Want to get into print? It’s not as hard as you think! Self-publishing guru Susan Daffron spills the secrets in this wide-ranging interview. (Did I mention I have a fascination with self-publishing?)
Susan talks about:
- Several classic books on how to publish and promote your own print books [links below]
- Why print and blogs don’t have to be totally different things
- Why you should recycle your blog content into print books
- What you need to produce a book that’s just as good as those from large publishers
- The advantages of self-publishing over mainstream publishing
- Why print-on-demand is the way to go
- How to bypass middlemen like Lulu.com and keep ALL the profit from your book
- How a print book can bring a whole new audience to your blog
Right-click to download MP3 – 29:43
Susan and her husband James Byrd live and work in a log cabin with five dogs and two cats in the middle of a forest. Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? Well, get busy going through those archives — there’s a book in there!
Some of the sites and books mentioned in the interview:
- Their publishing business, Logical Expressions
- Susan’s book, Publishize, and her other books
- Susan’s Amazon.com Author Page
- SelfPubU
- How to Get Happily Published by Judith Applebaum
- The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing by Marilyn Ross & Sue Collier
- Dan Poynter’s Self-Publishing Manual by um, Dan Poynter
- Small Publishers Artists & Writers Network
- National Association of Pet Rescue Professionals
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LaVonne,
Susan and James have a tremendous amount to offer aspiring authors, and their system has worked really well for the books they’ve published in the last few years. I’ve learned a lot from them as well. For people who are fascinated by the incredible opportunities in self-publishing and indie publishing, you’ll find a list of “52 Great Blogs for Self-Publishers” and a ton of other resources at http://www.TheBookDesigner.com that will keep you reading for some time. Thanks!