Writing and Publishing Nonfiction Independent Study Course
- Module I: Introduction
- Module II: Completing Your Manuscript
- Module III: Traditional Publishers
- YOU ARE HERE. Module IV: Independent (Self) Publishing
- Module V: Promoting Your Book and Post-Publication Strategic Plans
Whereas Module III covered traditional publishing, Module IV will address self-publishing.
Module IV: Independent (or Self) Publishing
Module 4 will cover basic pointers for self-publishing. There will be 5 lectures, 1 workbook that you should complete, and supplementary handouts that you will want to go through in the order noted below. I’m also providing a few unaffiliated external links, so you have someplace to start shopping around for printing presses, getting price quotes, etc.
In the previous modules, the lectures were provided as audio recordings, but my laptop went kaput and I’ve been recording the audio with an app on my laptop. I don’t know how to do it with my desktop, so instead of mp4 files for download in Module 4, we have text–the audio lecture transcripts I would have read off of.
Here’s your course outline:
WBK | Workbook H: Self-Publishing Logistics | DOCX | PDF |
HDT | Template for Self Published Manuscript | DOCX |
AUD | Introduction to Self-Publishing | |
AUD | Why Self Publish Your Book | |
WEB | AuthorCentral (Amazon): Register an Account | LINK |
WEB | Print-on-Demand Publisher: Lulu.com | LINK |
WEB | Print-on-Demand Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing | LINK |
WEB | Print-on-Demand Royalties Calculator [CreateSpace] | LINK |
WEB | Printing Press: Lightning Press [Book Printing Instant Price Quote Calculator] | LINK |
WEB | Printing Press: Heidel Print [Book Printing Instant Price Quote Calculator] | LINK |
WEB | Printing Press (China): Shenzhen Jinhao Printing [Minimum Order Quantity: 500 copies] | LINK |
HDT | US Copyright Office Form-TX (Registration for Literary Works) | |
HDT | US Copyright Office Online Registration of Copyright | |
WEB | Electronic Filing of US Copyrights | LINK |
AUD | Optional. Publishing Tarot or Oracle Decks | |
WEB | Optional. Tarot Deck Creators Facebook Group | LINK |
AUD | Understanding ISBNs, Bar Codes, and LOC Listings | |
WEB | Buy ISBNs and Bar Codes (U.S.—Bowker) | LINK |
WEB | How to Register a U.S. Copyright | LINK |
WEB | About Library of Congress Catalog Listings | LINK |
WEB | LOC PCN: Application to Participate | LINK |
AUD | Why You Need a Copyeditor | |
AUD | Where To Go From Here |
- AUD = Audio File [PDF of transcript provided in lieu of audio recordings]
- WBK = Workbook
- HDT = Handout
- WEB = Website; External Link
Click on the linked files in the right column to download. Or:
Zip File Download
Click on the above link to download a zip file of the entire Module 4, so you can get everything at once and not have to right-click, save-as for each and every line item above.
Writing and Publishing Nonfiction Independent Study Course
- Module I: Introduction
- Module II: Completing Your Manuscript
- Module III: Traditional Publishers
- YOU ARE HERE. Module IV: Independent (Self) Publishing
- Module V: Promoting Your Book and Post-Publication Strategic Plans
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You wrote above…
“In the previous modules, the lectures were provided as audio recordings, but my laptop went kaput and I’ve been recording the audio with an app on my laptop. I don’t know how to do it with my desktop, so instead of mp4 files for download in Module 4, we have text–the audio lecture transcripts I would have read off of.”
Try Audacity – audacityteam.org – it is free and works well. I have used it for recording and editing, and you can export in different formats.
For a desktop, you would need a microphone and headphones, if you do not already have them.
Dave M.
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