Robin Sullivan posted on the forum topic DIY or Hire it out? in the group Book Design for Self-Publishers:

I'll chime in here on priorities.
1) Editing – A poorly edited book can kill a good story. The whole golden spot of books is word of mouth advertising and if the book is an embarrassment from an editing standpoint it can't be easily recommended to others.
2) Cover Design – even books sold only “online” will need a [...]

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Robin Sullivan posted on the forum topic Promotion in the group New Media Publishing:

Nathan has a lot of great points here. Most notably picking a small pond and making a splash there then use it to leverage to the next bigger pond etc.
I must admit that I'm "new" to podio though it has been on my list of things to "look into" for over a year now. [...]

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Robin Sullivan posted on the forum topic Print on demand experiences wanted in the group New Media Publishing:

I'll second CreateSpace as the cheapest way to get POD produced and definitely spend the $39 for the Pro plan. The only problem with them is you have to provide .pdf files for both the interior and cover. But a small ad on Craig's list can get this done for you very inexpensively. [...]

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