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stapilus's review
5.0
One of the best e-books I've run across providing a good overview of how to self-publish a book, with space for all the stages. Highly recommended.
bob_muller's review
4.0
King's guide is an excellent and well-written overview of self publishing with these standouts: the specific recommendations for various tools and services, the honest evaluations of services (and warnings about some), and the brief but heartfelt suggestions for how to go about self publishing, and particularly marketing. I found the discussions light on detail, particularly on how-to, though there are lots of links to more detailed analyses and books and websites. It's really more of a travel guide to the subject than a detailed how-to book. That said, I've used far worse travel guides. It also has a bias toward non-fiction; a lot of the material only applies to that genre, and it really needs to discuss the differences between fiction and non-fiction self publishing in the separate sections. Finally, it is very light on strategy, particularly marketing strategy: a lot of lists of things like "plan your strategy" but no detail on what works and what doesn't for unique kinds of publications. The book and its accompanying website are a must-read for self publishers, but expect to explore further on your own once the plane lands and you figure out the roads and trails.
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