All about Self Publishing

If you want to follow the Unbelievable Uncontrollable blog tour - the link is now on the right. I will be talking about marketing, writing, and self pubbing along the way with tons of giveaways so follow along!

Today I wanted to provide some great links on the self pubbing world. For those thinking about self pubbing or curious about pros and cons, check out some of these articles.

In the News - Self Publishing Industry
Not a Gold Rush Report
Self Publishers Make Gains
How to Self Publish
Self Published eBook author

Past Posts of Mine
Not all is equal in publishing
The Schizophrenic Self Pubber
Thinking of Self Pubbing?
What to consider in distribution?
Tips and Trick from Indie Authors
The importance of Editing
More about ISBNs
All about Covers
Ebooks and Pricing
Testing the Blogger Theory
Choosing Launch Dates
Market Your Words book
To self pub or not to self pub?
The Entrepreneurial Author

Interesting Articles

My friend and fellow Indelible, Susan Quinn, did a great series on self pubbing:
Where to Publish
Formatting Ebooks - The Easy Ways
Formatting Ebooks - The Hard Way
Publishing to iTunes

Stigma of Self Publishing by Lisa Nowak
Art of Self Pubbing by Allison Moon
Rediscovering the eshort market by Rebecca Knight
The Power of Community by Melisa Foster
All About ISBNs by Lisa Nowak
Pen Names by Megg Jensen
The IndieRevolution by Laura Pauling
It's all Subjective by Karen Hooper
Self Pub and Agents? by Megg Jensen
Creating a Cover by CK Bryant

Let me know if you have any questions!

Marketing/Indie Round up

In breaking news, Market My Words (my blog) was a Finalist/Honorary Mention in the Goodreads Independent Blogger Awards in the Publishing category 1 of approx. 1000 blogs entered).

Woot Woot!

Thanks to everyone who voted.


Heres some great articles I came across recently:

Indie

When and why does an author decide to turn (great article but I'm biased b/c I was mentioned :)

Can you self pub and still get an agent?  (yes you can but it's tricky)

Self Pubbing as a Marketing Tool? (Trust me, there are easier ways to market than doing a whole book)

Why some Indie authors are successful and some are not (interesting take.)

Ebook Pricing - what to charge? (the age old question)


Marketing

Promotional Burnout by LM preston (we all get it!)

Seth Godin on Marketing (Radio)

5 ways to market indie books on a budget (good tips)

Product Placement in Books - Hard sellers (interesting. Hey MoonPies - call me!)

Rethinking the Book Tour (aw but we all want one, don't we :)

Titles are key (yes and covers!)

25 things that make you look dumb on Twitter (call me dumb, ha!)


Happy Reading! :)