There’s a gazillion blog posts and articles online about this, but in a nutshell, self publishing means the following:
- a bit more work
- more money in your pocket
- maintain complete control of your book
- buying your own ISBN
- you deal directly with Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or iBooks
No matter who the publisher is (including yourself), marketing is up to you.
If you decide to self publish here’s a list of things to do…
- Come up with a name of your publishing company.
- Create a logo. There are a number of ways to do this. I created mine in MS Word and using the Windows Snipping Tool to create a jpg. Canva.com is good for this too. Just make sure that any graphics you use are not copyrighted. This will end up on the spine and title page of your book.
- Try not to associate with your publishing name. Your publishing name must be a separate entity.
- Get a state tax ID number with your publishing name.
- You can also get an LLC with your state and an IRS Employee Identification Number (IEN)