About the Book: Landing a publisher has never been harder. Even when you do, count on anemic royalty rates, 18 to 24 months to publication, and giving up the rights to your book. And you’ll still be expected to do most of the marketing yourself! There’s a better way. Thanks to the Internet, self-publishing has become easier, more viable, and more potentially lucrative than ever before. The Well-Fed Self-Publisher is a step-by-step how-to guide to help authors successfully and profitably self-publish their titles. It is based directly on the successful self-publishing of my first two books (currently 52,000 copies in print). The subtitle of the book is not hype: my first book earned me a full-time living for over four years, and both books together, six-plus. “Self-publishing” still carries a stigma, and sadly, in most cases, it’s earned and deserved. I’ve been successful largely because of my commitment to creating a superior product, both in form and content – all the “how-to” details of which I share in this book. With TWFSP, I help to raise the bar on self-publishing so that thousands of self-publishing authors don’t keep needlessly sabotaging themselves.Comprehensive ScopeFar more than just a book about the self-publishing process, TWFSP also features an entire chapter (Two) on developing the crucial “marketing mindset” most creative types lack, plus chapters on virtually every aspect of book marketing and promotion, plus distribution, POD, and five appendices (including extensive resources, timeline, foreign rights, and more). Visit “Why This Book?” (page xix) to learn why this book stands out in its field, though, in a nutshell, there are five keys: · Sales and Marketing Discussion (for non-salesy “Creatives”) ·A Radically Different Approach to Marketing (Internet, not media)· Focus on Process and Profit (most books focus only on the first) Personal, Engaging Writing Style (making learning a blast!) · One Big “Real-World” Case Study (totally non-theoretical)

My Thoughts: I thought this book was an incredible tool for anyone who has a book idea they’d like to see come to fruition and sell. I think a lot of us have a book in us and an area where we have something unique to offer, but we lack the practical knowledge of the industry and how to make it work. This is the book you need if that’s the case with you. You will learn everything you need to equip you to write and live off of that self-published book!

Bowerman’s writing style is easy and engaging, so you’re never bored, but rather fascinated with the realistic details he provides. In fact, his hard hitting honesty about the whole deal, while still making you believe this is possible may be the book’s greatest strength.

This book is recommended for anyone who is considering writing something to be published, whether self-published or not.

You can visit Peter at his website here.

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