The Complete Guide to Crowdfunding Your Next Book. UPDATE: thanks to all your support, I finished my crowdfunding campaign with $12,979.00 in preorders.
The last few days saw the crowdfunding campaign skyrocket – something I did not predict happening at all. This has been a whirlwind ride and I’m so grateful – so thank you! If you’re interested in being notified about the book when it releases, to hear about its progress, or be the first in line to order the book when it’s in all major online bookstores, sign up here. In July 2012, Seth Godin started a campaign to fund the production of his latest book: The Icarus Deception. Seth did this through a platform called Kickstarter.com, which allowed his loyal fanbase to pledge funds to the book before it was finished and ready for distribution.
Seth set a minimum funding goal of $40,000 (enough presales for a traditional publisher to take notice and sign the book for distribution). During his 30 day campaign, Seth raised $287,342. If you know how to employ it the right way. #1. CreateSpace, Lightning Source, Lulu - Where Should YOU Self-Publish Your Book: The Ultimate Resource - Write Hacked. I’ve been going around and around with numerous book printers over the past three years.
Ever since I got the crazy, half-baked idea in my head that I wanted the “control, speed, and cost-effectiveness of self-publishing” rather than the traditional way to do it, I’ve been through the ringer with pretty much all of the well-known “indie”-book creation shops. Specifically, I’ve been down into the depths of customer service, user forums, technical spec sheets, and more with the top three: Lightning Source International, Lulu, and CreateSpace. 5 Steps to Self-Editing Your Writing - Training Authors for Success. Kinstant Formatter. 30 Lessons from Selling $30 Million Worth of eBooks. AutoResponders by TrafficWave.net. Kindle Direct Publishing: Help.
KDP Select Global Fund for April 2014 The KDP Select global fund amount is $1.2 million for April 2014.
We’ll share the average global fund payout for March by the middle of April. In addition, KDP Select royalty information for March will be available on royalty reports in mid-April. Remember, if enrolled in KDP Select, you will earn a share of the global fund amount every time your book is borrowed from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr and Amazon.co.jp. Cheap ISBN numbers for your ePub eBooks for the iBookstore for ! Book Giveaways and Contests - Self Publishing Coach Products. Are you ready to get massive exposure and sell more books?
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Self-Publishing Costs for Online Self-Publishing. This is a continuation of the What Does Self-Publishing Cost series: What Does Self-Publishing Cost: A PreviewWhat Does Self-Publishing Cost: DIY Today let’s look at the next level of ambition, the author who decides to publish and seriously attempt to sell books in an economical way.
Planning Your Book, Parts of the Book, Copyright. You’re ready to take the information and education you’ve gained from your research and apply it to your own book.
You’ve learned that the biggest complaint about self-published books is their lack of professional editing. Although you’re anxious to see your book in print, you realize you’ll have to go through a process to make sure you’ve created the best product you can for your particular market and the goals you’ve set for your book. But first we address the manuscript itself, and how it becomes a book. Whether you use a professional editor, or plan to edit your book yourself, you can pick up a lot of useful information that will help guide you in the process.
Understanding how books are constructed will give you a reliable blueprint to putting your book together. Creating Books from Manuscripts Part of being a self-publisher is understanding rights and contracts, and particularly taking responsibility for your own copyright in your work. Copyright Getting Organized.
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