Transform your manuscript into a self-published book with this comprehensive self-publishing guide.
Successful Self-Publishing is the essential resource for indie authors who want to take control of their publishing journey. This completely updated Fourth Edition provides everything you need to successfully publish your book in ebook, print, and audiobook formats—and market it effectively to readers.
Award-winning author Joanna Penn has self-published over forty-five books of fiction and non-fiction, building a multi-six-figure author business.
In this practical guide, she shares the exact methods and strategies that have led to her success, helping you avoid costly mistakes and save valuable time on your author journey.
What's Inside:
Learn the complete self-publishing process from manuscript to market, including professional editing, cover design, formatting, distribution options, and platform selection. Discover proven marketing strategies that work for both fiction and non-fiction, with actionable tactics you can implement immediately.
This edition includes a brand new section on navigating self-publishing in the age of AI, with ethical ways to use generative AI tools for writing assistance, editing support, cover design, audiobook narration, translation, and marketing—complete with example prompts.
Explore the growing opportunities for selling direct to readers through your own store, crowdfunding, serialization, and subscription models. Understand the complete cost breakdown of self-publishing and how royalties work across different platforms and formats.
Whether you're publishing your first book or your fiftieth, this guide provides the practical knowledge and strategic insights you need to build a sustainable author career on your own terms.
Perfect for:
- First-time authors ready to self-publish
- Indie authors wanting to improve their process
- Writers seeking current information on publishing and marketing
- Authors interested in using AI tools ethically and effectively
Start your successful self-publishing journey today with the guide that has helped many thousands of authors worldwide.
Key Benefits
✓ Complete Publishing Roadmap: Step-by-step guidance for ebook, print, and audiobook publishing with current platform information and best practices
✓ Proven Marketing Strategies: Evergreen principles and specific tactics that work for fiction and non-fiction, from social media to email marketing
✓ AI Tools & Techniques: Learn how to use generative AI ethically for writing, editing, design, narration, and marketing with practical examples
✓ Financial Clarity: Understand exactly how much self-publishing costs and how you'll get paid across different platforms and formats
✓ Author-Tested Methods: Learn from Joanna Penn's 17+ years of experience and avoid the mistakes she made building her multi-six-figure solo author business