OT (sort of) Self Publishing Advice Sought...

[mintcollector]

I have been 'toying' with the idea of writing a generalized 'guide' or 'book' on antiques and collectibles; to help 'newbies.' Believe it or not, I was even asked once before if I would consider doing this and always 'scoffed' at the idea. I was always willing to provide 'free' advice to those who showed a general interest and asked. That being said, this weekend another dealer who I look up to asked me again if I have given any thought to it. Truth be told, I do write a lot about the business and offer advice when I can. I have a TON of notes, articles, and guides I have written on the subject as well. This being the case; does anyone know anything about 'self-publishing' and how a not so super computer literate person can go about doing it? I am a mac-user and I can't even upload pictures to the forum (!). I can sell on eBay though!

 

If anyone could offer any advice or help, let me know. While I know a book like this would NOT be a bestseller; I would be willing to work out a deal with anyone who wanted to work on a project like this with me.

 

Kind Regards,

 

'mint'

 

 

[sckao]

Just write your book. When you're ready to Self-Publish, look at Amazon. Easy as pie. (thumbs u

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/seller-account/mm-summary-page.html?topic=200260520

 

 

[mintcollector]

Just write your book. When you're ready to Self-Publish, look at Amazon. Easy as pie. (thumbs u

 

This requires it to be formatted a certain way; am I correct? You also have to have cover art and illustration ready to go, if I remember correctly? Again, I am NOT computer 'savvy.' This is why I asked about this.

 

I do know that a lot of books are being self-published by Amazon (you can tell from the quality; as most of these authors do not write very well).

 

Has anyone used this service or have experience with it?

 

Kind Regards,

 

'mint'

[BitterOldMan]

Look here.

 

Kindle Self Publishing Formats

 

I met Phil Regli, author of "The Collector's Guide to Sports Publications & Sports Illustrated". He is self publishing a new price guide. He used Word, but Amazon wanted Adobe pdf format. So check carefully, so that your time is used efficiently and your effort is not wasted.

[sckao]

 

Word can save in PDF format.

 

Look. The hard part is actually writing and FINISHING your book/work. Once that's done, everything else is easy... (Including the cover or any other formatting needed.)

 

There are any number of people on this board or available on the net on a project by project basis who can help you with that...

 

 

 

[BitterOldMan]

Word can save in PDF format.

 

 

 

Young whipper snapper , unfortunately, I have Word 2002, which will not allow exporting in pdf format. I retired two years ago and no longer have to update my software. You are correct; newer versions of Word allow you to save in multiple formats, or you can use a third party converter.