Self-Publishing Handbook Ebook

Self-Publishing Handbook
However, it requires self-discipline and selfsacrifice.
And the author must be prepared to
invest both their time and money in the book. Hal
Urban, the bestselling author of Life’s Greatest
Lessons, had his success while he was shipping his
book from home, with the garage serving as the
warehouse and his office as the packing room. The
book was published in 1997 and went on to win an
award from the Writer’s Digest Magazine in
August 2000. Within a period of three years,
success finally came for Urban, showing that selfpublishing
can be done, and that – however
daunting this may seem – it can be done!
Publishing my own books came at a time when
I was going through difficulties in my personal life.
After losing my restaurant business, I had some
money that I had invested in a Danish company
that I had worked for, a few years before I had
gone into business. I had a choice of either using
the money to find a place to stay and remedy my
dire situation, or to invest in a business. I chose the
latter and rented a room, sleeping on a mattress
(without a base, on the floor) that the landlord had
offered. This was in Windsor West, near the Cresta
Shopping Centre in Randburg. This was an
extremely dark period in my life, I must say.
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