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Author: Mark Levine
Publisher: Bascom Hill Publishing Group
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 35522

Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 315
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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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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
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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5 out of 5 stars

Avoid Learning the Hard Way November 21, 2008
Concrete, practical information about self-publishing including information about how you could spend more than you need to and reap less than you deserve. Reading this book is a great way to shorten the learning curve and avoid costly mistakes. This is one of those welcome books that tells you how you could be ambushed and how to avoid the hassle and expense of picking the wrong self-publishing company. If you are considering self-publishing, this book is a must.

5 out of 5 stars

An Outstanding Resource November 20, 2008
Mark Levine's "The Fine Print of Self-Publishing is a clear, informative evaluation of the complicated maze of self-publishing. The first five chapters of the book contain general information on what to look for in a good self-publishing company. But the book really shines in four chapters where the author categorizes over 40 self-publishing companies as Outstanding, Pretty Good, Just OK, and Publishers to Avoid. He provides detailed analysis to justify each ranking. I highly recommend this book to anyone considering self-publishing. It will open your eyes.

5 out of 5 stars

Tremendous resource for authors... November 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I wish I had Mark's book when I first published as I know for certain that my results would have been much more productive. I highly recommend this book to new and seasoned authors as it is thoroughly researched, easy to read, and contains a wealth of valuable information. Dont make a mistake with your book! Read FINE PRINT before you do anything.

5 out of 5 stars

Don't wait any longer to publish your book - Make your own big break... November 1, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

"Whether your idea of a big break is to have your book published so your story can be read by family and friends or to become the next writer on the best-seller lists, you have some decisions to make. You can publish your query-letter-writing skills and spend the time it takes to get your manuscript into the hands of an agent or traditional publisher... Or, you can take control of your writing career and spend a little money to publish your book...Forget the agents and the publishers - you don't need them..." "Don't wait any longer to publish your book - Make your own big break..." Mark Levine writes in Chapter 1 of "The Fine Print of Self Publishing."

Levine continues to cover other aspects of self-publishing including: Chapter 2, Why You Need to Read This Book; Chapter 3, The Nine Qualities of a Good Self-Publishing Company; Chapter 4, The Fine Print of Publishing Contract; Chapter 5, Analyzing the Fine Print of Each Publisher's Contract and Service; Chapter 6, Outstanding Self-Publishing Companies; Chapter 7, Some Pretty Good Self-Publishing Companies; Chapter 8, Publishers Who Are Just OK; Chapter 9, Publishers To Avoid; Conclusion, You Found a Publisher, Now What; and Acknowledge.

"The Fine Print of Self Publishing" offers valuable advice and good information. It can save you a lot of time and research. The one thing I think Levine can do to improve this book is to provide a simplified excel sheet to do an apple-to-apple comparison of all the firms that he includes in the book, lists the standard items like publishing package cost, number of author's free copy, custom cover cost, editing cost, area of distribution, LCCN cost, ISBN cost, copyright registration cost, annual cost for maintaining the e-file at publisher's server, percentage of the publisher's mark up of print cost, etc. That will save us a lot more time.

Overall, "The Fine Print of Self Publishing" is a very good book. You'll be glad if you buy this book, it is well-worthy of your money.

Gang Chen, a Book Reviewer for Bookpleasures
Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA

5 out of 5 stars

Mark Levine Hits a "Grand Slam" October 14, 2008
Mark Levine's book is a "grand slam" for anyone considering self-publishing. I don't think I have ever read a practical book on any subject that has more useful information in it.

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