Self-Publishing For Dummies

I just completed my first book, Love Always. Love Daily. 365 Love (Paperback). Self-Publishing for Dummnies was the primary resource I used throughout the entire process. As a result, I feel that I was able to develop and complete a quality product. It provides a number of different options and the pros and cons associated with each. It also includes a number of other available resources to learn from. If you need to find what you are looking for in one place, you can definitely find it here. I consider this book to be an EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCE for anyone interested in self-publishing.

the content isn't efficient. it's organized in a way that some of the beginning information is tiresomely repeated. there are a couple of misused words and there seemed to be an effort to pad the word count. typical of today's market. it's just barely up to the usual "For Dummies" standard. but, it's a good introduction.this helped me to decide that i wont print publish. without a turnkey printing solution (at least hundreds of dollars), it costs around $270 for your first ISBN (what a gouge) plus printing/binding/promotion. if you cant do your own design, at least hundreds more. if you can't do your own editing/proofreading, at least hundreds more. that information was very useful to me. the print market is absolutely flooded with less than outstanding content and presentation, and a gem quality book is expensive to produce. if you're not john grisham or jkr, it looks to me like lottery tickets would be a better use of the money.jason also recommends that authors participate in forums and write book reviews so they can plug their own work. that's why our customer review sections and forums are clogged with self-serving industry spam.not all authors use their own name. pen names aren't covered here.i think i'll just brush up on html/css, offer my content free on the web and do some of my own content search optimizing. there's not nearly as much downside potential, just the time spent and hosting cost.

Some of the information seems to be out of date, but it has a wealth of information. For me it provided the basic knowledge necessary to start wading into the self publishing world without feeling lost. There is lots more research to do after reading it, but I have a far better understanding of what that direction I should go with it.

Awesome beginners book.

I am so glad that I purchased, SELF-PUBLISHING FOR DUMMIES. It was very comprehensive, covering all aspects of the business. My only complaint, however, and it is large, is that there is no checklist at the back of the book. There are so many tasks to undergo in order to get my book published. I have no choice but to re-read the book and fill the pages with highlighter and post-it page markers in order to ensure I complete all tasks. This would not have been necessary had the author created "necessary action" checklist(s) at the end of the book that listed each task, so that I can easy reference it, and ensure that I have covered all bases. For example, Purchase ISBN, Register at Library of Congress, Create website, Create Expense Reports, Create postcards, etc. etc.

Excellent. Comprehensive. The author might consider minor updating. For instance, the current Amazon.com Print-On-Demand site is createspace.com. I have essentially completed my first book up to seeing how much, if any, book-style format preparation that site provides. My first two words fully describe my experience otherwise. The book was a real eye-opener. I have not nor do I feel a need to compare a similar product.

If you have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA about what self-publishing is and are too lazy to do basic research than this is the book for you.A lot of the information seemed a little too basic and I was hoping for a good overview of all the POD publishers out there, but the book is really out of date. I don't think it's been updated since 2006.In any case, I would recommend finding a more up to date book.

I have a 450 page trade paperback SyFi novel in hand, ready to go. I read Self-Publishing for Dummies by Jason R. Rich. I had a sinking feeling that finding an honest and affordable publishing house would be difficult. I was very discouraged. I read that book on a Kindle. I realized there is no chapter on Amazon publishing. There is little in this book from which to create a business plan and budget. When one has very little to invest then other options such as CreateSpace and Kindle look good.