Intro to Your Self-Publishing Business Dates: April 28 - May
25, 2013
Course Details
Self-publishing provides an amazing opportunity for authors to take control of their own publishing career. It's also a lot of hard work.
This four-week lecture series and discussion group is designed to teach students about the business of self-publishing books digitally and in print. When an author chooses to self-publish a book, it means supervising the production and distribution process. We'll cover all the basics from the perspective of building a successful, long-runninng business:
- basics of self-employment models: sole proprietor, LLC, corporation
- protecting your privacy if you write under a pseudonym
- registering copyright
- obtaining ISBNs and when they're necessary
- finding and working with freelance editors, formatters and cover artists
- distributing directly to retailers vs using aggregators or publishing services
- self-publishing audio books and foreign translations
- where and how to sell your book
- building a basic timeline and budget
- best practices for building your self-published book
- understanding metadata and how and where it's used
- is self-publishing really for you?
Goals
- For students to gain a clearer understanding of how to self-publish
- For students to take ownership of their publishing career path
- For students to gain perspective on the financial and artistic reasons to choose self-publishing
- For students to gain knowledge and tools to help them embark on self-publishing their work
- For students to discover trustworthy resources for further research
- For students to gain a clearer understanding of how to self-publish
- For students to take ownership of their publishing career path
- For students to gain perspective on the financial and artistic reasons to choose self-publishing
- For students to gain knowledge and tools to help them embark on self-publishing their work
- For students to discover trustworthy resources for further research
Instructors
Kelli Finger is published under her pseudonym Abbey MacInnis and has recently set up her sole-proprietorship publishing company. A classically-trained vocalist with a Masters of Social Work, Kelli is a strong advocate for people with disabilities and has worked for over six years as a Braille proofreader. Having faced the challenges of developing her own self-publishing career, she's eager to help others save time and understand their many options. Kelli will be moderating the class, so don‚t hesitate to direct questions to her.
Amy Atwell is the self-published author of Ambersley, which sold 36,000 copies in its first year and hit #1 in Historical Romance on both Kindle and Nook. Amy combines 10+ years of writing experience with perspective from her previous careers in production management, retail and education to develop classes for Author E.M.S., an online resource library and service center for authors. She is an active member of RWA, MWA and HNS and founder of WritingGIAM, an online community for goal-oriented writers.
Specifics
Dates: April 28 - May 25, 2013
Taught by Amy Atwell and Kelli Finger
Cost: $40 payable by PayPal or check
The class will take place on a Yahoo loop. Lectures will be posted to the group and in the files section. Registrants will receive an invitation to the group after they've completed the registration process (after April 23).
Kelli Finger is published under her pseudonym Abbey MacInnis and has recently set up her sole-proprietorship publishing company. A classically-trained vocalist with a Masters of Social Work, Kelli is a strong advocate for people with disabilities and has worked for over six years as a Braille proofreader. Having faced the challenges of developing her own self-publishing career, she's eager to help others save time and understand their many options. Kelli will be moderating the class, so don‚t hesitate to direct questions to her.
Amy Atwell is the self-published author of Ambersley, which sold 36,000 copies in its first year and hit #1 in Historical Romance on both Kindle and Nook. Amy combines 10+ years of writing experience with perspective from her previous careers in production management, retail and education to develop classes for Author E.M.S., an online resource library and service center for authors. She is an active member of RWA, MWA and HNS and founder of WritingGIAM, an online community for goal-oriented writers.
Specifics
Dates: April 28 - May 25, 2013
Taught by Amy Atwell and Kelli Finger
Cost: $40 payable by PayPal or check
The class will take place on a Yahoo loop. Lectures will be posted to the group and in the files section. Registrants will receive an invitation to the group after they've completed the registration process (after April 23).
Registration link: http://www.authorems.com/ai1ec_event/intro-to-self-publishing/?instance_id=
For more info, contact Amy, a.atwell@authorems.com
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