I have been self-publishing my own books for about four years. It started with memoirs of my childhood years which I published on Amazon Kindle. In addition I published hard copies at Office Max. I write for myself and for my friends who care to read my work. This book of Haikai poems developed as a result of my connection with the Word Press blog, d”Verse Poets Pub. They post prompts three days a week along with detailed explanations of how to write different forms of poetry.
This book has sixty pages of poems and photos that I took. Since I published it in all black and white it kept the cost down. Using a discount coupon, and publishing thirty-five booklets I was able to do them for two dollars each! For books with more pages you can get plastic covers with a spiral binding. This raised the cost of the book by about four dollars each.
Give self-publishing a try. It is not that difficult. Type your poems or chapters on Word in sequence on one file. Edit and make corrections. Save the finished product in pdf form. This way it will not change when you take it to be printed. Make a separate file with your cover.Ā Load the file with your book on a flash stick or sd card and take it to your local Office Max or Office Depot. Print at least twenty copies or more to get the best pricing. They will fold and staple them for you. You will love the results.
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Well done!
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Thank you!
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Well done, Dwight. Best of luck with it.
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Thanks Frank!
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Very nice book cover, Dwight. Are you posting this on Amazon?
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I have not considered it at this point, but I may in the near future! I have them available for $2.00 plus $3.00 postage (US).
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That’s very good price. Yes, you can think about whether to get it to Amazon.
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I just might do that !
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Good job to have so many book on Amazon!
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I have not found much return from amazon on my kindle books. I guess I need to do more promotion!
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There are free or paid promos. I just did a free one. Paid promo just paid per hit, Amazon advertises your books in “people also look at…” section.
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I shall have to look into it more… Thank you!
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You’re welcome. Best wishes to you!
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Thank you for the information about self-publishing. I have everything Iāve written since age 16, and I am 70. Iāve always wanted to print them in small booklets. I just didnāt want to get into something that would drain my bank account.
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Thank you…I have found this to be a great way to share your writing with family and friends. If you add color pages it moves the price to a much higher cost! I only sell a few. I give most of them to my family and friends!
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Awesome!! š
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Thanks!!
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Thanks for the information- I never knew you could do that!
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It is much less expensive than ordering them for a self-publishing place and paying them a middle man fee.
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Thank you so much for sharing this information, Dwight!! Congratulations on your book!!! I’m going to have to do some investigation and research into this too! So appreciate the post!!!
Chuck
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It is not all that hard to do and brings great results. Amazon Kindle free publication is also another alternative.
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Thanks Dwight! I will check it out!!
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Thanks Chuck!
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Thanks! Best tip ever on how to self publish and be able to afford it!
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Thank you!. It has worked very well for me!
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Thank you! š
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Congrats! I published my fist poetry book going through traditional publisher, and i don’t know that it’s worth it. I was hoping for more advertising on their part, but it’s not happening.
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Thank You! I didn’t even go that route… the competition is too steep. I was mostly concerned about publishing for my family and friends to read.
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All the best. My hubby self published and although hard work it has been rewarding. Good luck!
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It works very well for me. My wife just published her childhood memoirs …100 pages of stories and photos.
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