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How to Publish, Promote, & Sell Your Own Book: The insider's guide to everything you need to know about self-publishing from pasteup to publicity (0312396198) - Customer Reviews, Information, Ratings, and Prices
How to Publish, Promote, & Sell Your Own Book: The insider's guide to everything you need to know about self-publishing from pasteup to publicity (0312396198) - Reviews and Prices
Robert Holt, himself the successful author of four self-published books, now shares his knowledge and savvy with other would-be author-publishers in this step-by-step guide to every aspect of self-publishing. If you yearn join the ranks of such self published authors as Henry Thoreau, Upton Sinclair, Anais Nin, and George Bernard Shaw, if you've ever thought of doing it yourself, then this is the book for you. How to Publish Promote and Sell Your Own Book provides you with everything you ever wanted to know about self-publishing--and never even thought to ask.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Buy it!:
This book is very informative and written in layman's terms. It is easy for a first time publisher to understand. The author is very real with his communication;no complicated verbage.
Dated but good Info:
This book is not recent, therefore some of the information does not ring true anymore. However, it does provide a lot of good information. I checked it out from the library, but it wouldn't be a bad book to own. There is not mention of anything about the internet as it was published in the 80's. It is mainly geared toward nonfiction writing. Though the information would be good for anyone planning to self-publish. Another book I would recommend if you're really into self-publishing, is Dan Poynter's... more info
Dated material:
I was looking for a book on self publishing and I knew which one I wanted but I grabbed this one by mistake. It has some interesting information about the publishing industry and some good advice about editing. But some of the things he said about the publishing industry just seemed wrong. He was also talking about B. Dalton and Crown books as if they were the largest book sellers in the indsutry. No mention of Amazon or B&N? Something seemed wrong. Checking the copyright page I found that this... more info
Redundancy coupled with hand holding:
As most aspiring authors have done, I have searched for helpful books on authoring and publishing. I came across this book and it seemed promising because it offered both sides of the track and everything in between. For someone interested in the basics who has not read anything, this would be a book to read. Holt goes from point A to B and doesn't miss any details, no matter how small. He'll tell you what color pencil to use in editing, to how to open your mail. Much of this the normal person with any... more info
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