Steps to Self-Publishing: Guide to Becoming a Published Author

Getting a book published can seem very overwhelming to aspiring authors. Within today's book publishing industry, authors have more opportunities and a wider array of options than ever before. Innovations such as eBook publishing and Print-On-Demand (POD) services have allowed authors who are either unable to interest a traditional book publishing house in their book or who wish to pursue publication on their own the option to do so

One of the first steps you will want to take when it comes to publishing a book is to educate yourself. And one of most important things author Elaine Lombardi teaches you is how to avoid the pitfalls of spending thousands of unnecessary dollars getting a self-published book to look professionally published.

Whether you want to self-publish a paperback novel, a cookbook, a self-help book, a memoir, or a hardcover children's picture book with full color illustrations, this book shows you how to do so in the most cost effective ways possible, with step by step guidance and screenshots and examples for how to create "print ready" files to submit a book to CreateSpace, an Amazon company, and IngramSpark, which are two of the biggest industry leaders for printing and distributing books, world wide.

Once published, your book will be appear on Amazon.com with the "Look inside the book" feature, and be made available for distribution to bookstores, such as Barnes and Noble, as well as libraries. You will learn what an ISBN is, how to format the interior of a book, how to design a book cover, and so much more. This is a must read book for anyone wishes to learn exactly how to self-publish a book.