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How to Self-Publish: A Guide for Author-Preneurs by Kayla Fioravanti is an incredible self-help guide. This book covers everything an aspiring indie author needs to know about getting started in the self-publishing world. This handy informational guide is packed with powerful resource tools and tips. Information includes a comparison of publishing options. Readers will learn the difference between traditional and self-publishing. Detailed information is given on many of the self-publishing platforms available online such as Create Space, Kindle, Lulu, Book Baby and more. Authors will learn the importance of editing their work. Both content editing and copy editing are discussed. Also discussed in this how to guide are formatting layout and many other important topics, including website design and blogging. Other helpful tips include the importance of joining writers groups for support and gaining ideas through networking with other authors.
Kayla Fioravanti has articulately crafted a top of the line how to guide designed to help any aspiring new author get started on the road to self-publishing. Truly a powerhouse of information, this how to guide is likely to be the only reference guide an aspiring author will ever need to become successful in the world of self-publishing. As an emerging new author-preneur myself, I was completely blown away by the wealth of helpful information that I discovered on every page of this book. I was thrilled that this book answered numerous questions that I had on the subject. This is a book that I will read over and over. I highly recommend How to Self-Publish to all aspiring authors.