How to Self-Publish Your Book With Little Or No Money! A Complete Guide to Self-Publishing at a Profit! (Paperback)

~ Bettie E. Tucker (Author), Wayne Brumagin (Author) "Some of you may have already written a manuscript and submitted it to publishers, only to have it rejected over and over again..." (more)
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"This book is for anyone who has a story to tell. It covers the entire publishing process..." -- Jane Miller, Free-Lance Journalist and Columnist

"This delightful book provides the day-to-day, personal hands-on advice only an author with sixteen years of experience could provide." -- Dan Poynter, The Self-Publishing Manual

"You accepted your greatest challenge and wrote that book. Now, make publishing it the easiest part of the process! -- Glenda Bixler, Authors' Representative

Product Description

This concise, easy-to-understand book on self-publishing includes an English and Poetry Chapter for review and reference; a test to help you determine whether you should self-publish; instructions on how to obtain the necessary money to self-publish your book; basic tips on good writing; checkups at the end of each chapter to guide your progress; instructions on the layout of your book; information regarding the ISBN, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number, CIP and PCIP; suggestions for advertising, promoting and selling your book with sample media kit; listing of resources and recommendations; information on how to use the Internet to sell your book; information concerning the latest technical advances in printing.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 137 pages
• Publisher: Rainbow's End Company (June 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880451387
• ISBN-13: 978-1880451380
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #584,269 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Can Publish for Less, October 8, 2000

By	Dan Poynter "Author-Publisher-Speaker" (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This delightful book provides the day-to-day, personal hands-on advice only authors and publishers with sixteen years of experience could provide. The unique "checkup" questions at the end of each chapter will help you make decisions about the best direction for you. Read this book, listen to Bettie and Wayne and do what they say.

The book describes how to get started, writing prose, writing poetry, what associations to join, what magazines to subscribe to, meeting expenses, your legal and business responsibilities, the parts of your book, making it "camera ready", printing, when the books arrive, fulfillment, low-cost promotion, the Internet and computers and what to do next. Resources, glossary and index.

Bettie Corbin Tucker has been an author, publisher, speaker and talk-show host.

Wayne Brumagin is an editor, publisher, and poet. He is retired from the Veteran's Administration.

As a publisher and an author of 113 books (including revisions and foreign-language editions) and over 500 magazine articles, I recommend this book to publishers and those thinking of becoming publishers. [e-mail].

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's all about results. , April 7, 2005

By	JL - See all my reviews

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If you believe your book is your baby, if it really comes from within you, then you'll resonate with Bettie Tucker's approach and how she, as an expert, can relate to your goals deeply in "How To Self-Publish Your Book With Little Or No Money."

And that's only the beginning.

"How To Self-Publish Your Book With little Or No Money" begins with an understanding of the prospective book author's own sentiments and beliefs. The belief a writer has in his or her own message. This book is not for the casual writer or established professional with years of contacts; this book is for the individual new author who has no contacts, but who has something to say.

Toward this overall objective of making a book come to life, Bettie does an interesting thing: she compels some self-examination of the new writer and their material. I'm big on that. Every writer should really understand why we want to write, what we'll write and how to begin the process. Some think this is the easy part - self-expression - but it is vital to get down and get down early.

Because self-publishing is not a mechanical journey - it's much more than business, more than expression, more than mere perseverence; it's understood to be more of a personal growth experience with some real personal difficulties and change to challenge the new author as a neccesary part of their personal publishing success.

This is the secret of Bettie's content: it isn't easy. It's written to be direct, succinct and useful, but much is expected of the serious-minded self-publishing author. How the industry works is critical to understand in order to avoid that protracted, discouraging learning curve of when no one outside seems to cooperate. It's not how to get past the secretary kind of information - it's more of understanding; how to optimize the quality of your book; how to avoid pitfalls and frustrating delays; and how to bring your book to life at a profit.

Was it hard for me? No, it wasn't, but it did demand of me a new way of thinking. And that's the challenge if you want to take your writing to publication. We all write; how many take it to the next level and publish a book?

For your new book to succeed is at the heart of Self-Publish Your Book With Little Or No Money, hence the importance of the self-examination, the brief grammar review and the real-life case history inside. The book has a great index, too, current leads and filled with juicy contacts.

I respect this book, because it doesn't serve up how to make it easy, necessarily; it hands over the secrets to make it work.

I probably sound like a former student, but the new author-publisher probably will, too. That's the relationship between Bettie Tucker and her readers. Isn't that what you might expect once your book is published? I'm searching for a word here... How about gratitude?

For being well written, of course, an A. For being personable and effective, an A+.

Ever have a teacher you really liked? The ones who got results? For helping me get results, five stars.

John Longenecker, Author

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5.0 out of 5 stars E T Milligan-Review by a fellow author, September 16, 2005

By	Edward T. Milligan - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A great resource that will guide you step-by-step through the process of self-publishing. Comprehensive and thorough, covering all aspects of marketing, promoting and selling your self-published work. I lacked confidence in the profitability of self-publishing until I read this book. Then, I took a chance of contacting a printing agency recommended in her book and have been thoroughly satisfied. A must-read if you want to know how to protect your work while exposing it to many marketable opportunities. I would highly recommend you read this book before endeavoring into the fast-growing world of self-publishing.