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It wasnt until after i retired my book that i found out that the selfpublishing company does not allow you to delete files of a completed project, meaning that my book is still on their website. Additionally, i have included bonus resources at the end of this post that you can easily use for. Selfpublishing is ideal for student publishing, from collected student writings to fullcolor photos and art. A third optionand probably the easiest, most common oneis to selfpublish using smashwords, lulu, or another selfpublishing service. Selfpublished books by selfpublishing school students in. We make it easy to do book selfpublishing, with help from start to finish on perfect bound, spiral, and hard cover printing.
With a foreword by dan poynter of parapublishing, foremost authority on self publishing and author of the self publishing manual, 14th edition. In fact, its so easy that over 15 million students have become published authors through our publishing projects. As a self published author, you control your distribution and we assist you by providing highquality books at the lowest price and an online fulfillment system. May, 2015 even more, the students enjoyed being able to be part of the process of seeing the whole book come together, from learning about self publishing from coker and bankhead. Mar 26, 2009 but publishing a book doesnt only bring the best out of our students. For academic authors, college instructors, education writers, and curriculum developers.
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