{"product_id":"publish-it-yourself-step-by-step-to-your-self-published-book","title":"Publish It Yourself!: Step-by-Step to Your Self-Published Book","description":"You can learn to publish your own books and show them in the world's largest bookstore. How does that sound?\nYou have a manuscript, and you have a story to tell, expertise to share, or a message that won’t let you rest. What you don’t have, yet, is a published book. This is the book that gets you there.\u003ch5\u003eA Step-by-Step Guide to the KDP System\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublish It Yourself! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eis a hands-on field guide to turn a finished manuscript into a published paperback, ebook, or hardcover using Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) system. In days, your finished manuscript can be available worldwide, for sale in the world's largest bookstore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the second book in the Publish It Yourself! Series from Touchwood Press, and the product of nearly 20 years' experience publishing books on Amazon and teaching others how to do it.\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhy this book, in a world already drowning in self-publishing advice?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003eSearch “self-publishing” on Amazon, YouTube, or Spotify and you’ll drown in podcasts, blogs, courses, and videos. Many promise quick success, push expensive services, or assume you already speak fluent publishing-industry jargon. This book does none of those things.\u003cbr class=\"yoast-text-mark\"\u003e\u0026gt;Instead, it does what a good classroom does: walks you through the work, in the right order, maintaining realistic expectations and a teacher’s patience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery step in the KDP system. Every decision. Every field. Plus the context—editing, design, formatting, pricing, marketing—you need to make those decisions well.\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eThe Seven Steps to Self-Publishing—milestones from finished manuscript to live book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eHow to think about your role as author, publisher, and entrepreneur.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eHow to prepare your manuscript using standard manuscript format conventions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eEditing essentials and the four kinds of editors. How to hire one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eCover and interior design fundamentals, with three paths for every budget.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eA three-part, screen-by-screen walkthrough of Amazon KDP.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eCategories, keywords, and the Amazon search algorithm that will help shoppers find your books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003ePricing strategy, royalty math, and the KDP Select decision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eA complete marketing framework with Four Cs, Four Ps, and ten promotion tactics that actually work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eHow to track royalties, scale your publishing, and decide what comes after Book One.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch5\u003eGet Whole Story in the Publish It Yourself Series\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublish It Yourself! is part of a series built to grow with you. Each book stands alone, and together, they replace an expensive course and a shelf of conflicting advice with one coherent voice from someone who's deep in it and done it all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes a self-publishing checklist, book specification sheet template, curated resources, and structured exercises that move your project forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIf you have been telling yourself, “someday I’m going to write a book,” but it isn't happening, then this is your sign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSomeday is today.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Publish It Yourself!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50207291867393,"sku":"P26002P","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/3652\/7105\/files\/PIY2-FRONTCOVER-26.1.jpg?v=1787236063","url":"https:\/\/touchwoodbooks.store\/products\/publish-it-yourself-step-by-step-to-your-self-published-book","provider":"Touchwood Press Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}