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Step 1: Book Basics Step 2: Upload Manuscript Step 3: Design Cover Step 4: Calculate Price Step 5: Book Marketing Step 6: Publish Your Book

STEP 1:
Enter basic book details and choose a book size.

STEP 2:

Upload your finished manuscript or collection.

STEP 3:

Design your unique
book cover.

STEP 4:

Price your book and calculate royalties.

STEP 5:

Compose marketing info about your book.

STEP 6:

Review the final proofs and publish your book.
  STEP 5 - COMPOSE MARKETING INFO ABOUT YOUR BOOK  
 

Now, think about all the marketing aspects of your future book and compose information to represent your self-published title to potential customers.

  • Draft an "About the Book," "About the Author," and select a short portion of your work for the "Free Preview." Essential to inform potential book buyers about your book and help encourage sales, this text will be displayed on your book's Web page in the CraigsPress.com online Bookstore.
  • Next, enter keywords related to your book's content, topics and themes. These keywords will help readers find your title when searching on subjects included in your publication.
  • Choose the appropriate audience you are targeting. You have the option to choose "private" if you desire to omit your title from the CraigsPress.com Bookstore and become the only person who can order copies of your book.

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