Books For Authors
Publish Like the Pros: A Brief Guide to Quality Self-Publishing and an Insider's Look at a Misunderstood Industry [Paperback & e-books]
Michele DeFilippo
(from the publisher) Publish Like the Pros: A Brief Guide to Quality Self-Publishing is a must-read for new authors who want to get it right when self-publishing their books. Self-publishing is a perplexing and ever-shifting landscape; it's easy for authors to get taken in by self-publishing companies that promise the moon but don't deliver. In just 88 pages, Publish Like the Pros takes the confusion out of self-publishing and gives authors the six steps to publishing quality professional books that don't scream "I'm self-published!!" The self-publishing author will find everything he or she needs to get started, including cover design, book titles, typesetting, editing, and proofreading, and a special chapter on book distribution, pricing and marketing.
Written by a book designer with years of experience working with both first-time authors and seasoned publishers, Publish Like the Pros speaks directly to new authors who want to publish a book that they can feel proud of and that sells!
(frtom Michael) It seems that the second book that comes from the author of a bad self-published book about anything, is a bad book explaining how she or he created and marketed the first book.
Most of these books are ugly, unedited and inaccurate. I shudder to think that there are people who buy them, read them, follow their advice and create even more garbage.
It was a particular pleasure to buy and read a book about self-publishing that is both accurate and attractive.
The author of Publish Like the Pros: A Brief Guide to Quality Self-Publishing is Michele DeFilippo. Michele is no newbie to publishing. She is an experienced and skilled designer, and owner of 1106 Design -- a company that has provided a wide range of services for many authors. Michele knows what she is talking about -- and that is rare.
It has become unfortunately easy to become a "published author." You just write a string of words, upload them, hack together something that functions as a cover, and hope and pray.
Michele attacks the common belief that you can "do everything yourself -- no training, no experience, no talent required." She compares this to the folly of someone who is advised by a doctor that surgery is needed, and instead of paying for the operation, gets a medical book, a scalpel and bourbon to function as an anesthetic... and then self-butchers.
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