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Q&A Is it wise to publish a novel as an e-book, and how would I do it?

Do you know how to self promote? Are you already good at it? Are you interested in learning how? Are you highly disciplined? Are you a DIY kind of person? Those are important questions if you ar...

posted 13y ago by JS Maxwell‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar JS Maxwell‭ · 2019-12-08T01:43:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
 **Do you know how to self promote? Are you already good at it? Are you interested in learning how? Are you highly disciplined? Are you a DIY kind of person?**

Those are important questions if you are thinking about self-pub. If self promotion/marketing is something you have the discipline to do and passion to excel at, then self-pub becomes a much more interesting option because it does give you a lot of personal flexibility. Your work lives and dies on YOUR merits as a writer and promoter.

I self-pub info products and I am passionate about marketing and promotions. I am fascinated by why people buy things and how to engage people so they will buy MY things. I also really like doing things myself. I love the idea of self-pub as a result. Where do you stand?

There is a lot more to it than what I've mentioned here, but I didn't see any other answers addressing this aspect specifically.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-07-28T20:49:48Z (over 13 years ago)
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