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Course Details & Registration Information
Course
ePublishing Your Book
Name
SEF-79152
Available Classes
Not currently offered.
Intended Audience
Writers that are ready or nearly ready to publish their work online or using CreateSpace for a printed book.
Description
Are you ready or almost ready to publish your work? In this course students will learn how to publish their book using popular e-book distribution websites. Topics covered will be how to format manuscripts, make blurbs, make e-book covers, how e-book royalties work, all about ISBNs, and more.
Course Objectives
- understand the basics of e-publishing.
- be able to publish their work.
Outline of Instruction
- What are e-books?
a. Who buys e-books?
b. What are the main formats?
c. How does it differ from classic publishing? - What can be e-published
a. Book content ratings
b. Book sizes and types and ISBNs - Software to make e-books
a. E-publisher software
b. ‘Freeware’
c. Making your own
d. Hiring others - Formatting your novel
a. Style guides and rules for e-publishing
b. Different web site similarities
c. Photos in your books - Your blurb and description
a. Different types of e-book blurbs
b. Extras you can put in your description
c. Serializing your books
d. 400 and 4000 character blurbs - Your book cover
a. Using public domain artwork
b. Hiring artists and photo shop artists
c. Hiring models
d. Formatting your cover - Deciding your price
a. E-book royalties and percentages
b. Royalty payment types and delays
c. Setting your price for current sales trends
d. Flexibility - Setting up your accounts
a. Online with vendors such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble Nook books, and Smashwords
b. Print books with CreateSpace
Contact Hours
6
CEU's
No
Industry Standard, State, or National Certification
No
CE to CU Articulation
No
Prerequisites
None
Text and Supplies Needed
Flash drive or cloud file with a MS word .doc file of the book to be published, a .doc file of the book synopsis and blurb, and some ideas for book cover art. An email address. A laptop or portable computer.
Clinical Site/Special Facilities
Requirements for Successful Completion of this Course
- Attendance 100%
- Participation
Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements
Intended Audience
Writers that are ready or nearly ready to publish their work online or using CreateSpace for a printed book.
Specific Industry or Business Support Needs
Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment
Related Courses
- Career Exploration in the E-Publishing Industry - HRD-3004BD2
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