1. by Tom Macy

2. Traditional or Self Publish  Traditional  Query letters  Agents  Publishers  Marketing  Self-publish  Publish  Market  Cost

3. Things You Will Need  Your Manuscript  Lots of document options, including Word  The Cover  Design  Experience with Photoshop or similar tool  PDF  Web Site  Your own with sales interface like Paypal  Amazon, B&N, Create Space

4. eBook or Paperback  eBooks  No (or minimal) overhead  Change anytime  Kindle / Nook formatting  Free conversion software (Calibre)  Paperbacks  Print on Demand (Cost when printed)  No changes once published.  Process of many steps.

5. eBooks  eBooks can be created by you and sold on your web site with no one else involved.  Conversion  Calibre (https://calibre-ebook.com/)  Amazon (https://kdp.amazon.com/signin)  B&N (https://www.nookpress.com/)  Web sites  Your own  Ability to create a web site  Ability to include a shopping cart (Paypal)  B&N and Amazon

6. eBook From Word 1. Upload Word doc to Amazon for conversion to Kindle file format (mobi). As of the last time I created eBooks, Amazon’s conversion formatted the book better. 2. Download mobi file to your computer. 3. Use Calibre to convert mobi to epub (Nook format) 4. Upload epub to B&N

7. Log in to KDP to publish an eBook for Kindle

8. Create the Kindle eBook Nook is similar  Enter book details: Title, subtitle, series, edition, publisher, description, contributors, language, ISBN  Verify Publishing Rights  Select categories (genres), age range, grade range, search keywords (7)  Book release option (now or pre-order)  Upload cover  Select DRM or no DRM  Upload book file  Amazon evaluates your upload  Preview the eBook / Download the eBook  Approve for publishing

9. Overview of Paperback Steps  Create your formatted manuscript  Margins  Paragraph indentations  Odd/even page margins  Cover  Front image  Back cover  Spine  Web Sites  Create Space (https://www.createspace.com/4430938)  B&N and Amazon

10. Independent Publishing with Create Space (POD)  Requires leaving your comfort zone  The changing world of print  Other companies:  Author House, MyPublisher, Wordclay, Xlibris, iUniverse, Blurb, LuLu, WEbook, Shutterfly, Book Baby  Amazon Company  Print on Demand  Orders come through Create Space

11. https://www.createspace.com/

15. International Standard Book Number

26. Before Publishing, Get Proofs 1.Jacket Statements 2.Reviews Readers Favorite Focused Reviewers 3.Update Front Cover 4.Update Back Cover 5.Publish

27. Using Google Alerts