Book Creation
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Chris BairdSelf-publisher and coach. He has published 230 books and sold over 50,000 copies. About Chris
Self-Publishing Children's Books in Canada
Start with KDP and choose all markets, then add IngramSpark, Lulu and Draft2Digital. Eligible Canadian publishers get free ISBNs. Why Amazon comes first.
How To Self Publish On Google Books?
Join the Google Books Partner Program and upload an EPUB or PDF in Partner Center, at no cost. What Google pays, and why Draft2Digital can't get you there.
How To Publish Your Book, Novel, Or Short Story?
A book, a novel and a short story all publish the same way: format with one tool, then go to Amazon KDP first. Why I would not give it away free to start.
“How I Wrote My First Book?” (+Self Publishing Tips)
I wrote my first book with a 30-day plan and got it published, but put it in the wrong market, so it sold only now and then. My tips and mistakes to skip.
How To Write A Book 10 Simple Steps To Self Publishing?
Ten steps take you from checking there is a market to gathering reviews. The 11th step gets first books finished: do not do everything at once. Start small.
Top 3 Mistakes People Make Self-Publishing a Book
The top 3 self-publishing mistakes: never publishing, weak titles and keywords, and not putting your book in every format. Here is what each one costs.
Start with the free checklist
The checklist is the 12 steps I follow for every book I publish, from choosing a topic that already sells to setting up the book's marketing. It is free, and you get it straight away.







