Publisher's Synopsis
Scrivener recommends, "The Beginner's Guide to Self-Publishing a Book - A Step-by-Step Manual" does exactly as the title suggests! Many thanks to Michael for detailing all the steps required, whilst using Scrivener, for self-publishing authors to achieve their goal.We first became aware of 'Michael J Holley - Writer' through our company Twitter feed. Michael was penning extremely useful Scrivener related blog posts, which we enthusiastically retweeted. We're now delighted to see that Michael has written (this book)." "The most practical guide on exactly how to self-publish a book, ever written. It takes you by the hand and leads you through the entire process, step-by-step." If you're a beginner to self-publishing and you're simply looking for a one-stop manual on how to do it, then this is the book for you. Other self-publishing books concentrate on marketing and business models, but this explains the process from manuscript to published author. I've been self-publishing since 2009 and through the years, I've designed a reliable process, which helps me to produce a quality product in the shortest time possible. That process forms the basis for this manual. I describe each phase and provide you with step-by-step instructions, which show you how to do it yourself. It's easy to follow, it's simple and it's effective. Self-publishing is all about being able to do everything that traditional publishers do... but better. This guide will tell you how to produce a professional quality book, quickly and easily, enabling you to focus on the fun part - the writing. Including... -A guide to Scrivener, the most comprehensive writing software available -The optimum formatting of your book for both fiction and non-fiction -Step-by-step instructions on how to create oa digital eBook and, oa paperback -Step-by-step instructions on how to publish to Amazon, Apple iBookstore, Kobo and the rest
