Which Self-Publishing Platform is Best for You?
Join us for a 1-hour training exploring the major self-publishing companies to learn what each company provides in the way of book creation services and distribution. This session will identify challenges that authors often face when making this first crucial decision, and reveal the one secret that will prevent your book from ever being trapped in any particular service.
The session will help you select one or a combination of services from the following “tested and trusted” companies for your publishing project:
- IngramSpark for ebooks and print books, including hard cover
- BookBaby for ebooks and print books, including hard cover
- Amazon CreateSpace for POD to the Amazon store
- Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) for Kindle ebooks to the Amazon store
- Smashwords for ebooks everywhere (except Amazon), including libraries
- Kobo for ebooks internationally distributed and in bookstores
- LeanPub for beta (and finished) books delivered electronically
- Gumroad for self-distribution of ebooks, print books, and other products
- PressBooks for ebook and print book creation and delivery on the web
There will also be an explanation of why other vendors you may have considered are excluded - Lulu, B&N NOOK Press, Outskirts, Author House, iUniverse, Trafford, Balboa, etc. Questions are welcome!
Handouts:
- List of tested and trusted publishing tools and services
- Author budget checklist
- Self-publishing resource list
Who should take this training:
- Authors of all genres who aim to publish in digital or print formats
- Journalists and bloggers who are considering creating a book from their compiled work
- Book production, editorial, design, and marketing consultants
- What each company provides in the way of book formatting, design, and digital vs print distribution
- How much it costs to sign up and what percentage of book sales they take
- What you do versus what they do
- Why you might want use a combination of services and how that works
- The number one guaranteed strategy that will give you the freedom to move your book from one service to another at any time
