From First Draft to Bestseller: Publish a Book that Sells

A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating, Self-Publishing, and Marketing a High-Quality Print and eBook that Readers Will Love

Created by: Jonathan LaPoma
Award-Winning, Bestselling Author and Secondary Teacher

What Will I Learn?

• How to find a professional editor for your book
• How to format your book
• How to find a cover designer and how to design the cover yourself
• How to write a great book description
• How to get lots of credible reviews
• What to avoid when seeking reviews
• How to find positive ways of dealing with negative reviews, and use them to grow as an author and a person
• How to set up an ISBN and learn why you may or may not need one
• How to set up your book's BISAC codes and learn why they're important
• How to register copyright
• How to set up your book's Goodreads and LibraryThing pages
• How to run giveaways on Goodreads and LibraryThing
• How to build your mailing list using InstaFreebie
• How to use BookFunnel to send readers copies of your ebook
• How to grow your mailing list and use it to sell more books
• How to set up auto sequences on MailChimp
• How to launch your book so you maximize sales on its publication day
• How to sell books while retaining your professional and artistic integrity
• Know whether it's better to use an aggregator such as Draft2Digital and SmashWords or to sell directly on stores such as Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble and Kobo
• How to make more money by setting up your ebook directly on Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, and NOOK
• How to optimize your Amazon page by using effective keywords and categories, increasing your chances of having a bestseller
• How to set up your Amazon Author Central page, and why it's important to do so
• How to track your Amazon sales data for free using Book Report
• How to avoid getting your book and reviews removed from Amazon
• How to give your book away for free on Amazon permanently, and why this can be a great strategy to sell books
• On Kobo, learn how to run promotions and sell your books to libraries using OverDrive
• Know whether it's better for you to publish your print book with CreateSpace or IngramSpark
• How to set up your print book on CreateSpace and IngramSpark
• How to sell books using BookBub and Amazon ads
• How to use the latest technology to target specific readers who'll love your book
• How to sell books by running ads on websites such as Ereader News Today, Booksends, The Fussy Librarian, BookGorilla, etc...
• How to increase your chances of being selected for a BookBub promotion (which is different from a BookBub ad)
• How to convince booksellers to sell your books in their stores
• How to increase your chances of getting your book into libraries
• Why giving away your book for free can lead to more sales
• Learn self-publishing lingo: "permafree," "going wide," "going direct," etc...
• How to create free and beautiful Facebook banners, ad designs, and more using Canva
• Where to meet other authors like you
• Where to find a number of contests for self-published books, and how winning these can help further your writing career
• How to avoid being scammed by crooks looking to cheat new authors
• Tons of great tips on how to create, publish, and market a beautiful, high-quality book that sells
• BONUS: How to turn your book or new story idea into a screenplay

Requirements

• Only the dedication and desire to create a high-quality book that sells

Target audience

• Beginning authors who are overwhelmed with what to do after they’ve written their books and want a step-by-step guide on how to build their audience from zero and turn their manuscript into a beautiful book that readers will want to buy
• Veteran writers, both independently and traditionally published, who’d like up-to-date tips on how to effectively market their books in an ever-changing marketplace
• Even if you haven't started writing your book, and you’d simply like to ease your anxiety by seeing a step-by-step guide on how to self-publish, you should check out From First Draft to Bestseller