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Summary:
The bible on self-publishing. Highly recommended by virtually everyone in the industry -- even other authors of books on the subject (many of whom probably followed the advice in Poynter's previous 11 editions).
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Rating:
Remarkable Resource
Customer Rating:
I used Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual as a guide when I self-published my parenting/healthcare book entitled A Gift for Life: A Complete Record of Your Child's Health History! Dan's manual is straight forward and very user friendly. I was able to independently produce a quality product without wasting a lot of valuable time.
Dan is "The Man." Period
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What Elvis was to rock n' roll, Dan Poynter is to self-publishing -- The King. His book contains what you need to know to self-publish your own book.
Mark Levine, author of The Fine Print of Self Publishing: The Contracts & Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies Analyzed Ranked & Exposed
By far the best, and regularly updated
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This is by far the best book on self-publishing that I have read.
Dan does a really good job of telling you how the publishing industry works, and explaining how you can make more money by taking control of the publishing process yourself.
The book has a USA bias, but much of the content is also relevant to UK, European, and international authors and budding publishers.
In the 13th Edition that I have read, the chapter on Print-On-Demand (POD) appeared to be something of an afterthought and did not specifically mention companies like Lulu, CreateSpace, Lightning Source and BookSurge that are revolutionaizing the self-publishing industry. This may well have changed in the later editions.
Tony Loton, author -- Book Publishing DIY: The Do It Yourself Guide to Self-Publishing using Lulu and CreateSpace
Love it, need it, buy it!
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I fully endorse this book as I love it. It has completely steered me in the right directions every step of the way self publishing my first children's picture book. I love it and if you are pondering self publishing you NEED this book. So buy it for sure no matter what type of book you are thinking of publishing...fiction, novel, art or childrens. I am still picking this book a lot even after my book came out. Great tips on writing, printing, promoting & etc! Mommy's High Heel Shoes
A Very Helpful Manual
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This book is very helpful to anyone wishing to self-publish their own book. It is filled with useful information and leads the reader to other useful resources outside of the book including Poynter's own website. Unfortunately, many of these outside references carry a price tag greater than the cost of this book. All in all, I would recommend this book to any self-publisher as a standard reference guide.
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