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Self-Publish Your Novel: Lessons from an Indie Publishing Success Story [Kindle Edition]

Robert Kroese (Author)
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Everything you need to know to make your manuscript into a self-publishing success! This book is based on my own experience self-publishing my bestselling novel, MERCURY FALLS. Learn how to select a print-on-demand company, how to publish your book for Kindle and other e-readers, and how to market your book to your target audience using social networking and other tools.

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  • File Size: 213 KB
  • Print Length: 88 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: St. Culain Press (March 9, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004RHXVJ4
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,417 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
As someone who enjoyed reading the author's novel, Mercury Falls, I expected his guide to self-publishing to be lucid and entertaining and I was not disappointed. Using the example of his very successful foray into self-publishing as an example, he describes not just the process of publishing an e-book on a specific, nuts-and-bolts level, but also provides a great guide to marketing your efforts through blogs and the online community. I would highly recommend this book to anyone entertaining thoughts of following in Kroese's footsteps in becoming not just a self-published author, but an extremely successful one.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I grabbed a copy of Robert Kroese's book on the recommendation of fellow (successful) Amazon Kindle and Encore author, Elisa Lorello. She says on her blog, "I would've loved to have read this when I was starting out, and even now I learned some useful tips." I thought, Huh, that's interesting she'd recommend this book over many others on self-publishing.

Kroese wrote Mercury Falls an Amazon Encore ebook that's sold over 10,000 copies so far. He covers alot of ground based on real-life experience and it's *not* "This is a good time to think about self publishing" drivel. Instead you get a nitty-gritty perspective on marketing, pricing, promotion, blog marketing, developing a platform of solid fans, printing options (pros/cons) and a ton more.
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I followed Robert Kroese on his Twitter account as he was doing the groundwork for "Mercury Falls." I read that book when it came out, and continued watching as he did what few self-publishers manage -- namely, succeed financially with the book.

Then came "Self-Publish Your Novel." I was on the brink of self-publishing my own novel, and only got this book after a week of watching absolutely nothing happen with my own work.

This is more of an extended case study than an instructional guide. From my perspective, it gave the background and rationale for what he did. It also gave a great deal of insight on possible shortcomings in my own marketing effort. This is also an excellent perspective on the current situation in publishing generally.
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One of many tips in this book will save you 10 to 100 times the cost...
I'm not the kind of person who needs to make a mistake myself to learn from it. I value people who came before me and left some tips along the way. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Rob Jones
Grounded Advice for Those With Their Heads in the Clouds
More informational than inspirational, Kroese's guide to self-publishing is a quick and entertaining read that is a must for all aspiring authors. Read more
Published 4 months ago by WannabeF
To the point, succinct, and useful
I read the book in one sitting. It's not a long book, but really, I didn't want to read a long book on the subject. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Debra L.
I wish I read this BEFORE I published my first novel
Kroese gives a lot of specific, no B.S. advice on how to succeed in self-publishing. The book was very straightforward and really helpful in generating ideas on what I can do now... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Rob Blackwell
Self-publishing? Must read!
This book is great if you are considering self-publishing. You get first hand knowledge of what the author had to go through... the trials and errors of self-publishing. Read more
Published 9 months ago by htimSelehciM
So you want to be a writer
There use to be a stigma attached to self-publishing. "Vanity" presses preyed on would-be Hemingways. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Glen Hendrix
Excellent Up to date steps to help you successfully self-publish today
Self Publish Your Novel: Lessons from an Indie Publishing Success Story presents a true live case study of a successful self-published fiction novel. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Bluedolphin Crow
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Robert Kroese
Robert Kroese's sense of irony was honed growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan - home of the Amway Corporation and the Gerald R. Ford Museum, and the first city in the United States to fluoridate its water supply. In second grade, he wrote his first novel, the saga of Captain Bill and his spaceship Thee Eagle. This turned out to be the high point of his academic career. After barely graduating from Calvin College in 1992 with a philosophy degree, he was fired from a variety of jobs before moving to California, where he stumbled into software development. As this job required neither punctuality nor a sense of direction, he excelled at it. In 2009, he called upon his extensive knowledge of useless information and love of explosions to write his first novel, Mercury Falls. Since then, he has written two sequels, Mercury Rises (2011) and Mercury Rests (due out October 18, 2012).

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