Hi there,
I am close to finishing my book and keen to get it published. I figured it would be easier to self publish (could be a wrong assertion), and wondered if anyone had any advice? Have you done it before? Anything to avoid? Anything I should definitely do? Any good sites to promote it on?
N.B. The book isn't a technical book. It is a comedy book set out in the style of a blog.
thanks!
1) Don't write in a vacuum. Build an audience of people who want to buy (double points if you presell to them), and deliver value to them once a week in the form of takeaways from chapters you've just written, thoughts you have on the subject, etc.
2) "It's a comedy book" means you're likely selling to consumers, and it's pretty hard to explain the value (e.g. why someone should pay you for your book) when you're selling to a consumer.
3) Don't promote the book, promote blog posts that reinforce what you're writing that end with a call-to-action to join a mailing list.
4) I'd usually say setup multiple packages, but again, I'm not sure if that'd work for a consumer product.