How to get your book published: A newbie's guide
By Joe Novella
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About this ebook
Written a book? Want it published? Don't know where to start? Who to ask? Or, have you been rejected by traditional publishers and interested in exploring alternatives?
"How to get your book published - A newbie's guide" contains all the information writers need to enable them to make informed choices on the many publication options available.
Traditional publishing routes involving Literary Agents and publishing houses are no longer the only viable avenue to a successful career as a writer. There are other ways.
Advances in technology have resulted in publication methods that are accessible to everyone. Methods that are free to low-cost. Methods that put the power back into the writers' hands and enable them to chart their own course to success without having to rely on others.
"How to get your book published - A newbie's guide" explores all the routes to publication and examines the pros and cons of each.
Written by Joe Novella, author of "Pepe and Poppy" and the "Ultimate Self-Help Guide for Men", "How to get your book published - A newbie's guide" is an easy-to-read guide full of useful tips.
A must read for writers contemplating publication for the first time or those seeking alternatives to the traditional publishing route.
Joe Novella
Hello there, thanks for checking out my page. Let's see, a biography... Well, I'm just your ordinary happy-go-lucky type of guy from downunder who loves the beach, his beautiful wife Fiona and playing soccer. I love travel and people, actually I just about love everything. Some day I plan to grow up but I'm in no rush and in the meantime I'm going to do my best to make people smile. Apart from that, I'm the author of 'Pepe and Poppy' and 'The Ultimate Self-Help Guide for Men' (which will be appearing on the upcoming motion picture 'American Reuinion'- part 4 of the American Pie franchise...all very exciting!)
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How to get your book published - Joe Novella
How to get your book published
A Newbie's Guide
Smashwords Edition
Version 1.0
Written by Joe Novella 2011
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Copyright © 2011 Joe Novella
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Table of contents
About the author
Introduction
1. Reality check
2. So what does it mean to be a writer?
3. Buff and polish
4. I want to be a published writer
5. Why do so many writers seek agents and publishers?
6. What writers don't realise about traditional publishing
7. Resetting expectations and goals
8. The many paths to publication
9. Traditional book publishing
10. Landing an agent and publisher
11. Partnership publishing
12. Self-publishing in print, it's not that hard
13. Self-publishing - Print on demand
14. The Ebook revolution
15. What's involved in getting an Ebook published?
16. You can publish your own Ebook
17. DIY Marketing and promotion
18. The best way to get your book published
19. Step-by-step, how this Ebook was made and published
20. You can do it
Appendix - Essential webs, blogs and freebies
About the author
Joe is the author of two books: Pepe and Poppy - a humorous, heartwarming love story that tells of the lives of two young people from different cultural backgrounds, and The Ultimate Self-Help Guide for Men - a hilarious spoof on the self-help genre. And there are many more on the way.
Both of Joe's publications are selling all around the world in bookstores such as Barnes and Noble and on the Internet via retailers like Amazon and Apple. His titles are available on every platform imaginable: in print, on laptops, PC's, tablets, Ereaders and smartphones.
His latest work - The Ultimate Self-Help Guide for Men - has even made it to Hollywood with the producers of American Reunion, the fourth movie in the American Pie franchise, asking permission for the book to appear on set.
And all of the above was achieved without the participation of an agent or major publishing house in the production, marketing or distribution of any of Joe's work.
http://www.joenovella.com/
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Introduction
Hey guys, thanks for purchasing the Ebook, and if you didn't then shame on you. I remember when I first started out on my journey to becoming a 'writer that is read' - note the differentiation from the term 'published writer' - I had dreams and hopes but no real idea on how to go about getting my stories out there.
It took me many years to find my way and along the way I learned a lot about the book industry, and what I learned more than anything else was that there's a hell of a lot of BS floating around.
And so, I've written this Ebook in the hope I can help writers starting out on their writing journey to avoid all the traps and pitfalls and ultimately succeed in getting their finished work out into the marketplace.
My aim is to give newbies a general idea of what goes on in the book industry so they can speak the language and not get bamboozled by BS. And, to point them in the right directions so they can find the resources that will help them make the right choices - choices that are right for their specific circumstances as well as their expectations.
But before you read any further, it is important to be aware of some undeniable truths about the book industry:
- As bad as you want to be a writer, you may not have the talent to do so.
- Writing is a craft like any other; it requires dedication and a will to continuously self-improve as well as move/evolve alongside changing methodologies and tools.
- To achieve sales of any level you must be able to craft words that consumers are willing to purchase or have a public profile significant enough to attract purchasers.
- The book industry is built on dreams. It contains operators that are genuinely concerned with helping a writer achieve their dreams and others that will take advantage of those dreams to line their own pockets.
- Writers that make a living from selling books are rare.
- Questions are the only way to find the truths that are often hidden behind industry jargon.
- The traditional publishing route is still the most effective route for launching the career of a new writer but it is not the only route that can achieve that end.
To all of you seeking to get your stories out there and read, I wish you good fortune and sincerely hope you find