An ePublishing Primer: What librarians need to know to help local authors Jodi Christophe, Missoula Public Library - WOW Bus Jo Flick, Montana State Library Trainer Originally recorded: July 30, 2013

Your presenters Jodi Christophe& Jo Flick

Today we will: Explore some online self-publishing tools Share questions and experiences Be able to assist local authors who wish to self-publish an eBook Be ready to present a ½ hr session on self ePublishing for authors

Ala Carte Distribution eCommerce Editing & design Marketing Endless Possibilities

Forbes Magazine (6/7/2012)

SmashWords

SmashWords – How To…

SmashWords – free style guide

SmashWords – free marketing guide

SmashWords – ePublishing Success Guide - FREE

Lulu

Amazon – CreateSpace

Amazon – Kindle Direct

PressBooks.com

4-Step Guide to Making a Book with PressBooks o Choose Book Design Theme (what your book will look like) o Add Book Information (title, author name etc). o Add/Organize Text (your chapters etc) o Export your book (in MOBI {for Kindle}, EPUB {for Nook/iBooks etc), PDF {for print-on-demand}

PressBooks.com

A Comparison Chart

Go it alone with a specialty epublisher Free services for content provided to the public for free – author still retains copyright privileges: Hathi Trust - primarily for academic content Montana Memory Project – must be part of a collection

Copyright Concerns Advise authors that copyright law exists Copyright covers ALL creative works ©

Copyright Concerns Refer authors to information Recommend authors seek legal advice Final judgment rests with the author/creator ©

Copyright Resources Copyright Terms and Public Domain in the US – a chart from Cornell University Copyright slider Copyright Crash Course from the University of Texas US Copyright Office

Don’t worry…too much!

Follow up? Jo Flick, Montana State Library trainer Jodi Christophe, Missoula Public Library WOW Bus Librarian Additional resources: lliterac/epublishing/ lliterac/epublishing/