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6. I self-published through Amazon years ago

Reply to berniesandersmittens (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2025, 04:40 PM

Jan 10

It's a pretty straightforward process as long as you have a good word processor and graphics app. I used MS Word and Paintshop Pro. With MS Word I generated the properly formatted docx file and selected a blank cover template that I filled in with a jpeg from Paintshop Pro, but you can select one of Amazon's cover templates that you just fill in the text yourself. I needed MS Word to customize my incipits and have graphic dinkuses but it's probably simpler if you don't need that level of control.

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Has anyone here published a book? [View all] berniesandersmittens Jan 10 OP

First, you have to decide whether you want to write this book Mike 03 Jan 10 #1

Thanks mike berniesandersmittens Jan 10 #3

I sincerely wish you luck. Mike 03 Jan 10 #7

I've written and published three books. FalloutShelter Jan 10 #2

Nice! berniesandersmittens Jan 10 #4

Horror fiction. FalloutShelter Jan 10 #9

Did you make any moolah? bucolic_frolic Jan 10 #5

Very little money. FalloutShelter Jan 10 #8

You have an incredibly distinct style in cubist art bucolic_frolic Jan 10 #11

Thanks so much. FalloutShelter Jan 10 #12

I browse way more than buy bc of $. I go to my favorite interests... electric_blue68 Jan 11 #16

I self-published through Amazon years ago nuxvomica Jan 10 #6

I did Amazon, but I also did some of the others so it would be available on Barnes and Noble and elsewhere. ificandream Jan 10 #14

I did the same for a friend who needed the technical assistance. OldBaldy1701E Jan 10 #15

The only good reason to write a book... Bobstandard Jan 10 #10

Absolutely this. FalloutShelter Jan 10 #13