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…

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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…

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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…

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