Self-Publishing Boot Camp Guide for Authors, 2nd Edition Updated 04/2013

SELF-PUBLISHING BOOT CAMP GUIDE FOR AUTHORS, 2nd Edition, was updated on 04/02/2013. This step-by-step guide details the tasks you need to complete to successfully publish your book from start to finish, and aims to provide you with a solid understanding of your options. It provides recommendations for using popular services like Amazon’s CreateSpace, BookBaby, Smashwords, Aerbook Maker, Vook, Scrivener, Scribd, Leanpub and others to create the ebooks and print books you dream of, from simple text books to multimedia extravaganzas. It shows you everything you need from how to assign ISBN numbers, to creating keywords so that your books can be discovered by search engines and book buyers, to social media best practices, and how to distribute your books to the most popular online retailers. The information is arranged in roughly the order you need to address each step in your self-publishing path. Here are those steps. Enjoy the journey!