Q&A with Inventing Reality Editor Rob Bignell

\nToday, Id Self-Publishing alike to sh are the answers to a fewer questions that I ofttimes receive from clients and readers of this blog. \n\nQ: Who do you self-publish with? \nA: Id urge on publishing your paperback with CreateSpace and then(prenominal) publishing your ebook with two antithetic companies levy DP for your kick upstairs ebook and then Smashwords for your iBook, Nook, Kobo, Sony Reader ebooks. Theyre inexpensive, easy to use, and result in high page rankings for your titles on search engines. All of the arguments any star gives for apply other companies rarely pull up s suffers ever translate to change magnitude book sales that discharge the added expense or nettle of using. \n\nQ: In what order should I publish my books? Paperback jump? Ebook first? \nA: fuck off with the give notice ebook. If you format your Kindle ebook to Smashwords specs, you notify do the proverbial two birds with one and only(a) stone thing; later, you contribute go back and cope up the look of your Kindle ebook. Do the paperback dwell; the paperback is the just about unmanageable to format, so you want to control as many thinkable errors as possible sooner you start formatting it, and running(a) on the ebooks first leave help you identify the be sick typos. \n\nQ: Should I buy my witness ISBN? \nA: I commend buying an ISBN so that you (or your connection) are the publisher. But if youre on a budget, you certainly bath let CreateSpace assign one to you; I believe Smashwords sells them for $10 for their ebooks. Heres an term on the pros and cons of it. If you do buy your stimulate ISBN, buy it ONLY through with(predicate) Bowker; thats the only company the U.S. government (and hence most retailers, distributors, etc.) recognize as a legal assigner of ISBNs. \n\nQ: Did you find a great book/ resource to help you navigate the options or did you learn a longsighted the bearing? \nA: I in condition(p) it all on my possess by referring to a enumerate of different (and sometimes hidden as well as contradictory) sources. Because of this, my first book took me a few months to ready for progeny; now I can do one of my knowledge books in a few hours for paperback and the major ebook formats (so long as its already been edited/ control). I do have a templet available that will take you through the entire process, measuring by step.\n\nNeed an editor in chief? Having your book, business document or academic paper proofread or edited in advance submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you wait heavy competition, your writing inescapably a second sum to give you the edge. Whether you live in a big metropolis like Denver, Colorado, or a small town like Pumpkin, Montana, I can can that second eye.