Complete Self-publishing Guide

by Hank Quense

 
Much of the information found on the web is inaccurate or incorrect.
 
The goal of self-publishing a book is to produce a quality book package to surround your content. Despite what you read on the internet, self-publishing isn’t easy.
This set of books de-mystifies the process. Besides describing a process to publish your book, you’ll learn how to market it and how to deal with the business side of being an author.
 
There is a lot involved in the self-publishing process and it is quite easy to self-publish a book the wrong way.
This boxed set of ebooks explains the self-publishing process and much more.
There are four ebooks in the
* Self-publishing a describes a process to put together a quality book package prior publishing the book.
* Marketing Plans for Self-published covers basic book marketing strategy and tactics. It contains a set of ready-to-use marketing plans to be implemented at once.
* Manage Your Self-publishing Uses a project management approach to graphically illustrate the dual, simultaneous processes of publishing and marketing your book.
* Business Basics for provides an understanding of the business issues facing new authors.
 
The boxed set provides the new author with a solid grounding in the self-publishing process and associated issues.
Yet another potential problem is this. The internet swarms with scam artists searching for new authors who may not have a complete understanding of the ins-and-outs of publishing and marketing. The scammers are after the author’s money and use slick websites to mislead the author. The more the new author knows about publishing and marketing, the less likely he is to fall prey to these scam artists. The Complete Self-publishing Guide arms new authors with the information to fend off these scam artists.

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2016

About the author

Hank Quense writes satirical fantasy and sci-fi.
Early in his writing career, he was strongly influenced by two authors: Douglas Adams and his Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. Happily, Hank has never quite recovered from those experiences.

I run a self-publishing and book marketing service, where I coach new and seasoned writers—whether you’re just polishing your first draft or sweating over your book’s launch. If you have questions about getting your book out into the world or making it actually sell, I’m always happy to share what I’ve learned.

Besides writing novels, nonfiction books and coaching, Hank lectures on fiction writing, publishing and book marketing.

.He has two daughters and five grandchildren all of whom live close by.

For vacations, Hank usually visit distant parts of the galaxy. Occasionally, he also time-travels.

Reviews

[C.P. Cabaniss · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.*

This guide to self publishing is very informative. Quense uses his own experiences to guide readers through the process of self publishing their first book. He gives advice on everything from budgeting to marketing plans and blog tours. I am currently in the process of preparing one of my stories for publication, so the information contained in this ebook is very informative and useful.

Quense is very honest about what you should expect from your first book. If you are going into this thinking you will make a lot of money, you're likely mistaken. It takes time and money to become an established writer and without a publisher covering the cost, it adds up. This is a reminder that pops up throughout the book, but he constantly reminds you not to be discouraged. The first one is always the hardest.

Full review will be posted on my blog closer to release day.

[Cheryl Malandrinos · Rating 5 out of 5]

These valuable guides will give you the tools you need to tackle that self-publishing project you've been thinking of for ages. Though tons of writers self-publish these days, it's not always easy to know how to go about it. That's why Quense put together a series of books that will give you the scoop on what you need to know.

As you read through each book in the series, you'll find that some of the information is helpful even if you're not self-published. Having published numerous books and dozens of short stories and articles, Quense has the expertise to share project management and business ideas that you can use in your writing business every day to help you work more efficiently and have a plan for today and the future.

Before you take another step in the process, read The Complete Self-Publishing Guide by Hank Quense. You'll be glad you did.

[Patrick McCarthy]

The Complete Self-publishing Guides, By Hank Quense.
Hank’s box set of e-books is a very useful and practical guide for a first time author who wants to self-publish. Hank speaks from experience and can save you money and disappointment. He has made many of the mistakes he talks about in these four short guides. That is called experience. You can learn a lot from Hank’s experiences in self-publishing.
The books are organized to maximize learning and put it to use developing a budget for your e-book project.
1: Self-publishing a Book: Here is where Hank has tried many of the ways to self-publish. His advice will save you money and time.
2: Marketing Plans for Self-Published Books: Actionable items laid out in a way to make the tasks doable. There is a lot to do. Hank gives you a road map to follow. Well thought out.
3: Manage Your Self-publishing Project: Follow Hank’ s flow charts and mind maps. Essentially guides One and Two as flow charts and mind maps. You should have read Guides One and Two first to get the most of these diagrams.
4: Business Basics for Authors: Will not make you a business expert but will get you started to ask the correct questions. Hank wants you to think like a CEO running a business: selling the book you published. You may not do all the planning Hank does but following his basic strategies will get you going in the right direction.
Especially liked the use of real life examples and realistic numbers to plan both publishing and marketing. Every new author who is serious about writing as a business should follow Hank’s advice as much as they can. I find it interesting that the things that Hank has done I did with my daughter’s book 36 Week Jam Session by Aimee McCarthy published by Benefit Communications Ltd. Our pricing was different than Hank as this is only Aimee’s second time published.

[Iesha (In east shade house at...) · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Complete Self-Publishing Guide is a very informative guide about different ways to pursue publishing a book, choosing a path to take in publishing, marketing, and more. The differences in this book is that the author provides advice drawn from his own experiences, while giving information on all topics concerning publishing and marketing a book. Personally, the guide achieved it's goal in informing potential authors-to-be with most needed information on these topics, but for me, it lacks the voice that's found in How-To guides, which isn't an issue. I find the voice in the How-To guide to be a easy form of material to read verse the tone used in this guide. I like the information provided and the ease access to the information, but it does lack that easy tone How-To books have. This definitely isn't a How-To book, but I can't help, but feel the book will be more alluring to younger authors-to-be with a more upbeat tone, otherwise it's like reading a textbook.

[Archie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The collection of self-publishing guides is a helpful resource for anyone who are looking to start their writing career or struggling to market their books. The author's honest opinion mixed with good and bad experiences are the highlights of the good book. The author has clearly mentioned the keys to success is persistent hard work. Don’t expect to make huge money at once rather continue to write and eventually will come.
The book provides steps for self-publishing and its stages. How to plan, then edit and organize, print and then very important its promotion. The focus on content and marketing and business side of being an author too. It’s a complete guide and could prove to be quite useful for many individuals who are part-time or full time writers. All in all a collection of organized steps for self-publishing and a lesson to not want success in a day, but continue to do hard work and results will show up!

[Payal Sinha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Complete Self-publishing Guide is an informative book for authors who want to publish the books themselves and thereby save up on the cost. Self publishing is a daunting task and so people seek the advice of experts even if it costs them a lot of money, but, in this book the author has put together some informative guides that would help any author to self-publish with ease and in an expert manner. The book covers a number of topics such as putting a time frame to writing a novel, having copyrights and rights to protect the printed words from plagiarism, using social media sites for book promotion, helpful software and numerous others. The book is a very important reference for newly emerging authors who could choose the path of self-publishing due to budget constraint and in fact any person with creative streak could use the guide to start on a self-publishing venture of her own.

[Renee Spicuzza · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Complete Self-Publishing Guide” is Hank Quense’s guide to getting the gears moving on how to publish a quality book on your own. I feel that this is a pretty straight forward way to learn how to go through all of the different levels and hoops that are required of someone who wishes to publish their work. The book is broken down in to segments that have different examples from Quense, those that were both good and bad experiences for him. You get to learn from his experiences and avoid many mistakes that could set you back on your plan. Publishing is not something that is quick or easy because there are other facets, such as marketing the book successfully and also how to deal with the costs verses gain. The breakdown is very easy to understand and it had quite a bit of information, so if you are pondering the idea of publishing on your own, this is a good place to start.

[BridgitDavis · Rating 4 out of 5]

The four-in-one Complete Self-publishing guide could be a horror non-fiction but Hank Quense has managed to deal with the weight of tiresome work and the dangers of scammers in a way that opens the possibility of being successful! Thank you for the LibraryThing Member GiveAway and invaluable advice and strategies.