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November 2020

 

"Success is as Easy as 1-2-3"

Monthly Career, Business, and Writing Services Newsletter
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This month we are sharing two books to help you with your writing endeavors. 
 
How to Publish a Book on Amazon by Matt Voss.

Since its inception in 2007, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) has taken the industry by storm, enabling fledgling writers to bypass the hurdles of traditional publishing and appeal directly to their readership. Moreover, KDP gives you free and immediate access to the largest reader base in the world. Do you have an idea for a book but are not sure what exact action steps to take? Are you simply looking for a way to make a few thousand dollars (or potentially more) in passive income per month? This book covers everything you need to know about publishing on Amazon, including how to find the most profitable book ideas, how to obtain cover designs that sell, how to format your book for KDP, how to grow sales with Amazon Ads, and much more!
 

Get the Word Out by Anne Janzer. 

G
et the Word Out is a guide to writing a nonfiction book or memoir grounded in a sense of purpose. This practical and inspiring book offers advice for every phase of the journey, from clarifying your concept and owning your authority to drafting the manuscript and doing the important work after publishing. Whether you’re an industry thought leader seeking to expand your impact or someone with a tiny following and a big idea, this book will help you approach your book project with clarity, confidence, and commitment. Get the Word Out will help you write the book you want to see in the world. 

 
*Both books are available on Amazon. 

 
Have a book you are reading right now that you think others should check out as well. Send your recommendations to melanie@visiontopurpose.com.
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Beauty of Self-Publishing
The beauty of self-publishing your book is that you have total control over how you want to release it. You can release it as an e-book, paperback, or hardback. You can even create and release an audio version of your book.  

I have spoken with many writers over the years who are under the impression that they need to hire someone to help them publish their books. This is NOT the case. Friends, use your money to pay for the things that really matter, such as your cover design, editing, book formatting, and marketing.

Here are three myths that I want to dispel right now so you can move forward with your writing without worry. 

Myth 1: You Need to Pay a Publisher. You do NOT need to find a vanity publisher and pay them between up to $5,000 to publish your book. Save your money, you can self
-publish eBooks and paperbacks for FREE with sites such as Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Draft2Digital, and IngramSpark. There are actually 20 other sites that offer free self-publishing services, but these are the three sites I or someone I know has actually used. 

Myth 2: I Need a Publisher to Get an ISBN. An International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier that is unique to each book. You do NOT need a publisher to get it for you. Those free publishing sites I mentioned will provide you with an ISBN for free too. EBooks do not require ISBN numbers. KDP offers an ASIN number, which is just their unique book identifying number. It can only be used for Amazon eBooks. The other sites offer the ISBN. All sites offer a free ISBN for paperback books. If you want to purchase your own ISBNs you can use a site such as Bowker. There you can buy one ISBN or sets of them. The key is to make sure all book versions have a different number.

Myth 3: It is hard to self-publish! Actually, once your book is written and ready to be published, it takes less than 10 minutes to get the book published on one of the free sites. The self-publishing sites have perfected the step-by-step process to guide you. If you follow what the site asks for, you will easily publish your book without issue. Still unsure? Each site offers tutorials, videos, and other training materials to help you succeed in your self-publishing endeavors.

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In December, Jeannine will share three tips to help you restart your career in the new year!

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