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STINKERS! America's Worst Self-Published Books: Learn what not to do [Paperback & e-books]
Michael N. Marcus
(from the publisher) There is great satisfaction in seeing your name on the cover of a book, and it has become relatively easy to self-publish. It's also easy to make serious mistakes in writing, design and marketing that can limit the acceptability and sales of a self-published book.
It's both sad and funny that some of the worst self-published books (and the majority of the books reviewed in this book) are books that try to provide advice to writers.
* Many 'experts' give terrible advice and present it poorly.
* Some even ignore their own advice.
* Some self-publishing authors don't know -- or choose to ignore -- the established rules and customs of publishing.
* Some writers seem to be a few nuggets short of a Happy Meal.
This book will help you avoid the worst mistakes of others so you can publish a book that you can be justifiably proud of. Maybe you'll enlighten, entertain and inform your readers. Maybe you'll even get good reviews. Maybe you'll even make some money.
(from Michael) I wrote it and I love it.
$9.99, order paperback from Amazon.com
$8.99, order paperback from Barnes & Noble
$4.99, order Nook from Barnes & Noble (may be unauthorized)