Self-Publishers Don't Write "Real" Books 
"Self-Publishers Don't Write Real Books." Do You Buy That?

I'm always on the lookout for books to help improve my writing. I recently read Writing ...

Self-publishing and local investment 
A Train Story: how self-publishing and local investment can save your world

A quote from Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails: "If they (the Music industry)...

How do you market your books? 
POD by CreateSpace

After choosing to go through CreateSpace to publish my first book, The Magic of Finkleton ( Webmaster's note: read our review)...

"Look & Say" books for beginning readers 
Just Clownin' 'Round...in between breakfast duty, bus duty, and teaching.

Self-publishing or print on demand?

Self-pub, baby. And I demand quite ...

Self Publishing - Quite a Sardoodledom! 
A Spelling Bee Tale

Print on demand by Lightning Source

A roller coaster - many ups and downs, but always exciting! That's how I would describe ...

Kids' Golf Book 
No One Knows Your Book Better Than You

I wrote my children's golf book, "The Adventures of Birdie and Bogey: Learning The Game of Golf," two years ...

Text in Blurb 
Who profits from Baum's Wizard of Oz today?

Tales From the Enchanted Forest, POD by Blurb , soon to be published by XLibris.

I don't have the ...

Self Publishing in the U.K. 
OK, So It's Not Much, But It's All I've Got

Print on Demand with Lulu

For years I submitted my manuscripts to traditional publishers and literary ...

Self publishing: An unexpected lesson in humility 
When I retired a couple of years ago to the peaceful mountains of Vermont, from a busy life of being an agent for actors in the TV and Film business in ...

Psalms for Kids Books 
Self published: Little Sprout Publishing House

- Bizart printed my first two books.
- Precision Offset of Irvine,CA has printed my last three books....

Believe It, Achieve It! 
There are pros and cons to self-publishing your own children's picture book. Here's the pro side: YOU are responsible for EVERYTHING. That means you can ...

Paving the Path 
Self-published, printing by
Arcade Lithography in Sarasota, Florida

Well, I can't tell you everything, as you don't have enough band-width for me to ...

Self Publishing...Just For Grins! 
POD by BookSurge (now Createspace )

Okay, I knew absolutely nothing about publishing a book, especially a children’s picture book, the premise for ...

Success in publishing a book with my son 
Success in publishing a book with my son

POD with Booksurge, now Create Space

When my son was 10 years old, I noticed that his illustrations ...

Xlibris Warning 
Self publishing through Xlibris

Whoa! Don't expect a human to look it over...my VERY costly lesson.

I have published three picture books for ...

Easy to self-publish / hard to market 
POD with CreateSpace

Easy to self-publish / hard to market

I'm new to writing. I've been telling stories for years but only recently decided ...

Self Published Christmas Book 
Publishing by Others, For Hire or by your SELF- Either way..it's always up to YOU.

Self Published the old fashioned way, 10 years ago, inventory ...

Self Publishing: Learning by Doing 
I have no idea what I'm doing. Ain't it great!!

Hi, it's me. I would love to be able to sit here and spew out the ultimate genius information about ...

Self Publishing Without Fear 
The Comfort of Self Publishing. Fear Dispelled....

I did it. I did self publish my book and I have actually sold copies of it. This is a rewarding ...

A Honey Hunt Story 
Self-published, printing by Cross Blue.

A four year old student of mine learning how to play guitar and write a song were having a conversation about ...

A Drawing Game Book 
POD by Virtualbookworm.com . I choose them because they would produce my books from my Publishing Company. Which means that I could use my own ISBN.

In ...

Blurb.com helps and hurts self publisher 
Print-on-demand (so far...) by Blurb.com

Pros and Cons of Blurb.com

I'll start with the down side of this adventure in the life of my amazing children'...

Childrens Book Self Publishing - Fun, Fast Experience! 
I started down the path of writing a full color childrens book to help me work through a parenting challenge with my 9 year-old daughter. Mainly dealing ...

Writer with His Own Bookstore Proves Book Has Appeal 
Hobo Did Indeed Find a Home

Print on demand by Booklocker

I love books and I don't remember not being able to read. So, I guess it's natural ...

Book of Poems Finds Common Thread 
Self published, Outskirts Press

I began writing poems over 20 years ago. My wife and i were always big fans of Shel Silverstein. The poems for children ...

Fu Fu's for President Obama and Diversity Publishing 
Self publishing by Waldenhouse

Everyone reading this section hopes to have a winner of a book project or we would not be hear to listen to others. Eight ...

It's Been Rewarding and Painful.... 
Here’s my story

I believe I've found a niche that hasn't been published before. (That's what we all hope anyways).

Everyone I've talked to says,...

Building Castles and Books 
Self publishing, via my high-speed printer in my basement!

Castle Books Publishing, my own company.

I have been a university professor (of anatomy)...

Publishing the Angry Way 
Self publishing, subsidy, or print on demand?

We self-published, which meant we needed to publish 5,000 copies so that we wouldn't lose money if we ...

Diamond in the Rough 
print on demand from xlibris

i have been writing poetry and children's stories since i was young. i tried sending my stories to conventional publishers ...

Never Too Young to Publish 
Print on Demand by Xlibris

Miles Rabun and William Rabun, the 9 and 7-year-old young authors of the children's picture book, My Grandma's Backyard,...

Key to Success Multitasking/Multipublishing/ 
My book was published by an innovative publisher (Star Publish) so I am self published and have a POD book printed by Ingram.

My life crashed in ruins ...

Out of the drawer and into a book! 
Print on Demand by Troy Book Makers

Self-publishing is a liberation - it has set me free - to see my project finished, get the book out of my drawer ...

Independent Publishing Done Right, Now on to the Marketing 
AdventuresOfSammy.com was born from the devastating reality of childhood obesity statistics being high and on the rise. It also disturbed me that the ...

Self-publishing My Way out of Frustration 
Print on demand by iUniverse

I am a freelance writer who earns his living mostly from contract writing and magazine articles and columns. However, my ...

Why Not Truly Self Publish? 
Award-winning author and publisher Carol A. Miller is truly self publishing and d/b/a Defiance in Print, which is not an easy task.

The publishing ...

Publishing a book step by step 
Here is how I created and published my picturebook step by step. If you follow these steps you won't have any problem creating your own book and taking ...

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly 
Self published, printing by Stellar-Grafix, Singapore

As an Author I give my full, undivided attention to the task of absorbing myself in my 'work-of-...

Self-publishing, a passionate way of life! 
Self published (lots of times) with printing by:

Net Publications
TWP Singapore/TWP America
Central Plains Publishing
Local, Kwik Kopy printer
Local,...

Another Side of the Story 
Print on Demand, Trafford (first 2 books)
Self Publishing, Friesens (reprint of first 2 and print of #3 and #4)

I had been avoiding the self-publishing ...

Spread the Peanut Butter on thick!! 
Self published, printing by Peanut Butter Publishing, Seattle, WA

I have written & illustrated a series about a Black cat named Miss American Bronte....

I started self publishing as a child! 
When I created my first children's books, I was a youngster myself. It was during the summer of 1950 and I was eight years old, living in New York.

As ...

Olive's Self Publishing Journey 
Olive Evans is no longer with us to tell her beautiful self publishing story. This piece was written by her husband, David.



When Olive Evans walked ...

Look for your niche 
Subsidy, by Jorlan Publishing

I had been told and told that I needed to publish my cat sonnets, that I got into the minds of cats, that cat-lovers would ...

The secret to successful self publishing 





Janet on self publishing

Believe it or not, I do know the secret. I've had my own little publishing company for almost five years,...

My book, my way 
I went for it and it worked. I won honorable mention in the Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Contest - finishing in the top 5 out of over ...

A Landscape Painter Creates a Children's Book 
print on demand, Outskirts Press

Pastel landscapes is what I generally devote my full attention to, and I am a well known artist in my area.

Writing ...

It's time to consider other ways of getting into print 
self publishing, subsidy and print on demand by Lulu , Createspace.com and others

There is a certain stigma attached to so-called 'vanity presses'...

Traditional vs Independent Publishing - Having Tried it Both Ways... 
Author of The Knot Fairy and The Sock Fairy

I am the author of seven cookbooks that were published by a large publishing company, and two children’...

I finally buried traditional publishing 
Self published with a local printer, then online distribution

I was having trouble finding a traditional publisher for my first children's books, even ...

Publishing is NOT Writing-Work is not play but can be rewarding 
Print on demand, Lulu

It has taken years and diligence to complete the publishing process to a final near professional level. I have just finished ...

I know My Eggs Are Going To Hatch Because I am Sitting On My Eggs 
Self published, printing by Father & Son Associates

My story began of course when I wrote my book "What's On The Other Side of The Rainbow? (The Secret ...

Self Publishing - A High Energy Endeavor 
Self Publishing and Print on Demand by Sir Speedy and BookMasters

If a writer enjoys the complex art of publishing their work, I know for sure they ...

Self publishing the way to go? 
Self published, print on demand, Trafford

After doing some research in whether or not self-publishing was the way to go or not, I finally decided in ...

A 42 year veteran of 1st grade self publishes! 
Author of the Gramma Shirah books .

When I retired from 42 years as a teacher I missed being with little kids. I decided to write my book Gramma ...

Bringing Obara to Life! 
Author of Obara the Merchant, Obara the Gatekeeper, and Well, My Teacher Said

The two picture books I've written and published are adaptations of ...

It took longer than giving birth to an elephant, but it was worth it! 
Lisa Galjanic, Author: When Leaves Die, When Fish Are Mean, When Squirrels Try, When Caterpillars Grow Up, When Bees Win, When Flowers Dance

As a self-...

Easy Writer! 
Print on Demand through BookSurge

Yes, the inspiration came "easy" after observing for many years the relationship between my husband and his motorcycle,...

Writing and Publishing a Father/Daughter Book 
Print-on-demand thru Lulu

After my little girl was born, I began searching through a local bookstore for stories about fathers and daughters and ...

An online writer  
Self published by online serialisation, followed by PDF file, and podcasts.

L. Lee Lowe is the author of the YA fantasy novel Mortal Ghost, short stories,...

One Pea Who Burst From Her Pod 
Self published, PeasePod Books, LLC

Nestled tightly in my pod of four, I never thought I'd end up creating, printing, marketing, and peddling my picture ...

How I came to self-publish 
Self published

From an early age I had been trying to find my niche. At the age of 27 years I penned my first poem, ‘Lulu, the gorgeous gorilla’ as ...

Good POD Spot 
Print on Demand, Lulu

My experience of publishing on demand has been good but marketing is the issue. With my co-author, who is a photographer, I ...

Making money on your first book 
I wrote my first book ( Pasta Pazoo. More Better Spaghetti ) in 1995 and made a few feeble attempts at getting it published through traditional channels....

Seven Stories, But Infinite Lessons! 
I may have written Seven Stories , but I've learned that there are infinite experiences to learn from as a writer and self-publisher. Most of them are ...

Push That Book! 
You've pretty much said it all. Promotion is key. Making the decision to self-publish really worked for us since our ultimate goal is to launch Angie the ...

Writing is a Bow-Wow Blast!!! 
How did I combine my love of animals and my appreciation for the true spirit of children? I self-published a children's book about my dog, Riley.

The ...

Tired of waiting for traditional publishers to respond? Life is just too short!  
I submitted my children's picture book - Snailsworth, a slow little story - to a traditional publisher that claimed to respond within a month. Six months ...

"I Don't Want to Die Unpublished" 
I never wanted to self-publish. I felt and still feel that I was/am on the bubble of getting a contract from a publisher or agent. But in April 2005, I ...

Self publisher: synonymous with working my tail off. 
Author of: Amanda Noble, Zookeeper Extraordinaire

After dreaming of writing for years, I stepped into the nearest closet and wrote in the shadows ...

My Self-Publishing Success 

Author of: I Went to the Party in Kalamazoo

I've dreamed of being a published writer ever since I was nine or ten years old. That was more ...

Going from big print run to POD 
Self-publishing, then POD

I published my first book, "Weezer the Sneezer Finds a Home", with a printer in Minnesota. I still have boxes of books in ...

Self-Publishing Puts You in the Driver's Seat 
Self published with Xlibris.

I recommend self-publishing, because it lets you take charge of your creative project and its marketing. Instead of waiting ...

A Growing Experience 
Published through Tate Publishing for a fee that will be returned once sales hit their desired number.

Tate Publishing has done the printing, illustrating,...

Eggstremely hard work 
Eddie the Egg = Eggstremely hard work

self publishing by Authorhouse

I decided to publish my book after having a kid of my own,
the book was ...

Writer fulfills dream (literally and figuratively) 
Self-published, printing by a local printer.

Writer fulfills dream (literally and figuratively) with "Weezer the Sneezer Finds a Home"

In January ...

Book Eight Years in Making 
Print on Demand by Createspace

Eight Years to Write, One Month to Publish!

I am a father of four, ranging in age from twelve to eighteen. I ...

Out of the woods... 
Self publishing by Lulu

My first book, Tales of the Tree People "To tree...or not to tree?" was traditionally published. I knew that my material was ...

my voyage of discovery in the self-published world 
Print on Demand by Strategic Publishing and Marketing

when I started out to publishe my childrens book I knew nothing about the publishing world. I ...

Self-publishing Roadblocks Solved 
Print-on Demand by Barringer Publishing/Lightning Source

My first book was with a print on demand publisher who was not pleasant to work with and who ...

Self Publishers Championing Above Their Goliath 
One of my book titles "The World That Then Was: The Dinosaurs"

POD through Create Space

My sister and I are writers, cartoonists, and illustrators ...

Dinosaur Adventure Book 
Print on Demand by CreateSpace - an Amazon subsidiary

Dino-mite Children's Chapter Book, Dinosaur Adventure

My wife and I adopted an 11 mo....

Picture Book About Author's Adoption 
print on demand, Xlibris

Why should i take NO for an answer ?

It all started about 8 years ago, when my Father became ill.

i was 41 years ...

A "Crafty" Book about Autumn 
Self published, printing by Island Blue Print

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, we must all get fat and furry

I was taking photographs of my needle ...

Going Through the Publishing Process Myself 
Self published, printing by Asian Pacific Offset

Yes, you are right. MOST self-published books - especially children's books - are blindly refused and ...

Life is short! Make your dreams come true and inspire people of all ages! 
I am the self published author of Ugly as a Toad, a well loved children's picture book. I published through authorhouse publishing company.

I have ...

Smooth Sailing so far.  
Print on demand by Xulon Press

The name of my book is "The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Three Little Souls.

It is available at amazon.com and ...

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda...so I did! 
Reflecting back over the fifty-six years of my dad's life, I could hear his words echoing in my head. "Woulda, coulda, shoulda, but I didn't."

He was ...

Crabby Family of Crabby Cove 
CRABBY FAMILY OF CRABBY COVE

i wrote this book several years ago,and only recently got it published on the advice of my children.its a story about ...

Great Experience and Easier than I thought 
Print on demand, soft and hard cover, by Booksurge

I designed the book and prepared all of the necessary files, so it was easier and cheaper for me ...

The Bubble Truck 
Self published

hard work marketing but fun. Next book out in spring 2009

Visit the Home of the Bubble Truck .

Book, Doll, Download and More  Not rated yet
Self-published 5,000 quality paperbacks but now Ebook and MP3 Audio file on www.Lulu.com .

Out on a Limb...or Who's the New Doll in Town?

"Most ...