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I've published a series of short stories through Amazon and I find their service to be very good. Quite straight forward to set up and get started. Smashwords[0

by Stoo 12y ago

I've published a series of short stories through Amazon and I find their service to be very good. Quite straight forward to set up and get started. Smashwords[0] are also supposed to be quite good. They have similar terms to Amazon and will spread your book to other sites such as Apple, Kobobo[1] and a few others. Things you may not have thought about: 1. Get a good quality cover image, pay for one if you have to, 2. Write an interesting and compelling blurb, 3. Have other people read your work before you publish, if you can afford to hire an editor. 1 and 2 are the first introduction to your book so need to catch the eye of the potential reader. 3 is vital, especially in longer works, as you will miss things. What's the book about? Oh and good luck! [0]: http://www.smashwords.com/ http://www.smashwords.com/ [1]: http://store.kobobooks.com/ http://store.kobobooks.com/

redxblood 12y ago
Thanks so much for the explanation! The book is about the rise of depression in our society, my personal experience with it, and how to deal with it in a healthy way. i´ll be sure to take into account your advice :)
- Stoo 12y ago
  Sounds like a worthwhile book to finish and publish! There's a few things I forgot to mention. You will have to do your own marketing. None of the self-publishing services will help you with that. A Good Reads[0] account can help with that, but I haven't had much success with it myself. If you figure out a good marketing strategy please let me know :) If you're outside of the US and are charging for the book then both Amazon and Smashwords require you to fill out US tax forms as they're both US based. Amazon have a wizard which will help walk you through this. It seemed really daunting when I did it (I had to phone a US tax office for an EIN number) but was actually quite straight forward. If you've got any specific questions, let me know. [0]: http://www.goodreads.com/ http://www.goodreads.com/
  - redxblood 12y ago
    Damn, the US tax form will be annoying. I´ll be sure to tell you my experience when i go through it all :) Thanks!

by Stoo 12y ago

redxblood 12y ago

Thanks so much for the explanation! The book is about the rise of depression in our society, my personal experience with it, and how to deal with it in a healthy way. i´ll be sure to take into account your advice :)

Stoo 12y ago
Sounds like a worthwhile book to finish and publish! There's a few things I forgot to mention. You will have to do your own marketing. None of the self-publishing services will help you with that. A Good Reads[0] account can help with that, but I haven't had much success with it myself. If you figure out a good marketing strategy please let me know :) If you're outside of the US and are charging for the book then both Amazon and Smashwords require you to fill out US tax forms as they're both US based. Amazon have a wizard which will help walk you through this. It seemed really daunting when I did it (I had to phone a US tax office for an EIN number) but was actually quite straight forward. If you've got any specific questions, let me know. [0]: http://www.goodreads.com/ http://www.goodreads.com/
- redxblood 12y ago
  Damn, the US tax form will be annoying. I´ll be sure to tell you my experience when i go through it all :) Thanks!