[SGVLUG] from Cheryl Johnson

[Cheryl Johnson]

I like her sense of humor and the way she thinks.
The tech stuff I took notes on would be easy peasy for you SGVLGs, but I 
wrote it down so I could know the correct fonts, text, formats etc. It would 
be hell for me to figure out all I took notes on this morning. Since I 
normally read about 500 pages a day, this book took me like an hour of my 
time, and showed me dos and don'ts I will not have to learn the hard way, if 
I pay attention to the advice. I will not be writing, but rather 
editing/proofreading, and use of the computer is really new to me, excepting 
for checking my mail :) She talks about dragging things from WORD [which I 
am just learning], and putting them on other programs, for instance. I 
figure both the relative dating of the book, and her own possible motives 
for transparency [which may be influenced by her own company], but will not 
be stopping here for my research. This was a freebe to me, because I pay 
$10. a month for Kindle Unlimited and it was only one of 30 books I read 
every month for that $10.
Most people aren't as versed as you on the subject, nor have access to pick 
your brain, and are sadly bumbling along the trail of misery she kindly 
prevents. As you said, $3. well spent for anyone. Just for the chain of 
events she describes, which make such sense out of the process of getting a 
book sold, as she puts it, it sounds easy [and it really does, the way she 
puts it in order], but we are not the one who had to figure it all out the 
hard way [she was]. I think with this simple redition in mind, more updated 
or detailed books on the subject would be more palatable. Like reading an 
outline of the process, before going into the beefier details, it helps you 
see where you are going. So you don't get lostttttt.......

Cheri


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Haines" <nhaines at ubuntu.com>
To: <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] from Cheryl Johnson


> On 02/14/2016 01:49 PM, Cheryl Johnson wrote:
>> I just read in one sitting a marvelous book that I must recommend to all
>> my writer friends. It seems to be only in kindle, but perhaps you can
>> finish it quick at a public library. I took 4 pages of notes, and I have
>> NO intention of writing. I was more interested in building a web-site
>> and some of the tech help she offered. I intend to go to her web-site
>> next. Incidentally, I have read everything else she has written, loved
>> it all, and that's what encouraged me to read this book. I cannot
>> believe how much info I got in just one morning! Please look into it
>> yourself, and let me know what you think.
>> Love,
>> Cheri
>
> You forgot the link to the book, which is http://amzn.to/244bHXr
>
> I haven't read it, but publishing electronically via Kindle Direct 
> Publishing is really, really simple.  For any short story writers out 
> there, I will note that selling two titles at $2.99 will earn you $4, 
> making back any investment on a $2.99 "how-to publish" book.
>
> Looking at the table of contents, I'll mention that anything related to 
> popular genres and cover designs, promotional strategies (Kindle Unlimited 
> didn't exist then and has had two major changes since its introduction), 
> blogging, marketing, or podcasting are guaranteed to be out of date.  But 
> the general process of preparing a book or story to make it for sale at 
> Amazon *ought* to be sound.
>
> It's an interesting (but simple) process that I didn't go into much detail 
> on during my talk, but Amazon has helpful guides and many authors have 
> found writing these little how-tos profitable, as many readers like that 
> look behind the scenes.  (I know I loved reading the guide I found two 
> years ago.)
>
> -- 
> Nathan Haines
> Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/
>
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