Self-Pub.net

Website Relaunch - November 27th, 2012

km@jerapublishing.com (Kimberly A. Martin) — Mon, 19 November 2012 08:40:00 -0500

On November 27th our website, self-pub.net, will be getting a brand new look! We have been working hard over the last few months redesigning our website and we are now ready to go live. The entire website has been completely redesigned and we have also realigned our services to better meet the needs of our clients.

Holiday Hours

km@jerapublishing.com (Kimberly A. Martin) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:30:00 -0500

Happy Thanksgiving! Our office will be closed for Thanksgiving Day and we will have limited staff on Friday the 23rd.

Attention Atlanta Area Authors!

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:35:00 -0500

We are now hosting a local group for self-publishing authors to meet each other, discuss the self-publishing process, give feedback and critique on each other's work, network, and have a good time! Meetups will be held in our office in Roswell, GA and we will be on hand to answer questions members may have about the self-publishing process. Visit the link for more information and to sign-up.

Self-Publishing Consulting Services

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:00:00 -0500

New to the self-publishing process and feeling a little lost or overwhelmed? We now offer a consulting service to guide you through all of the steps needed to self-publish your book.

How to Create Note or Journal Lines in Microsoft Word

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Wed, 09 Sep 2010 09:30:00 -0500

Creating a book that has blank lines for readers to write on such as a journal or workbook? The instructions below will show you how to create note lines in Microsoft Word without using multiple underscores, which often do not format properly...

Creating Proper Blank Pages in A Book Layout

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:00:00 -0500

Your book format will likely include a few blank left hand pages. These blank pages are used so that new chapters as well as front matter sections such as the table of contents, dedication, foreword, etc., start on a right hand page in a book. These blank pages should be completely blank. They should not have headers, footers or page numbers on them. A common mistake ...

Working With Image Resolution for Interior Book Images

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Fri, 4 Apr 2009 13:45:00 -0500

Most book printers and publishers have image resolution requirements for images included in the book's interior. Typically they will ask that all images be 300 ppi (pixels per inch) resolution and sometimes more. If your images do not meet these requirements they may reject your book files or warn you that the quality may be poor...

Self-Pub.net on Facebook

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:45:00 -0500

Check out the Self-Pub.net Page on Facebook. Become a fan to interact and keep updated on news and information as well as future "fan" only deals.

Lightning Source Current Promotion

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:45:00 -0500

Lightning Source is offering free title setup when you order a minimum of 50 books. This promotion runs though June 1st 2009. For more information on the promotion visit www.lightningsource.com

Common Mistakes Made When Writing a Book in Microsoft Word

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:45:00 -0500

When writing your book you should separate the writing from the formatting. Write first, format later. However, there are some steps you can make when writing that will make the job of formatting easier and help prevent errors in the formatting process...

Choosing the Right Font for your Book

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Tue, 21 May 2008 11:45:00 -0500

Fonts are an important part of your book. They set the mood and can effect the readability of your text. Your book may have potential to be a bestseller but if someone has trouble reading it due to a bad font choice they may just put it down without finishing or recommending it to a friend.

Don't make the mistake of rushing your font choices or just using your word processor's defaults. Take some time to read up on what fonts will or will not work and choose appropriately...

Introducing Poetry Book Creator 2.0

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:45:00 -0500

Introducing the newest version of our popular Poetry Book Creator.
Similar to the Book Design Wizard 2.0 our Poetry Book Creator 2.0 includes many new features and tools to help you format your poetry book.

Designing your poetry book's interior is one of the most difficult things to do when you self-publish. Hiring an interior book designer can be expensive, especially if you are on a budget. Save yourself the time, hassle and money and use our affordable Poetry Book Creator to easily create a customizable poetry book layout in Microsoft® Word.

Created for the self-publishing poet our Poetry Book Creator 2.0 will create a customized poetry book format using Microsoft® Word. It goes beyond a typical poetry book template by allowing you to customize the style and formatting options of your poetry book's layout automatically and offers many tools to use after the initial poetry book 'template' is created.

With the Poetry Book Creator you enter in the information and formatting options for your book of poetry in an easy to use form. After you enter in the required information simply click 'Create Book' and the Poetry Book Creator will take the information you provided and create a professional looking poetry book layout in Microsoft® Word.

Owners of Poetry Book Creator 1.0 can request a discount code to receive $25 off the purchase of 2.0.

Introducing Book Design Wizard 2.0

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly A. Martin) — Wed, 8 Nov 2006 12:08:32 -0500

Introducing the newest version of our popular Book Design Wizard.
Version 2.0 includes many new features and tools to help you format your book!

Created with the self-publishing author in mind our Book Design Wizard 2.0 will create a customized book layout in a format suitable for publishing using Microsoft® Word.

With the Book Design Wizard you enter in the information and formatting options for your book in an easy to use form. After you enter in the required information simply click 'Create Book' and the Book Design Wizard will take the information you provided and create a professional looking book layout in Microsoft® Word.

After your initial book layout is created you can use the Book Design Wizard's tools to insert text into your book, add images, add additional chapters or sections, delete chapters or sections, mark index entries, change the book size or margins, change the fonts used, the chapter style and more.

Owners of Book Design Wizard 1.0 can request a discount code to receive $25 off the purchase of 2.0.

Costly Mistakes, the Importance of Proofreading

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly Martin) — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:41:00 -0500

Proofreading your book is one of the most important steps in self publishing. The cost of not proofreading or not proofreading properly can be high. Unlike traditional publishing, when you self publish the job of proofreading and editing is yours.

Subsidy Publishers versus Self Publishing

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly Martin) — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:38:05 -0500

A subsidy publisher (sometimes called "vanity" publisher) is a publishing company who will publish an author's book for a charge. They will often handle all of the set up and production part of publishing the book such as interior and cover design, assigning an ISBN, distribution to booksellers and sometimes will offer marketing services.

Basic Step by Step Guide to Subsidy Publishing

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly Martin) — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:49:42 -0500

First write your book and get it in an electronic format such as a Microsoft Word document. Next decide what your goals are in publishing your book. Do you want your book available to retail booksellers such as Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble? Do you just want your book available to friends and families?

Ideas on Marketing your Book on a Budget

km@self-pub.net (Kimberly Martin) — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:48:20 -0500

Before you start marketing your book to the public it should be available for them to acquire. Make sure that if a customer follows your marketing efforts and goes to buy your book it is actually available for them to...