AuthorSmart: Why You Really Need to Think About Self-Publishing

Description: Explore the world of self-publishing with Mark Levine. What are the pros and cons?   What makes a good self-publishing company?   Should you do it on your own, or get some help from a self-publishing company? In this information-packed 3-session class, Mark answers these questions and more as he presents strategies and methods of self-publishing.

In three sessions you'll learn:

1.  Why you should self-publish, Why you might have to self-publish & Why you want self-publish 

• statistics about changes in traditional publishing the make self-publishing one of the only publishing options left for most people,
• overview of advantages to self-publishing, and
• how ebook publishing is now a "must do" part of successfully publishing one's book.

2.  Should I self-publish or use a self-publishing company? 

• Advantages/disadvantages of pure self-publishing vs. using a self publishing company
• How to choose a good self-publishing company
• Why you must use companies that offer the lowest printing markups and pay the most royalties

3.  My book came out, now what? 

• how to strategically use the internet to market your book
• how to optimize your book's Amazon sales page
• why a search engine optimized website is important
• when to know if pay-per-click advertising makes sense for your book
• creative ways to use Twitter to market your book.

Instructor: Mark Levine

Multi-session class - Series Class:
Class #1 - The Whys of Self-Publishing
Class #2 - Should You Self Publish
Class #3 - The Book's Out, Now What

Class Date and Time:
Wednesdays, February 3, 10 and 17: 5:00 p.m. eastern

Learn more about this class by clicking here:
Why You Really Need to Think About Self-Publishing

Cost: $117 for live class.
Prepay for audio recording and any presentation materials $147.
(If you purchase this class after the first class has aired, the cost is $147 to receive audios of past sessions and attend subsequent classes live. Audio and materials included.)

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