2012 Edition USA Today bestselling author and former publisher Dean Wesley Smith has put together a step-by-step guide to being an indie publisher. Chapters Include: --Early Decisions --Expected Costs --Projected Income --Production and Scheduling --Basics of Production --Cover and Publisher Looks --The Time It Takes --Sales Plan --Pricing, Discounts, and Sales --Selling to Independent Bookstores --The Returns System --Electronic Sales to Bookstores --The Secret of Indie publishing
Think Like a Publisher
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Bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith has written more than ninety popular novels and well over 100 published short stories. His novels include the science fiction novel Laying the Music to Rest and the thriller The Hunted as D.W. Smith. With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. He writes under many pen names and has also ghosted for a number of top bestselling writers. Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made. Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books. Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm nearly finished reading this slim volume, and I'm so glad I picked it up in print. Having a ready resource in hand is still sometimes preferable to reading on a screen. Dean Wesley Smith's "Think Like A Publisher" was an instrumental series of posts that helped me reboot my thinking as a newbie to the indie publishing realm. I'm grateful for his concise and direct guide.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Sharon
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is so good! I'm doing my business plan - deep into the detail of how I'm going to publish my beloved first book - and this has been enormously helpful. I've read several books on self-publishing and while they too were good, they focused primarily on how to prepare your book for the various channels - Kindle, Createspace, Smashwords - and how to promote on the web (eg blogs). Dean picks up where they left off, with the the practical, business fundamentals such as setting up your business account, income projection, pricing, and scheduling. It's really practical, and spot on - I found myself holding my ereader in one hand and typing notes into my business plan with the other. He also talks about selling to independent bookstores, which I hadn't seen anywhere else and is really relevant for a niche market book (so useful - thank you thank you). So, if you're past the introductory stages and into the trenches of planning and implementation, this is the book for you.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Mary Jo Rabe
Format:Paperback
This book gives you all the tools you will ever need to publish your own works. And it's a great and entertaining read! Don't bother with any other how-to book; make sure all your writer friends get this one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Never Quit Learning
An insightful guide into how to approach the business of publishing your own work like a business instead of an "art".
Published 2 months ago by Melisa Todd
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent insight - recommended
Every writer eventually meets the business end of writing. For authors this is a useful read. It's written expecting you as an author to produce in quantity, however for less... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lars W. Hindsley
3.0 out of 5 stars
like the story
What I liked was how a person went from being a print publisher to a digital publisher. It did give me a better appreciation of what is possible. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Thomas Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mr Smith is the dean of publishing wisdom
I'm about to dive into the indie pool and I've found Dean's insights on his website invaluable. This book really is helping me avoid some mistakes I was well on my way to making. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ed Walker
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good for the beginner
As I have delved deep into the publishing world before I read this book; it was refreshing to learn how an indie publisher can think like a traditional publisher. Read more
Published 8 months ago by writing reverend
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More Than the Basics
This book doesn't just discuss the basics of how to post your book on Amazon and Smashwords, but goes far beyond that. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Daphne J. Riordan
