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Thanks for this comment. I recently self-published for the first time and went the Gumroad route. No regrets so far. But I got advice from all over the map, fro

Thanks for this comment. I recently self-published for the first time and went the Gumroad route. No regrets so far. But I got advice from all over the map, from "you need an ISBN and more" to "don't ever publish on Amazon, they drive the more ethical businesses out of the market." It's a maze for first-timers.

ilamont 8y ago
Some of the writing and publishing associations try to point newcomers in the right direction. Science Fiction Writers of America/Writer Beware (https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/ https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/), Romance Writers of America (https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=2101 https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=2101), the Alliance of Independent Authors (https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/ https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/) and the Independent Book Publishers Association (http://articles.ibpa-online.org; http://articles.ibpa-online.org; disclosure: I'm on the IBPA board) have lots of free information on their website concerning best practices and pitfalls.