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Paperback Writer 2012 How and Why to Self-Publish
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Hi. I’m Vicki. I wrangle data. I eat Nutella. And I’m an author. You can be one, too.
@vboykis
Before, publishing looked like this
Since e-books, publishing is more like this
“Ebook sales surpass hardcovers in 2012”
-Mashable
• “$300 million In sales in ONE QUARTER of 2012”
Want to be an author?
"Everybody is talented,
original, and has something
important to say." -Brenda Ueland (If You Want to
Write)
Self-publishing is like a startup: You do everything. !
Author Editor
Book jacket
designer Accountant
Marketer
Analytics
Web developer
Project manager
My own book process: OMGGGGGG SCOOOOOTLANDDDDDDD!
4 months, 20k words
*
50 copies sold (Thanks, Mom!)
* Technology Stack
Editing
Book Cover
Writing
Website
Publishing and Testing
Formatting DRM: The black hole of death
DAT PROFIT ~35 CENTS
Paypal: 2.9%
OF EACH SALE
Pulley: $6/month
Amazon Takes
65 cents
DAT PROFIT ~80 CENTS
Covers and titles matter
Mistakes I made
• Hrie a editar • Not enough marketing
• No bibliography • Testing on multiple devices
Final Thoughts: Just write it.
Resources Writing/Editing • Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott • Strunk and White • On Writing by Stephen King • If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland
Epublishing • http://www.thebookdesigner.com/!• http://www.jakonrath.com/!• http://causticcovercritic.blogspot.com.au/!• Read Literary Journals: Paris Review, Morning News,!HTMLGiant!