E-books: Self-Publishing

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Self-Publish a Novel (Publishers; Distributors; Market; Format; Royalties); 3/29/2012
ePublishing Workshop, Ashland 3/18/2012
There's no mystery behind her successful life of crime (Mail Trib; L.J. Sellers); 3/18/2012
A Definition of Author Platform Friedman; (Visibility; Authority; Proven reach; Target audience); 3/13/2012
Q&A: Publishing Your Own E-Book 12/29/2011
How to self-publish an ebook costs, royalties; Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Smashwords, Lulu, FastPencil, Publish Green, Scribd, Barnes & Noble's Pub-It; 11/9/2010
Self-publishing a (paper) book: 25 things you need to know 7/27/2010
How Self-publishing Works
about.com: articles
self-publishing news, reviews; resources
Wikipedia: Self-publishing; Electronic publishing

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see earlier Features caveats
amount of your effort; easier than a few years ago
DIY or use an aggregator
amount of your $ to invest
which source editor, e.g., Word, Scrivener, Pages, etc.: ease of editing, conversion, final layout control
cost for software, conversion, other services (editing,...)
price of your eBook, discounts, Amazon Select, give-aways?
intellectual property rights
royalties
quality, control of layout, design
file formats and eReaders
POD (print on demand) instead of paper inventory?
which eBookstore(s)
marketing, publicity: DIY, word-of-mouth, blogs, book clubs, ...
book as "product": monitor sales, revise title/cover?
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