How to publish, promote, and sell your own book : everything you need to know about self-publishing, from pasteup to publicity

Robert Holt, himself the successful author of four self-published books, now shares his knowledge and savvy with other would-be author-publishers in this step-by-step guide to every aspect of self-publishing.If you yearn join the ranks of such self published authors as Henry Thoreau, Upton Sinclair, Anais Nin, and George Bernard Shaw, if you've ever thought of doing it yourself, then this is the book for you. How to Publish Promote and Sell Your Own Book provides you with everything you ever wanted to know about self-publishing--and never even thought to ask. Discusses the publishing industry, and tells how to select a subject, conduct research, edit a manuscript, plan the book design, choose illustrations, arrange the printing, handle the marketing aspects, and sell reprint rights