Self-publishing Amazon, Smashwords, Book Cover and Marketing

Self-publishing Amazon, Smashwords, Book Cover and Marketing, available at $74.99, has an average rating of 4.35, with 185 lectures, based on 254 reviews, and has 6385 subscribers.

You will learn about You'll be able to self-publishing your manuscript on Amazon Kindle and paperback for free. Self-publish everywhere bu Amazon via Smashwords. You'll be able to create a free professional looking book cover using Canva You'll be able to market your book to get readers You'll know how to fill in every KDP field during Amazon Kindle and POD paperback publication. This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone with a finished manuscript wanting to self-publish their book for free or Anyone needing to create a free professional looking book cover or Anyone wanting to market their published book using proven techniques It is particularly useful for Anyone with a finished manuscript wanting to self-publish their book for free or Anyone needing to create a free professional looking book cover or Anyone wanting to market their published book using proven techniques.

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Summary

Title: Self-publishing Amazon, Smashwords, Book Cover and Marketing

Price: $74.99

Average Rating: 4.35

Number of Lectures: 185

Number of Published Lectures: 185

Number of Curriculum Items: 185

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 185

Original Price: $159.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will Learn

You'll be able to self-publishing your manuscript on Amazon Kindle and paperback for free. Self-publish everywhere bu Amazon via Smashwords.
You'll be able to create a free professional looking book cover using Canva
You'll be able to market your book to get readers
You'll know how to fill in every KDP field during Amazon Kindle and POD paperback publication.

Who Should Attend

Anyone with a finished manuscript wanting to self-publish their book for free
Anyone needing to create a free professional looking book cover
Anyone wanting to market their published book using proven techniques

Target Audiences

Anyone with a finished manuscript wanting to self-publish their book for free
Anyone needing to create a free professional looking book cover
Anyone wanting to market their published book using proven techniques

How would you like to be a published author by the end of the day… for free?

Welcome to the only complete Udemy self-publishing guide that shows you how to do it all yourself for free. Nothing is left out of this video guide that covers everything from creating a book cover to marketing your published book. This course is now 15 hours long.

My name is Brian Jackson and during the last 10 years, I’ve created hundreds of book covers and published well over 100 books. In this course, I’ll explain the entire process to you allowing you to quickly become a published author given nothing more than a finished manuscript.

This course covers:

Book Cover

Fast and easy, create a free professional-quality book cover using the Canva online graphic design tool and free images from Pixabay. All you need is a web browser to have a finished book cover in under 10 minutes. The process I demonstrate utilizes free Canva Kindle book cover themes to quickly create professional-quality book covers including free images from Pixabay.

Format Your Manuscript

Quickly format your manuscript for Amazon publication using Microsoft Word 2010 or beyond (Word 2016 running on Windows 10 is demonstrated). Learn both traditional style formatting and use the free Kindle Create Word plugin to format your manuscript. Following my detailed instructions guarantees a polished finished product. The process I demonstrate ultimately augments the use of the free Kindle Create Microsoft Word plugin with traditional formatting techniques to produce very clean manuscripts that are a pleasure to read.

Note: I personally never use Kindle Create and instead use the traditional formatting method explained and demonstrated in the course.

Self-publish on Amazon

Self-publish your book in minutes on Amazon in Kindle and Print on Demand (POD) paperback formats using the free Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) web-based interface. Once complete, you’re a published author, but that doesn’t mean that you’re done…

Market Your Book

Take the first steps toward marketing your book for free to become an Amazon bestseller. Make money and friends as you gain readership.

Self-publish Off Amazon via Smashwords

Learn to self-publish an e-book everywhere but Amazon via Smashwords. Smashwords is a one stop publishing option that distributes your e-book to the Apple Store, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and more.

And the whole process is free because you do it yourself. Given a finished manuscript, a copy of Microsoft Word 2010 or later and a web browser, you can become a published author by the end of the day.

In fact, I’m embarrassed to have to admit that purchasing this course could be your greatest expense… though I assure you it’s well worth any reasonable cost considering the money and time you’ll save to become a published author today!

*** On 6/2022, I merged all of my self-publishing courses to produce a single 15-hour course ***

Here are the courses that were added:

Self-publishing: Free Amazon Kindle eBook Self-publishing
My original self-publishing course contains details on formatting and filling in every KDP field during publication.

Self-publishing Amazon Books (CreateSpace Self-publishing)
A course specifically on self-publishing POD paperbacks on Amazon via KDP.

Self-publishing Smashwords Books: Non-Amazon Self-publishing
Information on self-publishing an e-book everywhere but Amazon via Smashwords.

Amazon Self-publishing: Self-publishing in Kindle/Paperback
Additional publishing information extending the other courses.

Mac users should be aware that the Kindle Create method is currently only available on Windows. However, the traditional method is my preferred method anyway ;-).

Don’t forget the Udemy 30-day no-questions-asked money back guarantee. If you’re not happy with the course, just return it. So, there’s no risk involved. That should make your choice a no-brainer.

Enroll in the course and I’ll see you in the classroom,

—Brian

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: How to Watch This Course

Lecture 2: Self-publishing Process

Lecture 3: Course Requirements: What is a Finished Manuscript

Chapter 2: Book Cover

Lecture 1: Fundamentals of Book Cover Design

Lecture 2: Addendum: Book Cover Design and Download JPG/PNG

Lecture 3: Using Free Canva Themes and Pixabay Images to Create a Book Cover

Lecture 4: Canva From a Blank Page Up

Lecture 5: Canva Advanced Techniques

Lecture 6: Section Project: Share Your Book Cover

Chapter 3: Format Your Manuscript with Word

Lecture 1: Self-publishing Options

Lecture 2: Traditional Document Formatting Part 1

Lecture 3: Traditional Document Formatting Part 2

Lecture 4: Install the Kindle Create Microsoft Word Plugin

Lecture 5: Format Your Manuscript Using Kindle Create

Lecture 6: More Formatting, Table of Contents and Preview

Lecture 7: Section Project: Status Update

Chapter 4: Self-publish Your Book with KDP

Lecture 1: Publish Your Book in Kindle Format Using KDP

Lecture 2: Copywrite Your Amazon Book Description

Lecture 3: Publish Your Book in Print on Demand (POD) Paperback Format Using KDP

Lecture 4: Book Review Process, Approval and Monitoring

Lecture 5: New: Automatic Audible Audiobook Generation via KDP

Lecture 6: Section Project: Are You a Published Author?

Lecture 7: Addendum: Creating a Paperback Book Cover in KDP

Chapter 5: Intermission

Lecture 1: Please Leave a Review

Chapter 6: Book Marketing

Lecture 1: 10 Book Marketing Tips (Part 1)

Lecture 2: 10 Book Marketing Tips (Part 2)

Lecture 3: Additional Book Marketing Tips

Lecture 4: Websites, Mailing Lists, Amazon Bestseller Categories, Author Central, GoodReads

Lecture 5: Update on KDP Select Free Promotions (7/20/2018)

Lecture 6: Update on KDP Select Free Promotions (8/24/2018)

Chapter 7: Alternate Free Book Cover Options

Lecture 1: Create a Free Book Cover Using the GIMP

Lecture 2: Create a Free Book Cover Using PowerPoint

Lecture 3: Create a Free Book Cover Using Canva

Chapter 8: Amazon Self-publishing Demonstration

Lecture 1: Create a Free Book Cover Using Canva/Pixabay

Lecture 2: Format Your Manuscript (Traditional) Part 1

Lecture 3: Format Your Manuscript (Traditional) Part 2

Lecture 4: Publish Your Manuscript in Amazon Kindle eBook Format Using KDP

Lecture 5: Publish Your Manuscript in POD Paperback Format Using KDP

Chapter 9: Self-publishing: Free Amazon Kindle eBook Self-publishing

Lecture 1: Why Self-publish?

Lecture 2: An Overview of the Self-Publishing Process

Lecture 3: Where to Self-publish

Lecture 4: What this Course Covers

Chapter 10: Formatting Your Document Using Microsoft Word

Lecture 1: Why Use Microsoft Word?

Lecture 2: Displaying Formatting Characters

Lecture 3: Replacing Invalid Characters

Lecture 4: Formatting the Document Pt. 1: Modifying the Normal and Header 1 Styles

Lecture 5: Formatting the Document Pt. 2: Applying the Styles

Lecture 6: Formatting the Document Pt. 3: Page Layout

Lecture 7: Formatting the Document Pt 4: Title Pages and Author Notes

Lecture 8: Adding a Table of Contents

Lecture 9: Some Formatting Tricks

Lecture 10: Reviewing and Saving Your Work

Chapter 11: Using KDP to Publish Your Work – 2015 Update

Lecture 1: Preface to the 2015 Update

Lecture 2: Using KDP to Create a New Title

Chapter 12: Step 1: Your Book

Lecture 1: Enter the KDP Select Program

Lecture 2: More on KDP Select

Lecture 3: KDP Select Status Update: 6/12/2015

Lecture 4: KDP Select Status Update: 9/20/2015

Lecture 5: Choose a Title People Can Find

Lecture 6: Always Specify a Subtitle

Lecture 7: Always Write a Series

Lecture 8: Maintain Your Edition Number

Lecture 9: Specify an Impressive Publisher

Lecture 10: Copywrite Your Book Description

Lecture 11: Enhance Your Book Description with HTML Markup

Lecture 12: Only Use One Book Contributor: You

Lecture 13: Why You Should Write Your Book in English

Lecture 14: Never Specify an ISBN Number

Lecture 15: Enhance Public Domain Work

Lecture 16: Choose Categories to Become a Bestseller

Lecture 17: Specify Age and Grade Ranges for Children's Books

Lecture 18: When to Release for Preorder

Lecture 19: What to Do for a Book Cover

Lecture 20: Using the Online Book Cover Creator

Lecture 21: Uploading and Reviewing Your Book Interior

Lecture 22: Why You Should Not Enable Digital Rights Management

Chapter 13: Step 2: Rights & Pricing

Lecture 1: Selecting Your Publishing Territories

Lecture 2: Price Your Book to Optimize Revenue

Lecture 3: Always Enter the Kindle MatchBook Program

Lecture 4: You Have Little Choice But to Allow Lending of Your Book

Chapter 14: Step 3: After You Publish

Lecture 1: Publishing and Modifying a Book

Lecture 2: CreateSpace, Reviews, Free Promotions and Your Next Book

Lecture 3: Monitoring Sales in KDP

Chapter 15: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Final Steps

Lecture 2: Downloading the Word Template

Instructors

Brian Jackson, Writing, Self-publishing and Marketing an Amazon Kindle eBook and Book with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and KDP
Author, Publisher and Educator

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2 stars: 4 votes
3 stars: 10 votes
4 stars: 80 votes
5 stars: 158 votes

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