Here are some useful resources for authors considering self-publishing:
- Publishing analyst Jane Friedman: “Start Here: How to Self-Publish Your Book“
- Technology and business author Josh Bernoff: “4 ways to publish (or self-publish) a book — and how to choose”
- A Poets & Writers panel discussion (audio) on how to be a “Savvy Self-Publisher“
- A simple custom spreadsheet we developed (click to download) to help you calculate potential royalties for traditional versus self-publishing scenarios
- Kirkus Reviews has a Self-Publishing Guide
- A 2011 conversation between authors Amanda Hocking and Barry Eisler “Traditional Versus Self-publishing“
Books on self-publishing:
- Carla King, Self-Publishing Bootcamp
- Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book
Some of the major self-publishing vendors:
- Amazon: Kindle (ebooks) / Create Space (print on demand)
- Smashwords
- Blurb
- Ingram Spark
- Lulu