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Nathan Haines
• Computer enthusiast
– Programmer
– Gamer
– Computer technician
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Nathan Haines
• Ubuntu member
– California Local Community Team Leader
• Speaking engagements
• Installfests
• Release Parties
– Ubuntu Local Community Council
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Nathan Haines
• Author
– Introductory magazine articles
– Beginning Ubuntu Linux for Windows and Mac Users
(Apress; Fall 2015)
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Ubuntu
A complete solution for your computer
Secure and up-to-date
Free and Open Source software
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Why publish a book?
• Have a story to tell
• Want to connect with others
• Fame
• Fortune
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Publishing a book
• Traditional Publishing
• Self-publishing
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Traditional publishing
• Write a manuscript
– Non-fiction books are sold by proposal
• Submit manuscript to agents
• Agent submits to publishers
• Publisher offers a contract
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Self-publishing
• Write a book
• Hire editor(s)
• Hire cover designer
• Hire layout designer
• Publish the book
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Royalties
• Traditional publishing
– Publisher pays an advance on royalties
– Publisher collects 45-55% of gross profit
– Pays author 8-15% of net profit
• Agent receives 10-15% of author’s profit
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Royalties
• Self-publishing
– Author receives 100% of net profit
• 35-70% of gross profit on ebooks
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Royalties
• Traditional publishing
– Team of experts work on your book
– Access to book stores and libraries
• Self-publishing
– You find and hire your own team
– Keep creative control, rights, and marketing
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Time to write
• Word processing software
– LibreOffice Writer
– FocusWriter
– Your favorite text editor
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Editing in Word
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Editing in LibreOffice Writer
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Revision
• LibreOffice Writer
– Track changes
– Compatible with Word tracking and comments
• Source control
– Probably overkill
– Good for changes, not for comments
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Revising in LibreOffice Writer
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Interior Layout
• LibreOffice
– Styles and page formatting
• Scribus
– Full desktop publishing solution
• Sigil
– EPUB formatting for ebooks
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First page layout
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Interior page layout
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Ebook interior layout
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Cover Design
• Gimp
• Inkscape
• Front cover for ebooks
• Wraparound cover for print
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Print cover template
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Finished cover
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Publishing a print book
• Publisher takes care of this step
• Print-On-Demand prints PDF files
– CreateSpace
– IngramSpark
– Lulu Press
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Publishing an ebook
• Most ebook stores accept Word or EPUB
– Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
– Nook Press
– Smashwords
– iTunes
– Google Play Books
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Digital Rights Management
• Digital Restrictions Management?
– Only affects paying customers
– Can be automatically stripped in seconds
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Questions?