Economical Guide to Self-Publishing: How to Produce & Market Your Book on a Budget 2nd Edition
Author(s): Linda F. Radke (Author)
Publisher: Five Star Publications
Publication Date: 1 Jan. 2009
Edition: 2nd
Language: English
Print length: 170 pages
ISBN-10: 1589851013
ISBN-13: 9781589851016
Book Description
Unpublished and published authors alike learn valuable trade secrets to successfully self-publish and market books from the updated second edition of The Economical Guide to Self-Publishing written by 24-year veteran publisher Linda F. Radke, owner of Five Star Publications, a producer of award-winning fiction and nonfiction manuscripts for adults and children. Authors that follow Radkes expert advice will get their work to readers faster, while maintaining creative controland making more money! Writing the book is the easy part; the tip of the iceberg, writes self-publishing pioneer and international public speaker Dan Poynter of The Economical Guide to Self-Publishing. The real work begins when you switch hats to expend time and money on promoting the books. As you enter this new territory, this book will be your beacon. While The Economical Guide to Self-Publishing gives writers the nuts and bolts of publishing, such as copywriting, acquiring an ISBN, editing, typesetting, printing and distributing, etc., in an easy-to-digest manner, it doesnt end there. Readers also receive an invaluable arsenal of conventionaland sometimes unconventionalmethods for marketing, promoting and obtaining free publicity.In addition to updating all information to remain current with the times and ever-changing publishing industry, this second edition includes brief articles from other traditionally and self-published authors, who share their candid experiences on the front lines of promoting books.
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About the Author
Since 1985, Linda Radke of Five Star Publications has been ahead of her gameself-publishing before it was commonplace, partnership publishing before anyone knew what it was and producing award-winning traditional and nontraditionally published manuscripts for all ages.Among her many accolades, Radke is author of The Economical Guide to Self-Publishing (Writer’s Digest Book Club selection in its second edition) and Promote Like a Pro: Small Budget, Big Show (Doubleday Executive Program Book Club selection). She is a founding member of the Arizona Book Publishing Association and was named Book Marketer of the Year by Book Publicists of Southern California.
Since 1985, veteran publisher Linda F. Radke, owner of Five Star Publications, has been ahead of her gameself-publishing before it was commonplace, partnership publishing before the rest of the world even knew what it was and producing award-winning traditional and nontraditionally published fiction and nonfiction manuscripts for adults and children.Radkes odyssey to becoming one of the nations leading consultants in the areas of book production, marketing, publicity and distribution, began simply enough with the desire to print a few books to complement the household employment agency she owned. For Radke, who on more than one occasion has been teased about having printers ink in her veins, the experience of publishing the books was exhilarating, prompting her to change careers and launch Five Star Publications without looking back.Eventually, Radke added services and acted as a publishing consultant for other self-publishers, ventured into traditional publishing and pioneered partnership publishing to allow her to publish more authors and make them a more integral part of the creative process of publishing.Among her many accolades, Radke is author of The Economical Guide to Self-Publishing (a Writer’s Digest Book Club selection that is now into its second edition) and Promote Like a Pro: Small Budget, Big Show (a Doubleday Executive Program Book Club selection). She is a founding member of the Arizona Book Publishing Association and was named Book Marketer of the Year by Book Publicists of Southern California.
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