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TOP 20
SELF-PUBLISHING BOO-BOOS!
BY POLLY LETOFSKY, PRESIDENT, MY WORD
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#20•BEING IN A HURRY. IT MAKES YOU RIPE AND VULNERABLE FOR BAD DECISIONS
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#19
•THE SPELLING OF THE WORD “ACKNOWLEDGMENTS”
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#18•DESIGNING YOUR INTERIOR LAYOUT IN A WORD DOCUMENT THINKING IT’S GOOD ENOUGH AND NO ONE WILL NOTICE
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#17•THINKING YOUR NEIGHBOR’S PROOF EDIT IS SUFFICIENT EDITING
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#16
•HAVING PAGE-HEADERS AND PAGE NUMBERS ON BLANK PAGES
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#15
•WORKING WITH AN ONLINE SUBSIDY PUBLISHING COMPANY
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#14•HAVING NO OFFICIAL BISAC CATEGORY ON YOUR COPYRIGHT PAGE
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#13
•DOING AN AMAZON BEST SELLER CAMPAIGN RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE
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#12
•THE SPELLING OF THE WORD “FOREWORD”
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#11•NOT OPTIMIZING YOUR AMAZON ACCOUNT BY OPENING AN AUTHOR CENTRAL PAGE
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#10•FORGETTING TO OPEN A GOODREADS ACCOUNT AND OPTIMIZING IT TO THE NINES
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#9•IGNORING THE LIBRARY MARKET. THERE ARE 120,000 LIBRARIES IN AMERICA, AND THEY ALL BUY BOOKS!
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#8
•SPENDING MONEY ON A PR AGENCY
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#7
•BUYING ADVERTISING IN MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPERS
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#6•FORGETTING TO USE YOUR BACK MATTER AS THE PREMIUM REAL ESTATE IT IS FOR ADVERTISING YOUR OTHER BOOKS AND SERVICES (I.E. SPEAKING/COACHING/TRAINING)
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#5
•NOT STARTING YOUR MARKETING UNTIL YOUR BOOK IS OUT
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#4
•STARTING WITH A 3000 BOOK PRINT ORDER!
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#3
•SPENDING A LOT OF TIME MARKETING TO BOOKSTORES
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#2
•SPENDING ANY MONEY TO BUY A BOOTH AT A TRADE SHOW
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#1
•DOING IT ALL ALONE – PLEASE HIRE PROFESSIONALS TO HELP YOU MAKE GOOD DECISIONS
PSST: THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF SELF-PUBLISHING IS IN THE MISTAKES
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BY POLLY LETOFSKY, PRESIDENT, MY WORD
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