Self-Publishing for Independent Authors: (A Beginner's Guide)

International award-winning writer, Ian Hooper, is a passionate advocate for Indie Authors and their ability to self-publish professionally.
This 3rd edition of his beginner's guide navigates you through the use of eBook and print, 'Print on Demand' suppliers so that you can successfully self-publish your first book with ease. Also included is a guide to producing your own Audio Books. Given his thirty plus years' experience as a professional instructor and lecturer, Ian details the steps you need to take in an unhurried, plainly written and often humorous way. Explaining how to use the Kindle Direct Publishing, Draft2Digital, IngramSpark and Findaway Voices interfaces, how to expertly use Microsoft® Word® to format your manuscript and with additional information on ISBNs, Legal Deposit and other fundamentals of self-publishing, this is a must-read for any Indie Authors wishing to turn their book dream into a book reality.

Writing under the penname of Ian Andrew, his first crime novel, Face Value, won the Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize for Fiction. Since then he has continued to add to that series, is also a successful ghost writer and has founded both Leschenault Press and the Book Reality Experience, a publishing assistance service that helps writers become independent authors. Originally from Northern Ireland, he now lives in Western Australia, where he relocated to after serving in the UK's Royal Air Force as an Intelligence Officer.Genres - Crime ThrillersVirtual book club meets - YesIn-person book club meets - Yes - Depending on his location during the year, Ian can attend book club events in the UK and Australia.