How to Self-Publish Your Book by Jan Yager

How to Self-Publish Your Book by Jan Yager

A new world has opened to writers who wish to have their words turned into finished books. With technological advances in typesetting, printing, distribution, and sales, self-publishing has become a reality. But while converting your writing into a commercially available title may sound relatively easy--based upon the claims of some companies that offer this service--there are many important considerations you should be aware of before going to press. Publishing expert Dr. Jan Yager has created an easy-to-follow guide that will take you from a book's conception and writing to its production and sales. Whether your work is fiction or nonfiction, How to Self-Publish Your Book offers sound and proven advice at every turn, enabling you to avoid common pitfalls along the way to becoming a self-published author.

The book is divided into three parts. Part One takes you through the initial manuscript preparation--setting your goals, writing, sequencing, editing, and proofing, as well as creating a business plan for your book's eventual release. Part Two focuses on the actual production of your book. It explains the importance of cover and interior design, what you need to know about producing physical books and e-books, and how to turn your title into an audiobook. Part Three provides key information on how to market and sell your book--subjects that are crucial to a title's success, but of which most writers have very little understanding. Also included is a valuable resource section that guides you to websites which offer essential information on self-publishing service providers, including complete self-publishing companies as well as freelance editors, proofreaders, printers, distributors, marketers, and publicists.

Today, self-publishing workshops and lecturers charge hopeful writers hundreds of dollars, promising to turn their self-published books into bestsellers. The fact is that your book's chance of success starts at its origin, not with the finished product. However you choose to produce your book, whether through a self-publishing company or through separate services, here is a complete road map to what lies ahead--based not on hype or wishful thinking, but on Dr. Jan Yager's lifetime of experience in the world of publishing.

Fred Yager is the award-winning author of eight books, including two nonfiction books, as well as hundreds of articles on business and other topics published in a variety of publications. As staff writer for the Associated Press for 13 years, Fred covered everything from crime, politics, and the Watergate scandal to international conflicts and disasters. He won the prestigious Associated Press Broadcast News Writer of the Year Award. After the Associated Press, Fred worked as a writer for CBS Morning News and CBS Evening News followed by a year at Fox News as writer and editor. After Fox, Fred was at Merrill Lynch for 14 years, where he created and ran Merrill Lynch television for seven years. He has held writing, media relations, and content creation positions at various companies and organizations, including AARP Financial Services, UBS, eFinancialcareers.com, Medialink, and, most recently, Gibson Brands, Inc. Fred majored in psychology at CUNY (City University of New York). He also received a certificate in film production at NYU in their continuing education program. Prior to working at the Associated Press, Fred studied journalism at the Defense Information School at Fort Benjamin, in Harrison, Indiana, as part of his four years of active duty in the US Navy. Jan Yager, PhD, is the award-winning author of 40 books, including more than a dozen business books such as Put More Time on Your Side, Productive Relationships, The Fast Track Guide to Speaking in Public, Work Less, Do More (second edition), Grow Global, Creative Time Management for the New Millennium, Business Protocol, Effective Business and Nonfiction Writing, Career Opportunities in the Publishing Industry (with husband Fred Yager), and Career Opportunities in the Film Industry (also with Fred Yager). Jan Yager has a master's in criminal justice, and a PhD in sociology from the City University of New York Graduate School, where she had a predoctoral fellowship from the National Science Foundation. A frequent guest on TV cable and radio talk shows, Jan has been interviewed on the Today show, Good Morning America, The View, CBS This Morning, CNN, the Wall Street Report, MSNBC, The O'Reilly Factor, CBS Sunday Morning, ABC Nightline, and many other major shows.

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ISBN 13	9780757004650
ISBN 10	0757004652
Title	How to Self-Publish Your Book
Author	Jan Yager
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Square One Publishers
Year published	2019-10-23
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.