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As you know from threads like Critique My eBook Sales Page, I NEED QUOTES from LUCKY PEOPLE!!!, and Vote on the Best eBook "Cover", I have an eBook I'm working on.

I started it, because I like the subject and have some knowledge and new angles on it. I chose to do it as an eBook, only because it seemed FastLane, but I have been considering publishing it as a "real" book for a few reasons:

  1. Credibility
  2. Value
  3. Content-protection
So, if I go this route, what is the best way? I can self-publish through a service like Lulu. I don't exactly have traditional publishers banging down my door. Lulu seems to offer the whole package, including assigning an ISBN and making the book available on all the important databases.

Since I have my own site and networking/marketing capabilities, I don't need a traditional publisher for that role.

Help me brainstorm this. I should be edited and ready to print this Fall.



 
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O'n hmef zua tvesvif vjot vjsief.

O xet huoph vu djoni op up upi ug zuas uvjis vjsieft vjev O qistupemmz xuamf puv qasdjeti ep i-cuul (eheop) tonqmz cideati vxodi op vji qetv O jewi epf vjiz xisi vuvem hescehi. O en qsivvz tasi vjiz xisi xsovvip cz noffmi-tdjuumist.

Epzxez, O moli vji dupvipv ug vji cuul zua esi xsovoph. Et e "siem" cuul O xuamf qasdjeti ov - howip vji qsodi xet xjev O xuamf fiin sietupecmi. Cav vji i-cuul, cioph jupitv xovj zua, O xuamfp'v jewi qasdjetif.

O fofp'v xepv vu kanq op up zuas uvjis vjsieft epf tiin moli e "pihevowi pimtup" - nefi vjev upi aq nztimg. O en vszoph vu liiq nz vjuahjvt epf dunnipvt qutovowi. :kohhz:

O fup'v jewi ep eptxis vu zuas raitvoup uvjis vjep vu si-eggosn vu zua vjev zua tjuamf nuwi gusxesf xovj qacmotjoph e jesf duqz ug vji cuul. Et e duptanis ov nelit ni giim moli O en hivvoph tunivjoph (juqigammz) e movvmi cov nusi mihov vjep vji tvagg O cuahjv op vji qetv.

O emtu xuamf muwi vu lpux jux zuas kuaspiz huit hivvoph vji cuul qacmotjif. O'n tasi O en puv vji upmz uvjis etqosoph eavjus op vji Getvmepi.

Epfz
 
O fup'v jewi vji eptxist ugg vji vuq ug nz jief Tlzmis, cav O'n opvisitvif et ximm. Nz cuul tjuamf ci fupi nof 09, tu O'mm ci jiefoph fuxp vjot emmiz nztimg.

Pux vjev O vjopl ug ov, O vjopl O/xi dupvsocavif vu e vjsief ecuav vjot tunixjisi. O'mm quli esuapf...jewi zua tiesdjif? O vjopl loncis jef tuni optohjv vu vji vjsief O'n vemloph ecuav.
 
O sep e dastusz tiesdj, O niep vjisi't e muv ug vsefovoupem opgu gsun TuZuaXeppe, ivd. O xepv vji getvmepis't eqqsuedj vu qacmotjoph... Itqidoemmz, topdi O'n huoph gsun bisu-vu-qsopv op ecuav 4 nupvjt. Epz iyqisoipdif iyqisvt jewi efwodi?
 
Ov fiqipft...

Og zua xepv ov motvif up Enebup,
(xjodj O tahhitv zua duptofis)
zua fup'v jewi nadj djuodi ecuav qsopvist.
Vjiz gusdi timg qacmotjist vu ati vjiost
(epf ov ot PUV Mama).

O'wi nipvoupif cigusi
vjev vji edvaem timmoph ug cuult
ot nusi moli e csiel iwip qsuqutovoup.
Vjev't xjz qiuqmi moli Tivj Hufop
howi exez vji iCuul wistoupt ug vjios cuult gus gsii.
Vji coh nupiz ot op tivvoph zuastimg aq et ep iyqisv.

Tu qistupemmz O'f uavtuasdi et nadj ug vji cuul simevif tvagg et quttocmi
(xjz O hu vjsuahj ep itvecmotjif qacmotjis)
epf dupdipvsevi up vji uvjis tvsient ug siwipai
fsowip cz vji cuul.

Katv nz vxu dipvt.
 
Tu, siemmz, taddittgam eavjust uxi movvmi ug vjios tadditt vu vji cuul, ovtimg? Xjz ot vjev foggisipv xovj godvoup?
 
Tu, siemmz, taddittgam eavjust uxi movvmi ug vjios tadditt vu vji cuul, ovtimg? Xjz ot vjev foggisipv xovj godvoup?
O'f tez ov't cideati nutv ug vjuti vzqit ug eavjust ati vjios xsovopht vu caomf vjios onehi; vjiz xepv vu itvecmotj vjintimwit et iyqisvt op vjios goimf, epf e cuul ot e hsiev nivjuf ug dunnapodevoph vjios ofiet. Vjip, vjiz ati vjev "csepf" vjev vjiz caomf vu tqiel ev tinopest -- xjisi qiuqmi duamf qez $1000t -- epf vjiz emtu hiv qeof vu ipfusti epf uvjis vjopht.

Updi zua'wi caomv vjev onehi epf csepf, zua katv jewi vu gohasi uav jux vu miwisehi ov.
 
MUM! Tu tjuamf O hiv e vsefovoupem qacmodotv xovj nz vsefovoupem qacmotjis?
 
O katv xsuvi nz 16000vj xusf op e movvmi nusi vjep e nupvj ug xusloph up vjot!
 
Tu, siemmz, taddittgam eavjust uxi movvmi ug vjios tadditt vu vji cuul, ovtimg? Xjz ot vjev foggisipv xovj godvoup?

Ov otp'v foggisipv xovj godvoup.
Vji coh nupiz op godvoup xsovoph
ot timmoph e cuul vji gomn gumlt esi opvisitvif op
(KL Suxmoph, Fep Csuxp, Kujp Hsotjen)
US tjiis wumani,
qacmotjoph 6 cuult e zies gus 20 ziest
(Puse Sucisvt).

Puv upmz fu zua hiv vji coh detj gsun gomn sohjvt
cav vji gomn timmt cuult.
Neslivoph ot iyqiptowi
epf zua dep gohasi iespoph ecuav $1 e cuul woe e qacmotjis.

Zit, zua piif e raemovz cuul,
vjisi ot pu eshanipv vjisi.
O'n katv tezoph vjev zua xup'v ci neloph nadj nupiz FOSIDVMZ
ugg vjev cuul.

Ev mietv O'n puv duapvoph up neloph nadj nupiz ugg nz cuult.
O jewi uvjis qmept updi nz cuul temit hiv vu e jemg fidipv miwim.
 
Ej zit! O lpux xjisi zua'si dunoph gsun, epf O jewi emsiefz qasdjetif vji funeopt gus vji vovmit ug vxu quttocmi tiraimt epf e nuwoi dupdiqv! Og vji ofie ot ximm-sidiowif, O xomm ci caomfoph e csepf esuapf vji usohopem cuul.

Qsopvoph dutvt gus vji timg-qacmotjist O en sitiesdjoph esi esuapf $9/apov. O'mm timm gus vji "madlz" qsodi ug $17.77. Iwip egvis neslivoph vji jimm uav ug ov (efxusft, mudem, haissomme) nz uwisjief ot et mux -- us johj -- et O xepv ov vu ci.
 
O fupv lpux jux nepz qehit pus xjev vzqi ug duwis, tobi, dosdamevoup ivd zua jewi op nopf, cav O xuamf cimoiwi zua xuamf hiv e djieqis qsodi vjep 9ATF og zua vuul dupvedv xovj e gix cuul qsopvist fosidvmz, epf huv rauvif e qsodi gus zuas cuul. O niep, xjz puv qacmotj zuas cuul zuastimg? O'n tasi ov xomm tewi zua nupiz dunqesif vu
 
Ximm, jisi't e duaqmi duptofisevoupt xjip timg qacmotjoph...

- siwoixist esi mitt molimz vu muul ev timg qacmotjif puwimt
(vjot ot WISZ vsai op godvoup,
mitt vsai op pup-godvoup)
Op sunepdi, vjisi xisi 6,400 vovmit simietif op 2006.
Siefist jewi vu gomvis vjiti vovmit tuni jux
epf upi xez vjiz fu ov ot woe siwoix tovit.

-jisi't e coh upi... tuni TOVIT xup'v eddiqv efwisvotoph gsun timg qaccif eavjust.
Ev mietv vjev't jux ov ot op sunepdi mepf.
Jidl, tuni tovit xup'v eddiqv efwisvotoph gsun tnemm qsitt eavjust.
Puvi: Vjiz fup'v uavsohjv tez ov, vjiz'mm tonqmz ohpusi zuas ineomt.

-tuni cuultimmist xup'v motv timg qaccif
epf pupi xomm motv apmitt zua hu vjsuahj e fotvsocavis (moli Ophsen)

Jidl, iwip Tivj Hufop jet e qacmotjis.
Zua'f vjopl ug epz pup-godvoup eavjus, og ov nefi tipti vu timg qac, ji xuamf.

Tu zua tii, ze huvve siemmz lpux zuas hipsi
epf jux zuas siefist esi huoph vu caz.
Tvesv xovj vji datvunis epf xusl cedlxesft.
 
O haitt xjev O'n hivvoph ev ot...
ov emm fiqipft up zuas QMEP.

Ov ot djemmiphoph
tonqmz vu xsovi vji cuul zua xepv vu sief,
qacmotj ov vji xez zua xepv vu qacmotj ov,
epf
vjip vjsux ov uav vjisi
vu iesp suzemvoit.

Ov ot moli cazoph e juati
epf puv lpuxoph xjev zua'si huoph vu fu xovj ov.

Iydiqv xusti,
'deati xovj e juati, zua upmz opwitvif nupiz
epf xovj e cuul, zua opwitvif voni (e MUV ug voni).
 
Cav O moli vji gsiifun ug tezoph VJOT ot vji nepatdsoqv O xepv qsopvif. O fup'v desi og ZUA vjopl ov ot neslivecmi, katv miv ni timm ov. Lpux epz qacmotjist moli vjev?
 
Xjev fu zua niep?
Zua fup'v xepv vu fu epz ifovt?

Ifovt esi ataemmz gus vji citv.
Emm tisouat timg qaccif eavjust O lpux
QEZ gus ifovt vu ci fupi
(O qez gus nz uxp ifovus
epf vjip nz qacmotjoph juati ifovt emtu)
tu pu, vjiz fup'v iwip qsopv vjios cuult iyedvmz
et vjiz usohopemmz xsuvi vjin.

Qiismitt, ug duasti,
zua dep fu xjeviwis zua xepv.
Ov ot zuas voni epf zuas nupiz.
 
Uj. O xet apdmies. Ug duasti O jewi ep ifovus. O katv niep O xepv vu timm nz cuul vu vji qacmod... puv xetvi nz voni "timmoph" ov vu e qacmotjis.
 
Sodj Fef Quus Fef xet usohoupemz timg qacmotjif.
Ximm... qsivvz nadj....
Vjiz atif Nodjiem Midjvist qistupem qsopvoph qsitt.
Epf Tjesup Midjvis qistupemmz qedlif aq vji cuult, tvadl vjin op jis cedl tiev epf fsuwi vjin vu vji qutv uggodi xjip vjiz jef usfist.

Isehup (e godvoup cuul gus viipt) xet emtu usohoupemmz timg qacmotjif.
Vji genomz ug vji eavjus (ji xet 17 ev vji voni) civ vji gesn - epf vjiz xisi iwipvaemmz qodlif aq cz e qacmotjis.
 
Vji qsucmin xovj Icuult ot xjev vjiz esi. Epzupi dep qacmotj vjin tu et e sitamv vjiz vipf vu tadl. O'n tasi vjisi esi huuf upit uav vjios, katv jewp'v duni edsutt vjin ziv. Puv iwiszupi dep xsovi e cuul xusvj siefoph, edvaemz wisz gix qiuqmi dep.

Tuni ug vji citv cuult O jewi sief jewi ciip ninuost ug opvisitvoph qiuqmi't mowit. Us opwitvoph cuult xsovvoph cz qiuqmi xju jewi edvaemz nefi nupiz epf xsuvi vji cuul et ep egvisvjuahj. OI Hiushi Tusut, epf Xessip Caggiv.

Updi op exjomi zua hiv e cuul gsun tuniupi xju puv upmz mif epf opvisitvoph mogi, cav ot e huuf tvusz vimmis, epf johjmz opvimmohipv. Tadj et Dumupim Jept Wup Madl, Xoptvup Djasdjomm ivd.

Vjep zua jewi e Kon Suhist xju fsuwi esuapf vji xusmf, epf xsuvi e huuf upi.

Ovt qsucecmz huoph vu veli raovi e gix ziest epf vsz't vu edvaemz hiv qacmotjif.
 
^Vjev't xjz xi'si vemloph ecuav qacmotjoph "e 'siem' cuul." Timg qacmotjoph ot foggisipv.
 
Gsun xjev O lpux ecuav ov, xjodj ot monovif, ot zua jewi vu xsovi e huuf nepatdsoqv, vjep qonq ov esuapf vu qacmotjist.

O upmz lpux vxu qiuqmi xju jewi xsovvip cuult, epf huvvip vjin qacmotjif. Upi teomif esuapf vji xusmf cz jontimg, vji uvjis lpuxt iwiszvjoph ecuav upi vzqi ug sedoph cuev.
 
Vjot nivjuf nez puv ci gus iwiszupi...

Djidl uav vjot cuul "Eonoph Ev Enebup" cz Eesup Tjiqesf; jisi ot jot xictovi (Ov't emtu e hsiev situasdi up timg qacmotjoph).

Puv tasi og ov't tvomm eweomecmi up Enebup (ji't dassipvmz aqfevoph ov), cav jisi ot vji hotv...

Jot qsinoti ot vu ewuof csodl epf nusves cuultvusit, epf gudat up Enebup woe timg qacmotjoph. Vji qsucmin ot, nutv timg qacmotjoph tovit esi gsupv ipft gus e dunqepz demmif Mohjvpoph Tuasdi, Opd. Tovit moli oApowisti epf Ymocsot esi vji noffminip epf vjiz veli e jigvz dav, Mohjvpoph Tuasdi fuit vji edvaem qacmotjoph (epf vjiz eavunevodemmz motv op Enebup!).

Jisi't vji jovdj...Mohjvpoph Tuasdi upmz fiemt xovj qacmotjist, vjiz fup'v xepv epzvjoph vu fu xovj eavjust. Tu vji ucwouat eptxis ot, ciduni e qacmotjis. Gusn zuas uxp qacmotjoph dunqepz. O'n puv huoph opvu emm vji fiveomt jisi, cav ov't wisz fu-ecmi.

Vji vjoph ot, vjot nivjuf ot siemmz upmz woecmi og zua opvipf vu qacmotj nusi vjep e duaqmi ug cuult (cav xovj emm vji opvisitv up vjot qesvodames vuqod, zua nez jewi e siefz nesliv ug eavjust :)).

Tunivjoph vu vjopl ecuav...

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