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Self-Publishing Recommendations

Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D. — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:34:09 +0000

Someone in a recent teleseminar about writing sent me a question about self-publishing. Here is part of my response to her:

Here are some places with some recommendations:

from the Life of E’s blog:

http://meggin.com/lifeofes/wordpress/2008/06/resources-for-publishing-ghost-writers/

From Speaker Net News (which is absolutely worth subscribing to, free) and they have questions and compilations of answers. This is from 3 years ago, but is still worth perusing:

http://speakernetnews.com/post/selfpublish.html

From LinkedIn

http://www.linkedin.com/answers/marketing-sales/writing-editing/MAR_WED/586989-11003738

Gini Cunningham, who is the person who teaches the 30 Articles in Just 30 Days class with me has used Lulu on several of her latest projects and is really liking that company. I have seen others who have used that service, too and their books turned out well.

My recommendation is to look at some other self-published books and see which ones are well done and which ones aren’t. There are some dreadful examples out there – poor quality, etc. and you don’t want that, of course.

1001 Ways to Market Your Books (for authors and publishers; paperback), 6th edition

Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D. — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:59:46 +0000

Kremer, John. 1001 Ways to Market Your Books (for authors and publishers; paperback), 6th edition

Are you kidding me? 1001 ways…. And it’s true. It’s quite the hefty book (704 pages) and it’s stunning the number of different ideas that are included. Out of that number, any one of us can surely find at least…10 ideas we can use. Or maybe even 100…

If you love having books arrive FAST, be sure to sign up for Amazon Prime…free 2-day shipping for one flat rate each year (and you can have 4 family members all using it. Such a bargain for those of us who want books NOW vs. later!)

Do You Value Your Expertise?

Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D. — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:49:58 +0000

Here’s what Paulette Ensign (one of the people I have learned from for years) said in a recent email:

Remember that you have knowledge that the whole world does not. Making an assumption that everyone already knows what you know will keep you stuck and be a barrier to developing information products. What would be your first question if you were a newcomer now coming to your own expertise?

Doesn’t that just get your brain going? Start writing down those questions – and then start answering them!

Be sure to learn more about Paulette Ensign and her company Tips Products International and in particular, you may be interested in her Publishing Prosperity Mastermind, of which I’m a charter member.

Self-Publishing – Costs?

Meggin McIntosh — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:44:19 +0000

Question:

How much does it cost to self-publish a book???

Posted by Susan Phipps Carr | 9/5/08

Response (first of several, most likely):

It depends on A LOT of factors…I can send you some links to sites if you’re interested. It depends on whether you are doing everything except the printing and are only paying for that or if you’re paying for registration, ISBN, editing, graphics, layout & design, etc…

It’s overall, not too expensive, given the money you can make–both from sales as well as from having a product to use in marketing, etc.

Let me know and I will update my response.

Meggin

Resources for Publishing & Ghost Writers

Meggin McIntosh — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:20:23 +0000

Suggestion:

Advantage Media Group is one of the companies that I talked with awhile back and actually interviewed a couple of their ghost writers. They are a professional operation with quite a few resources.

Posted by Meggin | 6/1/08