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E-Book Book Marks / Table of Contents

• End Leaf
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Introduction
• Where do I start my story?
• What are some good reasons for self-publishing?
• Should I start my own publishing company?
• What is an International Standard Book Number (ISBN)?
• What about bar codes?
• My book is not a children's bookóis that OK?
• I only have 18 pages, what should I do?
• What do I do if I have my edited text, but no illustrations?
• How do I work with an illustratior and an editor?
• Layout Options
• How do I prepare my text files?
• What is a scan?
• What types of originals are used for illustrations?
• Is there one medium that's better than another
• What size should my original art me?
• What kind of proofs will I see from the printer?
• What does "pleasing color" mean and what if I want something more than that?
• Are you saying that the printer will not match my artwork exactly?
• Should I opt to have a jacket, or is a casewrap enough?
• Should I use gloss or matte paper stock?
• Can I print fewer than 1,000 copies of my full-color book?
• Can't I run just a few books digitally?
• Why shouldn't I bind my children's book as a paperback?
• Domestic printing vs. printing overseas: is there a difference?
• What costs are not includced in the SelfPublishing.com printing estimate?
• What about timing and schedule?
• What are F&G's and should I order them?
• I'm ready to go to press!
• When my book sells out, does a reprint cost less than the first printing?
• How do you suggest I market my book?
• Design Tips

Additional Information

Lesson #1 – If you are paying a publisher, POD or otherwise, to publish your book, you are NOT self-publishing.  You may be a published author but you are not a self-publisher.
 
Lesson #2 – If a publisher charges you to publish your book, they are a Vanity Press.  It’s as simple as that.  There are no “new paradigms” or “new technologies” that change anything.  There is no difference between taking thousands of dollars from hundreds of people and taking hundreds of dollars from thousands

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E-Book Book Marks / Table of Contents

• Title Page
  
• Copyright Page
  
• Contents
  
• Acknowledgements
  
• Publisher's Note
  
• Introduction
  
• General Questions
  
• How difficult is it to publish my own book?
  
• What are some good reasons for self publishing?
  
• What qualifies you to write a book like this?
  
• What is the story behind the development of this book?
  
• What makes self publishing an attractive option?
  
• Should I start my own publishing company?
  
• What is the difference between a vanity press, a subsidy press, and an on-demand publisher?
  
• What is a book coach, and how can one help me?
  
• What is e-publishing?
  
• How do I get my work copyrighted?
  
• How do I find the copyright symbol on my computer?
  
• What is an International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
  
• Do I really need my own ISBN?
  
• Can't I have someone assign me one of their ISBNs?
  
• What about bar codes?
  
• Editorial Questions
  
• Where can I get writing help?
  
• Where should I go for critiquing help?
  
• What about copy editing and proofreading?
  
• What word processing program should I use?
  
• Design Questions
  
• What typeface should I use for my text?
  
• What margins do you recommend?
  
• How do I prepare my text for the printer?
  
• When is a good time to use Microsoft Word to lay out my book?
  
• Can I supply camera copy?
  
• What kind of proofs will I see?
  
• What kind of text proof will I receive?
  
• What kind of cover proof will I receive?
  
• Should I have my book cover professionally designed?
  
• What is the difference between a cover, a jackets, and a casewrap?
  
• Do I need to use four colors to create an effective cover/jacket/casewrap?
  
• How do i know how wide the spine will be?
  
• How do I prepare my cover/jacket/casewrap for the printer
  
• Manufacturing Questions
  
• What is a page?
  
• Is there a difference in appearance between a digitally produced book and one produced by standard offset printing?
  
• Is white considered a color in printing?
  
• What trim size should I use?
  
• Should I be looking outside the United States to print my black-and-white book?
  
• Why can't I just go to a local printer?
  
• What paper is best for the text?
  
• Would using 20# bond paper for my text save money?
  
• Does a heavier text paper mean a thicker book?
  
• What about the Alternative Offset and the recycled offset? When should I use these?
  
• What kind of cover paper should I use for my book?
  
• What are the different ways I can have my book printed?
  
• Digital Printing
  
• Short-Run Offset
  
• Traditional Sheetfed Printing
  
• Web Offset
  
• How many books should I print?
  
• What is four-color process?
  
• Can I print color pictures in my book cost-effectively?
  
• What is perfect binding, and should I use it for my book?
  
• What about saddle stitching?
  
• How about hardcover binding?
  
• What about all those "terms and conditions"?
  
• Do I have to pay for the extra books if there is an overrun?
  
• Can I get a discount on the printing bill if my books arrive late?
  
• Can I make corrections to my proofs?
  
• The printer damaged my disc; what can I do?
  
• What about shipping costs?
  
• When my book sells out, does a reprint cost less than the first printing?
  
• Marketing Questions
  
• Should I try to get a trade book distributor?
  
• What can I do to qualify to be distributed by Biblio or any other trade distributor?
  
• What can I do if I can't find a distributors, like Biblio, to distribute my book to the trade?
  
• If I use the Thor POD distribution system, why do I also need to buy a regular press run of my books?
  
• In what other ways do you suggest I market my book?
  
• Are there ways to be sure I make money on my book?
  
• How do I get my books made available from Amazon or Barnes & Noble?
  
• Will I be able to get my book on Oprah?
  
• Index