Comments on: Self-Publishing Basics: Four Ways to Publish Your Book http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/four-ways-to-publish-your-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-ways-to-publish-your-book Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Self-Publishing | Katriona Chapman Illustration http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/four-ways-to-publish-your-book/#comment-18879 Self-Publishing | Katriona Chapman Illustration Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:00:15 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=1145#comment-18879 [...] as well, but as Joel Friedlander notes in his really useful break-down of self-publishing methods (http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/four-ways-to-publish-your-book/), “distribution usually amounts to a listing in a database and nothing more (unless, of course, [...] [...] as well, but as Joel Friedlander notes in his really useful break-down of self-publishing methods (http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/four-ways-to-publish-your-book/), “distribution usually amounts to a listing in a database and nothing more (unless, of course, [...]

]]> By: Silvia Beck Speyer http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/four-ways-to-publish-your-book/#comment-16404 Silvia Beck Speyer Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:18:03 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=1145#comment-16404 Very interesting- I published my children's book (I also illustrate my books), with CREATESPACE and am very pleased with them. Very helpful company. Always responding immediately. I am having a book-signing shortly and will take my book to schools, gift shops etc. It will be fun to see my book distributed. It is also on AMAZON and all outlets. The problem is to make the book visible- the recent press release should help - but who knows. I certainly would not publish books if I had to rely on making money this way! But I love to see my brainchild come to life and keep on going. CREATESPACE is not as expensive and a company owned by AMAZON- i think I am in good hands.... Very interesting- I published my children’s book (I also illustrate my books), with CREATESPACE and am very pleased with them. Very helpful company. Always responding immediately. I am having a book-signing shortly and will take my book to schools, gift shops etc. It will be fun to see my book distributed. It is also on AMAZON and all outlets. The problem is to make the book visible- the recent press release should help – but who knows. I certainly would not publish books if I had to rely on making money this way! But I love to see my brainchild come to life and keep on going. CREATESPACE is not as expensive and a company owned by AMAZON- i think I am in good hands….

]]> By: Bing http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/four-ways-to-publish-your-book/#comment-16220 Bing Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:13:09 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=1145#comment-16220 I've spent the last 15 years in reasearch and 2 more in placing the information in book form to produce 2 volumes of an historical reference work. I am about 60 days away from having everything ready for publishing. I am not an academic; not a tenured prof. Just a recent retiree who has always loved history. I am completely new to this world...I mean completely! I just happend to come across your excellent site and am very glad I did. However, after reading the above, Proceed with Caution, and all of the comments and replies, I think I'm going to chunk the whole deal. Who on God's green earth can you really trust? I am amazed at the folks who actually have the money to pay someone else to salvage their mistake and start over! I have one bit of money for this venture and that's it; so wherever it goes, it better work or I'm done. It's easy to say, "educate yourself," but this monster seems so big and it eats money! If I'm in that much danger of throwing the money away, I'd rather throw it at a little round while ball at Hilton Head, rather than give it to some scam artist who would ultimately be the one to have all the fun with it and probably get my tee times to boot. This publisher hunt was exciting when I started a few days ago, but, after reading here, I don't trust a blessed soul. I'm sure there are some good ones out there, but how in the world can a novice find them and be sure? Anyone can create a good-sounding website. Thanks I’ve spent the last 15 years in reasearch and 2 more in placing the information in book form to produce 2 volumes of an historical reference work. I am about 60 days away from having everything ready for publishing. I am not an academic; not a tenured prof. Just a recent retiree who has always loved history. I am completely new to this world…I mean completely! I just happend to come across your excellent site and am very glad I did. However, after reading the above, Proceed with Caution, and all of the comments and replies, I think I’m going to chunk the whole deal. Who on God’s green earth can you really trust? I am amazed at the folks who actually have the money to pay someone else to salvage their mistake and start over! I have one bit of money for this venture and that’s it; so wherever it goes, it better work or I’m done. It’s easy to say, “educate yourself,” but this monster seems so big and it eats money! If I’m in that much danger of throwing the money away, I’d rather throw it at a little round while ball at Hilton Head, rather than give it to some scam artist who would ultimately be the one to have all the fun with it and probably get my tee times to boot. This publisher hunt was exciting when I started a few days ago, but, after reading here, I don’t trust a blessed soul. I’m sure there are some good ones out there, but how in the world can a novice find them and be sure? Anyone can create a good-sounding website.

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