Matthew Arnold Stern -- Writer and Speaker

How to Publish Your Book Yourself:
Supplemental Materials

Thanks to all of you who attended my presentation at the Founder's District Conference on October 29, 2005. Here are your supplemental materials, including links, recommended books and programs.

Downloadable Materials

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Presentation Handout: Provides a checklist for planning your self-publishing venture, a checklist for executing your plans, and a summary of links and resources.

Presentation Outline: Misplaced your notes? This outline provides a listing of the topics I covered (as well as those I planned to cover but may not have been able to fit into the time).

Recommended Books

I recommend the following books to help you with your writing and publishing. You can use the links to order the books directly from Amazon or Barnes and Noble, or use the ISBN to find the book at your favorite bookstore.

	Amazon Links	Barnes and Noble Links
The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing by Tom and Marilyn Ross (ISBN 1582970912): An up-to-date and complete reference to self-publishing.		Order this book from Barnes and Noble
The Self-Publishing Manual, How to Write, Print & Sell Your Own Book by Dan Poynter (ISBN 1568600739): A highly regarded and recommended guide to self-publishing.		Order this book from Barnes and Noble
Guerrilla Marketing for Writers by Jay Conrad Levinson, Rick Frishman, and Michael Larsen (ISBN 089879983X): A collection of free and low-cost techniques to help you promote your book.		Order this book from Barnes and Noble
The Writer's Legal Companion by Brad Bunnin and Peter Beren (ISBN 073820031X): Although no substitute for professional legal advice, this book does cover common writers' legal concerns.		Order this book from Barnes and Noble
The Anatomy of Buzz: How to Create Word of Mouth Marketing by Emanuel Rosen (ISBN 0385496680): Word of mouth is a writer's most effective marking tool. This book provides guidance and examples of using it.		Order this book from Barnes and Noble
Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain (ISBN 0806111917): This book helped me greatly in editing my novel.		Order this book from Barnes and Noble