You Bring a Wealth of Experience and Knowledge: Self publishing...

You bring a wealth of experience and knowledge

Individuals who have retired from their career, bring a wealth of experience and knowledge.  Have you considered self-publishing??  

Self-publishing can be done, initially, with $0 investment to write, format, and publish your e-book.  Why e-book?  e-books can be easily read using a smart phone, i-pad, computer.  e-books eliminate the cost of printing.  


SELF PUBLISHING E-TOOLS ($0 COST)

Here are several self-publishing e-tools that are simple to use and require $0 expense:

Reedsy - exceptional web-based book editing software that provides the author with simple tools to format into e-book and print (PDF) format.  No cost.  Great for book formatting and simple print; formatting photo size is largely missing. 

Microsoft Paint - to create your book cover and save in PDF format.  Book publishers will require both book interior and cover in PDF format. 

Lulu - web-based program that provides the author with simple tools to format into e-book and hard copy.  You select your book format, and Lulu will provide on-line templates.  Lulu will also print small to large orders of hard copy format.

DOCUcopies.com - Select your book format, review and approve (if requested in book order notes) digital proof before printing.  


ON-LINE E-BOOK PUBLSIHERS ($0 to minimal COST)

On-line e-book publishers, who will publish your book at $0 initial cost (publisher is paid from book sales royalties) include:

Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.  Self-publish eBooks and print books for free with Kindle Direct Publishing, and reach millions of readers on Amazon.

Lulu - Create & self publish your book! Quality and affordable custom book printing

Book Baby - every self-publishing service you need, all in one place – including eBook conversion, professional book editing, eBook cover design, book marketing, and much more. 

DOCUcopies.com - Select your book format, review and approve (if requested in book order notes) digital proof before printing. 

i-books Author - Supported by Apple.  A simple way to publish your e-books and reaches all Apple users. 

Barnes & Noble Nook Press - has its very own e-book publishing platform for aspiring independent writers.  In a day and age where almost everybody has a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or computer, self-publishing is a great way to get your book out into the world without having to go through the tedious and long process of traditional publishing.

Kobo Writing Life - an excellent and easy-to-use platform for first-time e-book authors. It’s as easy as signing up for an author account, uploading your manuscript and hitting submit!

Smashwords - provide authors with free tools to market, distribute, and manage their content.


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