Self Publishing a Book explained in one minute
www.facebook.com twitter.com The Only Black Student: tinyurl.com Lull and His Ladybugs: amzn.to _________________________________________ 1) Copyright material www.copyright.gov Lower filing fee of for a basic claim (for online filings only) 2) Get ISBN and Barcode www.myidentifiers.com Single ISBN 5.00 10 ISBNs 0.00 100 ISBNs 5.00 1000 ISBNs 00.00 3) Find Print on Demand Publisher www.lulu.com and http Also, if you want to register your book with libraries: www.loc.gov authorcentral.amazon.com You will want to set up an Author page on Author central on Amazon. This gives you the opportunity for people to learn about your work and link you to the books you published. Please remember folks, I am no expert in the publishing industry. These are just the things that took me a LONG time to figure out that really shouldn't have been so difficult. Again, if you need anything that I could possibly answer, feel free to email me lullmengesha@gmail.com
January 9th, 2012 - 00:47
Great video. My understanding is the Lulu provides both copyright and ISBN. Maybe that wasn’t the case when you made this video.
January 9th, 2012 - 01:28
@justacure Very kind of you to say. Also the reason I made the video.
January 9th, 2012 - 02:15
You helped me so much! Thank you for making this video.
January 9th, 2012 - 02:21
thank you! best of luck to you!
January 9th, 2012 - 02:25
@VeritasEstLibertas Thank you for the kind words. I am not sure I understood the first question but I used both lulu and createspace. Createspace has allowed for both my printed version of the book and a kindle version if that is what you are asking. Is it? You can do the same with lulu. I would have done a few more edits before publishing, I hate grammatical mistakes
January 9th, 2012 - 03:11
wow! congratulations on your book!! and i also want to congratulate you on your very positive outlook on life! quite refreshing!! just a quick question — you mention that you used lulu.com and createspace…did you publish the “real” book on lulu.com and then publish the “virtual” book on createspace? oops — one more question: would you publish your book the same way, or would you do anything differently? thank you!!!! stay positive!!
January 9th, 2012 - 04:08
Thank you, very helpful and you’re easy on the eyes too, especially when you smile!
Keep smilin’
January 9th, 2012 - 04:33
Thank you, very helpful and you’re easy oin the eyes too, especially when you smile!
Keep smilin’
January 9th, 2012 - 04:38
@TheOakwater I don’t have an agent. Schools usually reach out to me to work with their students. Good luck finding an agent.
January 9th, 2012 - 04:41
@lullmengesha Thank you for responding. One more question. How are you getting speaking gigs? Do you have an agent or manager? If so can you recommend one in my area.. Los Angeles..
January 9th, 2012 - 05:31
@lullmengesha thank you so much
January 9th, 2012 - 05:56
@FunnyLittleRedHead
I added the links for you and others to checkout the copyright and isbn websites. I don’t know the exact price on hand but it should be easy to investigate with the information I provided.
3) If you publish it on Lulu or createspace you don’t owe them anything unless you make a purchase. You get paid if somebody makes a purchase.
January 9th, 2012 - 06:33
@TheOakwater I am not sure if its best to start an LLC but I did. For speaking engagements, workshops and profits for my book. They are all under the same entity.
When working with an illustrator they get whatever deal and terms you set with them. You are the “customer” so you can do set the terms. I recommend looking on elance and reaching out to illustrators. You can set the terms,
January 9th, 2012 - 07:27
soooo can you tell me 3 things please. im writing a book (of course) and i want to get it published. but i dont have alot of money. so
1. how much does it cost to get your book copyrighted?
2.how much does a ispn number and a barcode cost?
3. if i publish it on lulu do i pay them anything? or is it free and if people buy it i get payed?
PLEASE ANSWER MY QUSTIONS PLEASE I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW
January 9th, 2012 - 08:05
Hey Lull, thanks for breaking things down. I have a couple of questions. Is it best when self publishing to create a LLC business? I’m still confuse to what company to use for publishing and advertising my book because it looks like they get a big portion of the book sales. Now, I’m learning that illustrator who implement your ideas get a percentage of the book as well. Is that just the publishing business? Help! I need guidance here..
January 9th, 2012 - 08:27
@lullmengesha thank you for the reply i have just checked out the link createspace they seem willing to help you along, alot more then what a lot of the other publishers do. Thank you and no doubt i will have some more questions for you again soon lol. Take care.
January 9th, 2012 - 08:44
@mclane6553 I recommend using createspace. Lulu is helping in ordering proofs and ordering copies of your book for wholesale but don’t expect people to sign up for a lulu account to purchase your book. You don’t pay for your book when it is ordered. You get a percentage and so does lulu.com.
January 9th, 2012 - 09:43
@IceInMySnowCone thank you!
January 9th, 2012 - 10:07
hey i have a question? im writing a book atm but it be finished within a few weeks do you recomend on using lulu.com and also do you have to pay when you put it on the market or does it go into the cost of someone buying it? i would like to talk using a phone but im in the uk and im not sure where you are lol please contact me i will be more than gratefull
thank you
January 9th, 2012 - 10:12
Wow…When you said Mengesha….all I could think of was Araya Mengesha.
Aw man. Lol. Thanks for helping us by the way! 
Very helpful information 
January 9th, 2012 - 10:47
THANKS…. I SEE ALL THE WRITERS COMING TOGETHER… I WROTE A BOOK FOR ALL NATIONS…. IM NOT WORRYING ABOUT BOOK SELLS… BUT I WANT THESE WORDS TO SEEN BY ALL…. ENCOURAGING THE WORLD TO STAND…. I WOULD SPEAK ON IT BUT NOT YET…. ALL WRITERS KEEP ON USING THIS GIFT GOD GAS GIVING YOU TO SPEAK TO THE WORLD….. REMAIN STAND
January 9th, 2012 - 10:49
@lullmengesha how much did it cost ..about?
January 9th, 2012 - 10:53
@coolysteph I recommend googling The Domino Project by best selling author Seth Godin. He talks a lot about the direction of the publishing industry. For me personally, I approached literary agents and publishers who never got back to me, even after selling more than 5,000 copies of my first title. I use amazon and a local distributor in the Seattle area that gets my book out nationally called partners west. Marketing your project is the real challenge for independent or larger published authors
January 9th, 2012 - 11:23
I got a question…i wrote a book last year i still keep getting rejections from agents….ive talked to other big authors and they told me that they do not recommend self publishing; to just be patient. if i do self publish, what do i do now? how do i get my book out there like regular authors
January 9th, 2012 - 11:30
@dparquet26 Not too bad. My book is a best seller in multi-cultural education and has given me the opportunity to work with students across North America.