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| The Fine Print of Self Publishing: The Contracts & Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies Analyzed Ranked & Exposed | 
| Author: Mark Levine
Publisher: Bascom Hill Publishing Group
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (64 reviews)
Sales Rank: 35059
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 315
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 0980245575
Dewey Decimal Number: 070
EAN: 9780980245578
ASIN: 0980245575
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Now it's in third edition,, The Fine Print of Self-Publishing has earned a reputation as the Consumer Reports of the self-publishing industry. CEOs of the major self-publishing companies, industry watchdog groups, lawyers and the thousands of authors this book has helped have called The Fine Print, a must read for anyone considering self-publishing. This book analyzes, ranks and exposes the contracts, services and pitfalls of 45 major self-publishing companies. The book also explains the legalese of self-publishing agreements in a clear, easy-to-follow manner.
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 Very helpful in getting me started January 5, 2009
After consulting several books on my way to publishing, I found The Fine Print of Self-Publishing by Mark Levine very helpful. He provides a detailed description of a company's services. He discusses the companies in categories from "Outstanding" to "Avoid". This I found very useful in narrowing down my choices of self-publishing companies and the kind of contract and services best for me.
An absolute must read for anyone writing a book January 4, 2009
An absolute must read for anyone writing a book. Mr. Levine provides an insightful and well researched guide to self-publishing. Most important,
Levine dishes the dirt and in some cases the praise for the major players in this unregulated industry. I could not wait to get this book in the mail. Consequently, I purchased the e-book. I read it three times in a five hour period. Awesome. You must read this book. I have been an author and columnist for 40 years. I have three self-published books and one published by a traditional publisher. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned pro you will learn from this book. I guarantee it. My website is [...] . I am not looking for promotion here. I am merely pointing out that I am not some whacko. I have never met Levine. I also did not spell check this review.Joe Hemmingway is not my real name. Michael Yergin is my real name.
 Swimming in shark invested waters December 29, 2008
There are many sharks out there in the self-publishing waters; like the vanity presses who will promise the earth while charging you the earth to "see your book in print".
Mark Levine has the admirable -- if ambitious -- aim of helping you swim through those shark infested waters. I say "ambitious" because it is very difficult to compare like-with-like across the self-publishing companies' ever evolving offerings.
What puzzled me a little was Mark's pronouncement on page 7 that (as of the year 2000) those publishing companies hoping to "make money solely on the printing and royalties, without charging up-front fees" were ultimately doomed. Yet this seems to be a workable business model for Lulu, and more recently CreateSpace.
So while I don't agree with everything stated in the book; I do think that it is an invaluable resource if kept up-to-date with new editions.
Tony Loton, author --
Book Publishing DIY: The Do It Yourself Guide to Self-Publishing using Lulu and CreateSpace
A Must Read for Self Publishers December 19, 2008
Mark Levin has a classic here with The Fine Print of Self Publishing: The Contracts & Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies Analyzed Ranked & Exposed. I have to say that as a self published author I devoured this book, all 321 pages, in one single sitting. I found myself up at midnight, then 1:00 AM, then 2:35 in the morning going over the page after page of useful information. Man, I wish I would have had this book a few years ago!
First of all, Mark gives you reasons why to self publish and what to look for in your publishing partner. Then Mark gives ranks self publishing services into four categories: Outstanding, Pretty Good, Okay and Avoid. He groups the publishing and printing companies that he studied into these categories then tells us why he grouped the companies in their categories. But he doesn't just give it to us in dialogue. We can see the numbers. Mark has taken the time to explore what a paperback of 200 pages with each of these services would cost you, what your book will cost and how much royalties you can expect for selling your book directly from the publisher versus selling on Amazon.com or similar online bookstore formats. And he makes it easy to understand.
Unfortunately, Mark Levine did not list all of the service providers out there. I have since seen I-Proclaim, Raider, BlueToad and Ireland's Choice Publishing, which somehow didn't make the book, but I would presume that Mark Levine will add these when he updates the next versions. But nonetheless, Mark does not fail in giving the reader and self publisher all the tools he will need to be able to judge one of these services for himself.
I have a couple of books that I will be printing in the near future but before I make a move, I am going to be re-consulting this magic tome when the time comes. I highly recommend anyone who is looking to self publish to grad a copy of Mark Levine's book well in advance!
The Fine Print -of Self Publishing December 11, 2008
You've spent endless hours writing your book. Now, it's finally time to publish. These days, more and more people are turning to publish on demand and other forms of self-publishing. But buyer beware! Not all companies are created equally.
If you are looking to self-publish, The Fine Print of Self-Publishing is a must have resource. Finding the publisher that fits your needs and your budget can be extremely time consuming. The majority of us don't even know which questions we should be asking or how to spot red flags. This resource helps new authors in two important ways. First, it educates readers about what they should be looking for in a self-publisher and what constitutes a "publisher to avoid". Then, this book sets out detailed information about costs of publication packages, what authors receive for that price, any extra services available, approximate royalty amounts, cost of books, and information on what will be included in the contract for 45 different companies. For convenience sake, self-publishing companies are divided into Outstanding, Pretty Good, Ok, and Avoid.
I learned a lot from The Fine Print of Self-Publishing. In particular, there were quite a few things that I hadn't really considered or even noticed in the fine print of the self-publication contracts. As self-publishers we really have to be aware of what we need and be diligent in understanding what we'll get for our dollar. Most definitely, price doesn't always equate directly to value.
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