But this is fantastic! Of course I knew about ebooks, and someone I knew awhile back self published that cost $$. But I had no idea you could publish your own books for free! Game changer... My husband has written several childrens books that everyone he shows to thinks are very good, but so far no luck getting them published traditionally. My brother likewise has already written at least 2 books. I am going to tell him about this for sure. Heck, even I have books: collections of poetry that I have been writing since college and have toyed with submitting a poem here and there but last I heard you had to publish quite bit of poetry before you could publish an entire book of poems... I wonder if these companies work with childrens books or poetry as well? Thanks so much for this new insight! xo

I published my first book.Yay! Started receiving sales the first day.

IT JUST SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! I am very young and I wrote my own book and I’m broke and I really want to share it with the world (I don’t care about making money) thank you SO much for making this video!

Great Video! I'm also writing a book and I don't have any idea on how to publish it. Thanks for the information. I'll recommend your channel to other teens who wants to become a writer like me.

Great! I write my own children books and I’ve always wanted to publish one this is amazing! Thank you!

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This is amazing, you are a book saver, started my book today! Subbed as well!

You have helped me tremendously. I have 2 agreements with 2 book companies. One having more options than the other. However there upfront monies plus royalties on each one sold and the 8 months to bring it to market was unexpected. Thanks again for your honesty. Congrats again!!!

Great help, thankyou for taking the time to post this :)

Fabulous advice! I am currently working on a companion book for my courses that I am doing for on demand. Thank you for putting this information out there!

I’m making a tattoo book, because my parents said my drawings were worth it! Now I know some good options!! Thanks!

Thank you so much for making the video. You answered allot of my questions.

You are incredibly generous and blessed😍

You are glowing Gillian! Thanks for sharing your expertise.

This is so helpful!!! I would like to publish my story, thanks for making a vdo like this..it really helps❤️

Congratulations on your book!! Amazing video!! Thank you so much for this video!! I’m subscribing to your channel

Educational & helpful ! Thank you ma'am !

A simply lovely, crisp and reliable clip. I am totally inspired and may just get in touch with you !

I'm glad found your channel if I had continued with this self publishing company I found a few days ago. iUniverse would had done at this point is dig me debt if I had just continued with them. Its good I have found out there's no cost nowadays to get my book published in going through it via traditional style or via a self-publishing company. Thanks for sharing this information.

Hi blessing, Thank you for sharing how you self published your book. Congratulations on having it go national and still collecting sales from it.

Wow this is a fantastic option! I am so excited about hearing about this!

Hey Gillian! I LOVE your channel, I'm in the middle of writing a book and your advice as saved my time, money and sanity 🌻 I was wondering how you made your intro? It's perfect!

Very helpful video. Thnaks for sharing your ideas.

gillian thank you, made it very clear

Another great video, thank you!

thank you very much pretty much answered 100 questions that i had. thank you so much

I just discovered your website and want to thank you for your videos. I have wanted to publish a book, but my fear of technology has stood in the way. Your videos are very clear and make me feel like I can follow up with what you share. Do you know how long a book needs to be?

Great video! How did you find your editor and artist that did the cover artwork?

Thank you. This was very helpful.

Hey so I have a question about create space so can I make my own cover for the book how do I go about doing that

thanks for the video... I was wondering, does this work for comic books as well.

This video may not be new but it was a HUGE help. Thanks so much. If my book becomes a reality through one of these, I'll share my book title to say thanks...pardon the dangling participle. lol.

Hiya! Do you plan on doing an audio version of your book? I don't really have time to actually read books anymore but listen to a lot of podcasts and audiobooks while in my car or at work. If you do, I'd definitely buy it!Thank you. Best regards :)

I've been writing my book pen & paper for 3 years. Now i need it all typed up..

This will help me so much. I'm 12 and I'm working on writing a book. I'll need this.

I just wrote my first short story. I need to have illustrations for the book. And I need to design the actual book before I take your suggestion. Any suggestions on how I do this?

Thanks Gillian, super helpful.

Hi, Gillian so glad i just found you, i really like your advice regarding how to publish your own book for free. I will like more information i don't count with the financial support to publish my book. But I will like to get more advice on this topic. Thank you very much.

Do i have to have isbn number first before creating account on kdp, createspace? How can i set a pre order setup on amazon? After doing all the publishing work done

I would love to see what you do prelaunch!!

Really appreciate your hard work, insight, and inspiration! I have written a book, but unfortunately, it’s only in handwritten format. Would it be possible to pay someone to print it? Also, if I had to put it in digital format, what format would I use before submitting it: email, Microsoft Word…? Thanks for your consideration.

Good video. Well spoken.

Hi Gillian. Thanks for sharing your tips & experiences. I love in the UK. Do I do better to find a UK based Self publishing company or I can would be benefited from others any where in the world?

Hi, Gillian. Thank you for your video. I am trying to figure out a way to "print on demand". I write poetry . Although I am a member of the poetry society here, I don't find much demand for poems. And I need to be able to publish with little or no expenditure. I just happened to see your video. My question is: Should I go through Kindle Direct Publishing or Print on Demand for Enterprise Publishers? Thanks, again:)

Do you have a laptop preference for writing a book? Something portable but with a readable screen. Thank you.

can we publish our book in all this self publishing sites? or we should choose just one?

Hi Gillian! Great job on the videos, Hi five 🙌🙏

Very helpful!

Hi Gillian,do you have to pay for the proof copy?thank you.

SUPER important point here... You can PUBLISH your book for free, but you should expect to spend some money CREATING that book in the first place. Editing, proofreading, formatting and cover design will cost money. The exact amount depends on the scope of your book. Gillian spent ~$700, and we typically advise people to be prepared to invest ~$1000 to achieve a professional outcome, so this video's pretty accurate to our experience. There's also marketing costs to consider, both in building an audience before launch, and sustaining sales going forward. Can you do it all yourself for free? Sure, if you just want to PUBLISH a book, and don't care about the outcome. If you want to publish a SUCCESSFUL book, invest in making it successful. You might think you're saving money doing stuff yourself, but amateur books lose out in the long run when they don't make sales. Thanks for mentioning this Gillian - it's important people realise that although you CAN publish for free, investing in your book gives it the best chance of success, and repaying you in sales.

Yes, my book is ready to be published! PLEASE HELP! Who do i turn in too my final draft? I NEED A BOOK DEAL!

Thanks for information

I will love to do that 💕

Hey! I would like to hire someone to market my book- do you have any recommendations or where I could find this person? My book is a dating and relationships advice guide

Thank you so much.

Oh wow! I want to get that book now

if I already published my book in Amazon, apple i books, Google play books, barns & nobles and Kobo then still; can I publish it on rest of the other platforms? I mean, in general can I publish it on each of the online platforms? Is there any exclusivity?

Suppose I want to have both a kindle version and a paperback version, and I want to sell them on the same ad on Amazon. Can that be done for free, and I would do that with the same publishing people?

hi do you know any publisher site? i want to send them 5 or 6 of my firsts chapters and see their interested or not. thank you

good content thank you! i am writing my first book the LAWS OF AMBITION &i will use create space, cheers

I love your videos - From Aus 🇦🇺

Wich one should i register for? Please let me know, my book is ready!

hey, do you need to register yourself before writing a book?

Did you get the idea of your intro from Amy Landino? Looks cool!

🙏 I'm learning english. Thank you.

I’m working on a mini book and it’s called "Growing up I.." and I’m super excited I hope it works

Thank you!

great info

Who did you use to get your book formatted for paperback printing? I was able to format my first book in ebook form, but I use Apple Pages and it doesn’t translate well for Kindle publishing.

great information

So is it better to do create space book or just go to Amazon directly and do ebooks? With Amazon direct, can you just later take the ebook and do a paperback with it?

Hello Ms. Perkins, I am truly interested in writing a memoir. I'm sure you've heard this often but my life has been somewhat unique. Amongst many other things, I have suffered an open-skull head injury. I will have to record my book and have someone else transcribe it. How would I go about this? If you could just give some general idea I would appreciate your help. Thank you very much.

I am an Author as well. I wish I had taken advantage of Create A Space when it was in operation..

Ma'am, createspace has now stopped so only option woth me is KDP but it doesn't publish paperback in India. What do i do ? Pls guide a bit. Thanks!

Will they check your book on typing or grammar errors? and what about copyright?

Hi I love your video . Very informative . Remember my name the book that I'm currently working will be 2019 best seller and will be very popular . Anyway I'm very confident and I wish you the best ! Thank you . Sincerely Manuel Ramirez Jr the 3rd.

I’ve finished my first book on Wattpad recently and I’ve been struggling on how to self publishing

You look great!

I am 15. And I made a book. Will I be Able to get a book published?

Hello and thank you for the good info. I have written a short story of about 15 pages, and I am currently working on another related short story. I have several ideas for more. My question is, would it be better to publish my individual stories, one at a time. Or, should I wait until I have finished all of them, then combine them into one book. Thank you for your time and expertise.

Where do u find a editer and format person

Thankuuu one day I'll publish it 💜💖

I’m wondering if I can use this process and purchase my own ISBN number so I can be my own publishing company.?

how did you copy write your book before publishing?

It where do I publish it to the world after I’ve got everything the book needs ready

can you please say the websites and further detailed because i dont get it

So do I need a PayPal? Or something

So Special....So clear

Thanks 😊

Does the create space work in india? Please reply soon......

Interesting, thanks. My research had indicated that I needed to budget around $8,000 for editing, cover design, and formatting.

Can you please explain to me step by step on how to use createspace

Question am able to do a book in my own voice? If so, how can I do that?

What you described to me was the kind of contract I got offered. Was going to agree to it until I realized it wasn't beneficial for me.

Is the book you talked about at the beginning your first?

Who did you get to edit and format it. ?

HI do you know anything about Ghostwritting and publishing? just wanted to know more about it. Great and helpful video by the way

I'm in the UK and looking towards print on demand appreciate any advice of who may be good to work with.

Hi good lesson learning videos thank you so much madam

How do I buy an exclusive right for the name of the book?