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    What You Should Know About Self Publishing
    What You Should Know About Self Publishing
    What You Should Know About Self Publishing
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    What You Should Know About Self Publishing

    By Cheryl Rogers

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    Publishing your own book is the fastest way to get it in front of your readers. What You Should Knnow about Self Publishing gives you the basics so you can get started! It will tell you how to develop your book idea, research your market, organize your book, market your book, and publish your book. This book will guide you through the process, helping you sidestep costly errors!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCheryl Rogers
    Release dateDec 2, 2010
    ISBN9781452357584
    What You Should Know About Self Publishing
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    Cheryl Rogers

    Former journalist Cheryl Rogers writes around the edges of farming and family life in the Swan Valley, near Perth. Her short fiction has been published in Australia, the UK and USA, and she is a three time winner of the Henry Lawson Society of New South Wales short story award. In 1998, a memoir co-written with fellow University of Western Australia graduate and friend, Gun Dolva, was short-listed for the WA Premier’s Book of the Year Award. A longtime member of Sisters in Crime (Australia), Cheryl loves a mystery. 

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      What You Should Know About Self Publishing - Cheryl Rogers

      What You Should Know about Self Publishing

      By Cheryl Rogers

      Smashwords Edition

      © 2010 Cheryl Rogers, Tampa, Florida

      All rights reserved.

      Cover Image: Morguefile

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be re-sold or given to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author’s hard work.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork for Success

      Chapter 2: Writing Your Book

      Chapter 3: Feedback

      Chapter 4: Developing a Marketing Strategy

      Chapter 5: All Systems Go

      Chapter 6: Where and How to E-publish

      Chapter 7: How to Self Publish Your Print Book

      Conclusion

      About the Author

      Introduction: So You Want to Write a Book

      In this digital age, many people are realizing their dreams of writing a book. Why not you?

      Faced with the competition that inevitably comes with increased freedom to publish, you’ll want to take a look first at how to get your book into your readers’ hands. That’s what this book, What you Should Know about Self-Publishing, is all about.

      The book will take you through the steps needed to succeed as an author and self-publisher today, from the moment of inspiration through

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