John Chapman's Guide to Getting Published

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Whether you plan on being traditionally published or plan to self-publish there are some things you need to know and do first.

About this guide Steps Initial manuscript formatting Understanding the structure of a book The choice - Traditional publishing or self-publishing

The big advantage of traditional publishing is that the publisher will do a lot of the work for you. They will make sure it is professionally edited, design an effective cover and will format paper books and ebooks to a professional standard before making them available at retailers. They will also give you some guidance on how you can promote your book.

First a Warning! Literary Agents Publishers

With self-publishing you are on your own and must do all the work yourself, although you can farm out things like editing and cover design. You are however, in complete control and the timescale involved is much shorter. Royalties will be higher - if you know what you are doing.

Editing Select your page layout Setting the styles Front matter formatting Content formatting Back matter formatting Ebook formatting Keywords Book description Covers Price Converting to Epub Publishing at Amazon KDP Publishing wide

Whether you are traditionally published or self-published, you'll need to promote your book. You can expect some guidance from traditional publishers but those who self-publish are on their own. Book promotion is by far the hardest task an author faces.

The many promotion scams Check before you waste money Keywords Book covers Book description What works What doesn't work Amazon Adverts Google Adverts Book Promotion Sites Promotion Using Twitter/X Mailing Lists Affiliate Links Author Website Social Media Other Promotion Ideas

Cleanup your book file
Starting a new book
Set details and upload your book files
Preview the book
Produce the book cover
Set the price
Get a proof copy
Approve and publish

Step 6 - Set the price

Paper books are understandably more expensive than ebooks. Draft2digital will set a minimum price which will earn the author nothing in royalties. It is up to the author to adjust this. Personally I set this to the amount which gets me the same royalty as the ebook edition. I don't expect to sell many print books but on a retailer web page, having a high priced paper book for sale makes the ebook price look attractive.

Type in a price and D2D will calculate the royalty you earn.

In this section also you will need to declare that you have the right to publish the book.

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