Published: May 10, 2011
Words: 54,421 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452428550

Short description

The e-book era has launched thousands of writing careers and holds promise of growth. Here's how one author went from publishing his first e-book to becoming a full-time author in a little more than a year. While offering general tips on the business, craft, and marketing, its primary goal is to inspire you to embrace your creative entrepreneurship and success.

Extended description

The e-book era has launched thousands of writing careers and holds tremendous promise for future growth. Here's how one author went from publishing his first e-book to becoming a full-time author in a little more than a year. While offering general tips on business, craft, product development, and marketing, its primary goal is to inspire you to embrace your creative entrepreneurship and success. Bonus essays by successful indie authors J.A. Konrath, Zoe Winters, Vincent Zandri, and Vicki Tyley.

Scott Nicholson is author of more than 20 books, including the indie bestsellers Liquid Fear, Disintegration, and The Red Church. He also edited the charity writing manual Write Good or Die.

If you're buying this book to sell a million copies, you probably won't be happy. If you are buying this book to be happy, you probably have a better chance of selling a million books.

Tags

writing, publishing, selfpublishing, ebooks, inspiration, book marketing, marketing, creativity, selfhelp, entrepreneurship, author, howto, book editing, creative, ebook publishing, digital publishing, indie author, writing manual, marketing books, writing guide, writing inspiration

Available ebook reading formats

Single purchase gains access to all formats. How to download ebooks to e-reading devices and apps.

Format	Full Book	Sample First 10%
Online Reading (HTML, good for sampling in web browser)	Buy	View sample
Kindle (.mobi for Kindle devices and Kindle apps)	Buy	Download sample
Epub (Apple iPad/iBooks, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo, and most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions, others)	Buy	Download sample
PDF (good for reading on PC, or for home printing)	Buy	No sample available
RTF (readable on most word processors)	Buy	No sample available
LRF (Use only for older model Sony Readers that don't support .epub)	Buy	Download sample
Palm Doc (PDB) (for Palm reading devices)	Buy	Download sample
Plain Text (download) (flexible, but lacks much formatting)	Buy	No sample available
Plain Text (view) (viewable as web page)	Buy	No sample available

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Review by: Trish McCormack on April 18, 2013 :
inspiring and interesting - not to mention generous sharing of information!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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