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Its always exciting to publish a book, whether you are a firsttimer or veteran of in the publishing industry. Next, log into your kindle direct publishing account, and upload your book and some cover art. You have the option to set your price for the book and you can select the marketplaces w. I could really afford to produce 20 books, one for each student in the class in. Ultimate guide on how to start a publishing company. As a self published author, you control your distribution and we assist you by providing highquality books at the lowest price and an online fulfillment system. Its never been easier to publish a book and make money selling books and with amazon kindle direct publishing kdp, you have the added benefits of not dealing with impersonal book publishers, elusive agents, and meat grinder editors who are apt to chew up your manuscript.
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Successful selfpublishing tips with joanna penn and mark dawson. The best part of self publishing a poetry book is getting to make all the creative decisions yourself. A few industrious writers have sold as many as 5,000 copies this waybut theyre the exception. Creating a finished book from a raw manuscript is no small feat.
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