How to publish a book: Idea to book in Kindle and Paperback

Name: How to publish a book: Idea to book in Kindle and Paperback
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Learn key features of Amazon, Fiverr, Scrivener and Camtasia for converting the ideas in your head to a real book.

Created byAlex Ivanov

Last updated 9/2018

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What you'll learn

Knowledge to convert your ideas into published book(s)
Step by step instructions to go from ideas in your head to a published book
Brainstorming techniques to come up with your book chapters
Faster means of getting your draft done than typing it all out

Course content

5 sections • 23 lectures • 59m total length

Introduction2:20
Ready to learn from someone who has 4 books in print and on Kindle. Let's break this down to a very simple to follow process, if I can do it so can you!
Tools that I use to get my books out there.2:03
The process in a nutshell and the tools you will need:
Brainstorm your topics using mind mapping (pen & paper or Mindly app)
Record your thoughts (Camtasia Studio and a good microphone if you want to publish coursed on Udemy, it not just about any mic will do and you can use the free Audacity tool or something comparable)
Scrivener for compiling/creating the necessary formats for your books
Ask questions and engage with other students.1:28
Ask questions, get answers. We all benefit from it.
Am I speaking too fast? or too slow?1:27
Teacher credits2:46
The people who shared their knowledge to enable my learning and success. Without whom I would not have my own 4 books in print. Thank you!

Using Mindly for MindMapping, my favorite Android app2:26
Idea to Book Mind Map2:16
Develop a practical mind map approach to turn ideas into a publishable book, expanding each concept through structured brainstorming and consistent practice, whether for Kindle or paperback.
What are you good at? Gathering topics for your book.2:00
Fiverr as the engine and the 4 steps to getting to a book.1:31
Get help from 4 experts:
1. Transcribe your audio (taken from a course)
2. Get a catchy title.
3. Get a great book cover.
4. Hire a proofreader (optional)
Record your thoughts and extract the audio portion to give to a transcriptionist1:27
Learn how to extract audio from a video using Camtasia Studio to then give to your transcriptionist.
Get your Word document from the audio fiels1:16
Learn how to hire a transcriptionist on Fiverr by sending a clear initial message, build rapport, and receive a Word document with your transcription.
With word document in hand take it through the other experts on Fiverr2:12
Transcribe your audio into a Word document, then hire Fiverr experts for proofreading, a catchy title, and graphic design to publish your book on Kindle and CreateSpace.
With book title in hand you need a book cover.3:45
Plan and order your Kindle and print book covers by choosing a predefined or custom design, supplying your title, back cover details, spine text, and book size.

Scrivener overview2:18
Scrivener overview.
Let's look directly at what your book will look like in Scrivener4:56
Overview for what to put into Scrivener and how.
Adding your transcribed content into Scrivener2:58
Get your transcription into Scrivener so you can export in both Kindle and Print formats.
Creating a Table of Contents in Scrivener for your book in print.2:52
An easy way to get a Table of Contents for your book in print.
Compiling book for Kindle3:38
Compile settings to produce a .mobi file needed for upload into Amazon.
Learn the steps to compile your book.
Compiling book for paperback3:31
Compiling for the paperback version.

Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) oveview and getting your Kindle book out there.3:39
Steps for uploading your files to generate a Kindle book.
KDP for paperback book, the nuances and tips.3:14
Publish a paperback with KDP by obtaining an ISBN, choosing print options and trim sizes, uploading your pdf and cover, and using author copies to pay only printing costs.
One stop shopping the Amazon Author Page, make it easy on people.2:13

Requirements

Desire to call yourself a published author.
Mindly or pen and paper for brainstorming.
Scrivener or paying others to format your document.
Camtasia Studio (cell phone will do) and microphone or writing the content yourself.

Description

Ever wanted to be a published author? Well here is you chance, with today's technology and collaboration with others you can make this a reality. I have 4 published books that I was able to publish in both Kindle and Paperback format using the same process that I share with you in this course.

What tool do I need?

To follow my exact steps you will need:

Mindly (alternative is a just pen and paper) - $5 app on your phone
Scrivener (alternative is to hire people to give you the properly formatted files) - $45 software program
Camtasia Studio (alternative is to write your book or invest in a cheaper microphone not intended for Udemy courses) - $200-300 software for recording and editing videos

What will I learn?

Coming up with a book topic.
Speaking your book into a microphone.
Using Fiverr to find the exact helpers needed to make this process a breeze.
Using Scrivener for organizing, formatting and generating the exact file types needed by Amazon.
Uploading files to Amazon in both Kindle and Paperback format.
Promoting yourself and your books.

Why should you take the class?

You will walk away with a proven process for getting your ideas into your very own books. An easy to follow set of steps to help you get your own ideas out to share with others in the world.

Who this course is for:

Anyone looking to learn the steps needed to get to a published book in both Kindle and Paperback versions.
A repeatable process for sharing the things you know and care about with others.
A person who thought that publishing a book is daunting and time consuming process, I beg to differ, tune in and find out.

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Course content

Introduction5 lectures • 10min

Making sense of your ideas and the process8 lectures • 17min

Scrivener for formatting your book and much more if you'd like6 lectures • 20min

Amazon and the final tidbits3 lectures • 9min

Promote and share what you have done.1 lecture • 3min

Requirements

Description

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