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Q&A Self publishing a collection of poems

I have written four poems and will keep writing more. How many should I put under one collection, and around how many pages should it be? Any ideas on how I should go about the self publication pro...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Malhar Khushu‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A CreateSpace and Amazon Sales

I'm about to self publish my 2nd book. I promote heavily to my small niche market and often buyers find it on Amazon. If I simply use CreateSpace as my printer, a few hundred at at time, do I HAVE ...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by RRC‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I find and research places to publish fiction? [closed]

Where are good places to publish everything from flash-fiction to novels or how can I find them? And also, if someone knows about a place which buys fiction or where I can try to sell for a large m...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Lior‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Purchasing copies of my own book with my own ISBN from Amazon prohibited?

Someone told me that if I use my own ISBN on books I publish through Createspace that I would not be allowed to purchase copies of my own book. Though I think this is ludicrous, I would like to kno...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Pen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Self-publishing / marketing children's book

I have wanted for some time now to write and illustrate a children's book. How realistic is it to self publish? I have no business background in this at all, and would expect to make a loss initial...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by martin‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Kindle Worlds Publishing Benefits, Statistics?

Lots of articles/opinions on Kindle worlds out there. Not that much on actual numbers and facts that I can find. What I want to know is, if I produce some great content, how will my book be promote...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Legrand Casperson‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are there agents or representatives who only specialize in book promotion and not distribution?

I am currently leaning toward self-publishing my book via Amazon services. However, before I do, I am considering the pros and cons of searching for an agent or publisher. Please note that everythi...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Questioner‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A For Sci-Fi books, what is the purchasing split between regular and ebooks?

I can get the data for ALL books. But can anyone direct me to regular/ebook purchasing data broken down by genre (specifically sci-fi)?

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by dmm‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to find a British agency that will publish a book in Russia?

How can I find a British agency to represent me as a writer in Russia in order to publish a book there (a book written originally in Russian)? Do such agencies exist? I understand that it does so...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Eugene B‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should I include my email address in an ebook?

I am wondering if it is appropriate to include my email address on the title page of my short stories on Amazon Kindle. If so, is it wise to use one obtained from say Yahoo because it will not cha...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Javeer Baker‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Not happy with format of self-published book. How to proceed?

I currently have my book published on Amazon using createspace and Lulu (google weave of the ride). However, I am not happy with the quality of the product. I don't want a glossy cover, bleached ...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by Andrew Welch‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Self/vanity publishing a game manual

I'm writing a player's handbook for a game I'm producing. The game is fully open source, and the manual itself will be online. However, I would like to offer a hardcopy version of the manual for th...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by n0pe‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What binding and paper should be used on a self-printed novel?

The last time I printed a book I just needed something done cheaply and quickly. The print store used very bright, glossy office paper (the same that they use for office documents) and used constru...

0 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Village‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What printing methods and quality can I expect of POD companies?

Due to the growing popularity of POD, many small companies are coming to the market, and makes this business very competitive. However, I hardly see comments on the quality of printing (paper, bind...

0 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Googlebot‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What can publishers do for me in a niche market?

I'm writing a book in a niche market, and it's my first one. It seems to me that the following things need to happen to publish my book: Finish the book Design cover (a friend is helping) Edit ma...

4 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by AtlasRider‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭