Self-Publishing for Fun and Profit
By Rae A. Stonehouse
Length4h 16m
About this audiobook
Your manuscript is complete. Now what?
Self-publishing is accessible to many authors, though the learning curve can be steep.
Author Rae A. Stonehouse, experienced with numerous self-help and development books, shares valuable advice from his career and industry experts.
Traditional publishing remains valid, but self-publishing gives you complete control over cover art, design, and content while delivering finished copies in months rather than years.
Book Two "Self-Publishing for Fun and Profit" in The Successful Self Publisher Series demonstrates self-publishing essentials including:
Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing
Proofreading
Editing Your Manuscript
Copyrighting
File format
Digital Rights Management
ISBNs
Pricing
Royalties
Publishing
And additional important topics.
Audiobook details
GenreBusiness and Economics, Self-Help
Length4 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 20, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
2Introduction
3Chapter One: Introduction
4Chapter Two: Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing
5Chapter Three: Proofreading
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6Chapter Four: Editing Your Manuscript
7Chapter Five: Copyright vs Copywrite
8Chapter Six: Street Teams & ARCs
9Chapter Seven: File Format
10Chapter Eight: Digital Rights Management (DRM)
11Chapter Nine: ISBNs
12Chapter Ten: Registering with Library & Archives
13Chapter Eleven: Metadata
14Chapter Twelve: Categories
15Chapter Thirteen: Choosing Keywords
16Chapter Fourteen: Book Descriptions that Sell
17Chapter Fifteen: Book Cover Design
18Chapter Sixteen: Royalties & Advances
19Chapter Seventeen: Exclusivity
20Chapter Eighteen: Pricing
21Chapter Nineteen: Printing Options: Print-on-Demand vs Short Run Printing or Offset Printing
22Chapter Twenty: Formatting Your Manuscript for POD Using Word
23Chapter Twenty-One: Vellum Publishing
24Chapter Twenty-Two: Sample Publishing Agreement
25Chapter Twenty-Three: Online Publisher/Distributor Options
26Chapter Twenty-Four: Kindle Direct Publishing: Overview
27Chapter Twenty-Five: Uploading Your Manuscript to Amazon
28Chapter Twenty-Six: Amazon Author Page Setup
29Chapter Twenty-Seven: Amazon Book Description Hack
30Chapter Twenty-Eight: Draft2Digital
31Chapter Twenty-Nine: Smashwords
32Chapter Thirty: IngramSpark
33Chapter Thirty-One: Lulu
34Chapter Thirty-Two: IBooks Author
35Chapter Thirty-Three: Kobo Writing Life
36Conclusion
37About the Author
38Copyright/Disclaimer:
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