Comments on: What Hasn’t Changed in Self-Publishing http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/what-hasnt-changed-in-self-publishing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-hasnt-changed-in-self-publishing Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joel Friedlander http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/what-hasnt-changed-in-self-publishing/#comment-19144 Joel Friedlander Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:49:11 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=1089#comment-19144 Hi Sonia, sounds like an interesting project. 1. If the book is professional, well-edited, looks good and is on a topic of interest to the author, I don't see why they wouldn't. 2. When your book is in page proofs or first galleys, so she can see what the shape and form of the final book will be. 3. ARCs can be Advance Review Copies or Advance Reader Copies, depending on whether you're using them for reviewers, for testimonials, or for peer review. Here are two articles that will help: <a href="http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/09/self-publishing-basics-how-to-create-arc-cover/" rel="nofollow">How to Create Your ARC Cover</a> <a href="http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2012/01/how-to-get-testimonials-for-your-self-published-book/" rel="nofollow">How to Get Testimonials for your Self-Published Book</a> Hope that helps! Hi Sonia, sounds like an interesting project.

1. If the book is professional, well-edited, looks good and is on a topic of interest to the author, I don’t see why they wouldn’t.

2. When your book is in page proofs or first galleys, so she can see what the shape and form of the final book will be.

3. ARCs can be Advance Review Copies or Advance Reader Copies, depending on whether you’re using them for reviewers, for testimonials, or for peer review. Here are two articles that will help:

How to Create Your ARC Cover

How to Get Testimonials for your Self-Published Book

Hope that helps!

]]> By: Sonia Marsh/Gutsy Living http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/what-hasnt-changed-in-self-publishing/#comment-19129 Sonia Marsh/Gutsy Living Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:00:07 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=1089#comment-19129 I purchased your self-publishing guide series and have not yet listened to all of them. I did listen to your podcast interview and am aware of the steps for starting your own indie-publishing business. I do have a question. My travel memoir is about leaving materialistic Orange County, California, to live like the Swiss Family Robinson on an island in Belize. I have a best-selling author whom I connected with as we both have Belize in common in our memoirs. 1). How likely is it that a best-selling author would endorse a book that is "professionally" indie-published? 2). At what point would I contact her for the endorsement? 3)/ You didn't mention ARC's, or at least I didn't see that yet. I heard of Kirkus reviews. How and when should an indie-author send out ARC's? Is it something you recommend? Thanks Joel. Sonia I purchased your self-publishing guide series and have not yet listened to all of them. I did listen to your podcast interview and am aware of the steps for starting your own indie-publishing business.
I do have a question. My travel memoir is about leaving materialistic Orange County, California, to live like the Swiss Family Robinson on an island in Belize. I have a best-selling author whom I connected with as we both have Belize in common in our memoirs.
1). How likely is it that a best-selling author would endorse a book that is “professionally” indie-published?
2). At what point would I contact her for the endorsement?
3)/ You didn’t mention ARC’s, or at least I didn’t see that yet. I heard of Kirkus reviews. How and when should an indie-author send out ARC’s? Is it something you recommend?

Thanks Joel.
Sonia

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