Review: In a crowded field of self-publishing books, this one is different - finally!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2014
There are so many books to choose from if you want to learn how to self publish. Most are OK, but a lot of them are just rehashed from articles on the internet or other books.While this book does explain everything you need to do to get your book published on Kindle it approaches it from an angle I hadn't seen before, but one that I was very happy about.Derek approaches the subject from an aesthetics point of view. This is exactly what is needed. So many published books look amateurish or just plain ugly. Derek tells you how to make your book look beautiful, from the formatting to the cover.He talks about the actual writing and the motivational quotes throughout are just great. He discusses formatting and how to get the best looking book between the covers.The editing section was my favorite. It gave wonderful tips on what to remove and what to keep. He listed an online tool to check frequency of words used which was great. And he talks about editing fiction and non-fiction. I learned some useful techniques in this section that I hadn't known before. You will too.In the formatting section, the walkthrough on how to format your book in Word was beyond compare. This section also answered some formatting questions I have wondered about. Sometimes when I am reading an ebook, I look at the way the book is laid out and wished I knew how to do it. Now I know.Self publishing a book can be a daunting task. It will be so much easier with this book by your side guiding you every step of the way. Everything you need to know is in here.If you only buy one book on self publishing, make it this one. You will not only learn the same and better information in this book than other similar books, but you will learn, from a designer, how to make your book look wonderful from the inside out. You spent the time writing your book, make it look the best you can and draw people in with a book that is truly beautiful.