books. It also shares tips on platform building, blogging, and social networking, and explains which approaches are best for selling fiction versus non-fiction, and what writers should really focus on.This new updated 2nd edition now has more options for those on a tighter budget, teaches you how to get your book into print (and why that helps selling e-books), tells you why you should start a mailing list immediately, and shares the pros and cons of going exclusive with Amazon. And that's just for starters... Praise for Let's Get Digital:"Let's Get Digital is a must read for anyone considering self-publishing." -- JA Konrath, bestselling author of Trapped, Origin, and Whiskey Sour."Even with my background as an indie writer, I picked up several valuable tips...this is simply the best book about the ebook revolution that I have read." -- Michael Wallace, bestselling author of the Righteous series."Credible and comprehensive. I'd recommend it to any writer who is considering self-publishing or anyone interested in the current state of publishing." -- Big Al's Books and Pals - 5 stars."It should be THE starting point for anyone considering self-publishing today. This book is a Pixel Pick, and should be considered required reading for any Indie author." -- Pixel of Ink. Table of Contents PART ONE: DIGITAL REVOLUTION1. Appetite for Disruption2. Here Be Pirates!3. Royalties4. What We Talk About When We Talk About Editing5. Literary Agents6. The 800lb Gorilla: Amazon7. Print Is Doomed8. E-book Dominance Is Inevitable9. Publishers: The New Travel Agents?10. The Age of the Algorithm11. Self-publishing Myths12. A Great Time to Be a Writer13. ...Unless You Fall For These ScamsPART TWO: DIGITAL SELF-PUBLISHINGStep 1: Publishing When ReadyStep 2: Cover DesignStep 3: Working With An EditorStep 4: Formatting & Killer LayoutsStep 5: Pricing To SellStep 6: Uploading & MetadataStep 7: Marketing is EasyStep 8: Platform BuildingStep 9: Developing A Sticky ReadershipStep 10: How To Kickstart Your SalesPART THREE: SUCCESS STORIESCheryl ShiremanVictorine LieskeMichael HicksCJ ArcherBeth OrsoffBob MayerDebora GearySibel HodgeConsuelo Saah BaehrSteven L. HawkSuzanne TyrpakMel ComleyJason LettsMelanie NillesJan Hurst-NicholsonKC MayTerri ReidN Gemini SassonSusanne O'LearyShayne ParkinsonStacey Wallace BenefielSarah WoodburyKenneth RosenbergKatie KleinWilliam EsmontLexi RevellianJ Carson BlackImogen RoseMark EdwardsCD ReissAppendix A: Publishing ChecklistAppendix B: Mailing ListsAppendix C: Let's Get PhysicalAppendix D: Shorter StoriesAppendix E: ReviewsAppendix F: KDP SelectAppendix G: PracticalitiesAppendix H: Resources
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