LLA0005 - How to Self Publish for Free
Course Description
This course will start your personal journey to becoming a royalty-earning self-published author. Write the next Great American Novel. Share your professional expertise. Tell your family’s story. Whatever you dream of writing, write and publish it yourself. Learn how to produce e-books and print books through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing, and other online platforms, that will give you worldwide reach for your work from a successful self-published author.
Learn all the basics including proper manuscript and book formatting, book cover design, editing tools, publishing platforms. Learn how to create accounts and understand dashboards and reports. Learn about copyrights, ISBN, LCCN, and AISN, Develop a self-publishing plan and take steps to put that plan into action. Students who already have a book in progress can develop it for publication, while students who are new to writing and self-publishing, will develop a solid understanding of this exciting and constantly-evolving new industry in this content-rich class.
Course Outline
Session 1: Self-Publishing Basics
Session 2: The Self-Publishing Landscape
Session 3: Your Self-Publishing Plan
Session 4: Self-Publishing Promotion
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Testimonials
"Harper College’s Publish It Yourself class was exceptional in content and delivery. It is highly recommended for both new authors looking to self publish and seasoned authors new to self publishing. Instructor Elizabeth Harmon did an excellent job in walking us through the confusing world of self publishing. After taking this class, I have at hand the knowledge and ability to self publish my book in progress. Class lectures were clearly written and easy to follow. I found the class to be a great value and current with today’s constantly changing publishing industry." Carrie Stilwell
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Roxanne Boersma has successfully self-published twelve books under three pen names in the last three years, nine of which have ranked on Amazon’s Top 100 Best Seller Lists. In support of her books, she has created three author identities complete with website, author email address, author newsletters, and Facebook pages, as well as launching several highly-successful advertising campaigns. Roxanne designs her own book covers and publishes her books in both ebook and in paperback form. In addition to teaching self-publishing at Harper College and two other local colleges, Roxanne works one-on-one with authors as a consultant.