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Mini-Quiz: Elements Influencing Bookstore Sales

by Ron Kurtus (revised 22 June 2014)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. Why is the book spine important?

It is where you put your picture to identify you as the publisher

The spine is usually how you identify a book stacked on the shelves

The spine keeps the book upright

2. What is important about the look of the content?

Headings should be in bold red typeface

It should have eye-appeal for a person skimming the book

You shouldn't have too many pages

3. What should be on the back cover?

Summary paragraph, book classification, ISBN and cost

Table of Contents and ISBN code

The same thing that is on the front cover

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Self-Publishing. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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Self-Publishing topics

Mini-Quiz: Elements Influencing Bookstore Sales

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Self-Publishing topics

• Introduction to Self-Publishing Process

Initial considerations

• Initial Considerations for Self-Publishing

Write book

• Getting Idea of Book to Write
• Deciding to Write Book

Select publishing route

• Achieve Your Goal to be Published
• -- Routes to Getting Your Book Published
• -- Reasons to Self-Publish
• Deciding to Start Publishing Business

Start publishing business

• Publishing Business Overview
• Starting Publishing Business
• Setting Up Shop for Publishing Business
• -- ISBN Used to Identify Your Book
• -- Purchasing an ISBN Block
• Running a Publishing Business

Pre-production

• Sequence Leading to a Book Sale
• Elements Influencing Bookstore Sales

Structure of book

• Internal Structure of Book
• -- Front Matter of Book
• -- Body Matter of Book
• -- Back Matter of Book
• Book Cover Elements

Design book

• Book Design Overview
• Copyrighting Your Book

Design cover

• Designing Your Book Cover
• Adding ISBN Barcode to Book Cover

Publish hardcopy book

• Print-on-Demand Options
• Publishing with CreateSpace
• -- CreateSpace Publishing Steps
• -- CreateSpace ISBN Options
• -- CreateSpace Publishing Tools
• Publishing with IngramSpark
• Printing Costs through Lightning Source

Publish e-book

• ePublishing Overview

Prepare to market

• Preparing to Sell eBooks
• eBook Digital Rights Management

Convert format

• eBook File Formats
• Exporting InDesign Book to PDF eBook
• Converting Content to Amazon Kindle Format
• Exporting with Kindle Plugin for Adobe InDesign
• Using Calibre to Convert eBook Formats

Check Copy in eReader

• eBook Readers
• Kindle for PC eReader
• Firefox EPUB Reader

Distribution and sales

• Distrbution to Retailers
• CreateSpace Book Distribution
• Kindle Royalty Percentage

Sell books

• Selling Hardcopy Books Online
• Selling Books through Amazon Advantage
• Selling Books from a Table

Also see

• Weekly Feedback Blog
• Publishing Survey Results
• Entrepreneurship
• General Writing
• Public Speaking

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