Self Publishing Tools You Need to Know By Abundant Press

Self Publishing Tools You Need to Know By : Abundant Press

Introduction •

Self-publishing will be defined differently depending on who you ask. According to people who work in traditional publishing houses, authors who pay for their editing, formatting, or cover design are self-publishing their work. The book is traditionally published only if the publishing expenses are paid by the publisher.

Self-PubliShing ToolS • Here are some best self-publishing tools and resources that can help you realize your dream of a launching a successful book such as: • Publishizer • Grammarly • Reedsy • Amazon KDP • Verst • Creating eBooks • Dribbble

• It is a crowdfunding platform that connects authors with publishers. You can get queried directly with hundreds of publishers or receive funding for your publishing through preorders. And just in case you don’t know how to write a proposal, Publishizer has a step-by-step guide how to do that.

Grammarly •

It is one of the best writing tools I use every day. Essentially it’s an online proofreading tool allowing you to quickly check grammar, punctuation, and style. Its powerful contextual checking provides useful suggestions and descriptions.

Reedsy •

It is a marketplace for editors, designers, and other publishingrelated professionals. Aside from connecting authors with professionals, Reedsy also has a number of tools that will make the collaboration process much easier. It has been featured in major media outlets, such as BBC, Bloomberg, and Forbes.

Amazon KDP • Amazon KDP lets you publish your book on your own terms without having to spend money. Once you finish writing your book, you can upload it to Amazon Kindle guiding you through the whole process. They just get a percentage every time somebody buys your book. They even help you with the marketing side where you can use KDP Select, a process which allows you to give your book away for free for a number of days. Then, readers can leave their feedback which can help you a lot.

Verst •

The blog platform for professional publishers that comes complete with all the tools you need taking all the hassles of publishing. Since the most primary goal of bloggers is how to monetize their blogs, Verst helps you with that by providing one-click insights and suggestions to improve your conversion. It also has an in-built A/B testing and SEO to ensure that whatever you publish performs well. If you are migrating from another website, Verst takes care of your content.

• This is a free step-by-step guide created by Five Simple Steps, an independent publisher of web design books. The tool contains templates and files to help you create an ebook in Mobi and ePub formats. The tool is specifically made for those who are working on Macs.

Dribbble •

The success of your book or blog does not depend on your content alone.

The visuals are also important. In fact, it is the first thing that will catch the attention of your readers. And despite the maxim of not judging the book by its cover, people will still do that. This is where Dribbble comes in. The platform is a good resource for world-class or even up-and-coming, talented designers, illustrators, and typographers. You can view their portfolio and you can decide which one is a good fit for your needs.

• Abundant Press is a Book selling company which helps to new authors to explore their creating skills, and provides a unique campaign to publish their book based in the Las Vegas, United States.