Category Archives: Book Publishing

Updated September 22, 2023 Subtitle Essential factors you must consider before self-publishing Synopsis Are you really ready – not just your manuscript, but you – to self-publish? Here is a list of the ten most important factors you must consider … Continue reading →

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As a self-publisher (or niche publisher, or micro-publisher) selling books, you will eventually get involved with selling your information in booklet form. These booklets can be from one sheet of paper, up to several pages long. Selling information this way tends to be more profitable. These short booklets can be created from the information contained in your book. These booklets can be sold or given away as a way to build interest in your other books.

One format for selling this information is with documents that have been laminated with a baked-on plastic cover (called a pouch). In this article I want to discuss laminating one-sheet documents. In our case, we call them “laminated study guides”. We also sell these same documents as downloadable pdf’s (ebooks) without the lamination – for a slightly lower price. We call these “downloadable study guides”. Continue reading →

Here is a financial analysis for self-publishers of what is involved in selling an e-document and e-book using Scribd. This analysis will show you how much money you will get for each book that you sell on Scribd’s website. This will also help you understand how Scribd takes their cut of your e-document’s and e-book’s cover price, and what money you end up with. Continue reading →

Here is a simply analysis of selling a book using Amazon and Lightning Source. This analysis will show you how much money you will get for each book that you sell on Amazon. This will help you understand how Amazon and Lightning take their cut, and what you end up with. Continue reading →

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Here is a quick primer on the different book identification numbers and barcodes that self-publishers need to know about. Each one is used throughout the world as a way to identify a specific book. Continue reading →