How I self-published my book – for print and via Amazon KDP
In this video I cover:
- Why self-publish?
- How do you want your book to go out to the world.
- Differences between traditional publishing and self-publishing.
- Reasons for choosing self-publishing.
- ‘Hybrid’ publishers as an option.
- Whitefox infographic on routes to publishing
- Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) – selling hard copies as well as digital kindle copies via Amazon print-on-demand
- Pros and cons of Amazon print on demand
- The steps once you have a completed manuscript, copy-editing, type-setting, cover design.
- Finding a printer for short-print runs in the UK and Europe.
- ISBN numbers – do you need one and how to get one.
Suppliers I used (and can recommend):
My copy-editor was Gilly Fisher
My typesetters were: The Book Typesetters
My book coach was: Amy Warren at The Writing House
My graphic designer for the cover was: Kieron Lewis
My printer for the UK was: Imprint Digital
My printer for the Netherlands was: Expresta.eu
