Self-Publishing Your Book Everywhere (2024)

[@StevenSeril]

“You can’t edit a blank page” is actually a great quote

[@DaleLRoberts]

I wish I could take credit, but it's one I've heard for years now. Not sure about the source.

[@pzmoore007]

Thanks, Dale, for delving into Fiction. I have been following you for a while, but my focus is fiction. I find that many publishers who do non-fiction are not as helpful for those of us who wish to write and publish fiction. I am so looking forward to your journey into fiction and learning with you. My greatest wish is to write a novel, make it into an audio book, make a film then sell merchandise. I am a Sundance winner, nominated for an EMMY and multiple NAACP awards winner as a producer. All that's great but I want to see my story in the universe and have them do well. To go from producer to writer can be frustrating. Again YEAH!! great to see you doing fiction!

[@DaleLRoberts]

Yes, unless something goes horribly wrong, I should be talking WAY more about fiction this time next year.

[@tirzahmcclinton7657]

xxxdzj r

[@gyevideotube]

35:05 "...but they take their pound of flesh." Was that a Cannibal Corpse reference, Dale? 😝🎸 🎶

[@DaleLRoberts]

🙄...maybe...🤣 Actually, it's not. But, now I wish it was because it'd be way cooler. George Fisher is one of my all-time favorite metal frontmen. Respect the neck!

[@TheStephanieAnnFoster]

It is also a Shakespeare reference. :)

[@Johnmarkerfranz]

Love it. Thank you!

[@DaleLRoberts]

I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@ilkercolakoglu]

Thank you for the great content Dale. As usual it is full of awsome information and motivation.

[@DaleLRoberts]

So nice of you to say. I appreciate that. This video was epic length, but I couldn't see cutting any of it since it gives the most comprehensive view of the business.

[@vikamalaeva49]

Thank you 🙏 right in time ❤

[@DaleLRoberts]

You are so welcome!

[@Sydali-m5i]

Thanks Dale. Great content as always. love from India bro.

[@DaleLRoberts]

My pleasure! Big shout-out to India! I appreciate all the love and support.

[@CaseFace981]

Congrats on the book Dale! Always such great advice.

[@DaleLRoberts]

Thanks so much!

[@FPPMarketing]

This is one of the best instructional videos I've ever seen on any topic. *mindblown* Great work, Dale! JennyQ

[@DaleLRoberts]

Wow, thank you! I went deep. Since I’ll be launching seven more books in the coming months, there’ll be more videos like this. So stay tuned! BTW…Jenny!!! Always great hearing from you. Thanks for the kind words and high praise. That means a lot coming from you. Thank you!

[@FPPMarketing]

​@@DaleLRoberts I will definitely be watching!! JQ

[@guillaumemaurice3503]

Thank you for the video Dale that was very interesting & great information. There are a lot of great insights into what you said. When I convert my e-books into print-books I use D2D and their tools for this is totally amazing & I'm so glad you mentioned D2D because authors & future authors need to know how awesome this company is.

[@DaleLRoberts]

Oh, I'm a D2D fanboy. You'll even see there among the four sponsors of my Self-Publishing with Dale book series. Have you gotten a copy of the first book in the series yet? You'll see D2D in the front matter. I love those guys and was over-the-moon they accepted my sponsorship proposal for the series.

[@langesanti-agingwellnessp.350]

Thank you! 😊

[@DaleLRoberts]

Any time!

[@spiritbender4618]

Excellent video. One facet of self-publishing that has always made my eyes cross is publishing wide. So many options, and so much confusion in other tutorials I have seen. Your advice here makes me brave -- going to try and extend my reach for my next book. Also, I have one question. Some of my books have an older audience, and there seems to be a demand for large-print books. Also a demand for large print in libraries. Do you have any advice in terms of distribution of this category of format/print styles? Thank you.

[@DaleLRoberts]

Yes, you’ll want to look into the industry standards for large print. It’s not simply making the text bigger. Here’s a great article from a reliable resource: kindlepreneur.com/large-print/ As for distribution, you could hit the same avenues mentioned in this video, just make sure you tick the large print option when publishing.

[@Crowka274]

Hey Dale, 3 quick ones, if I may dare. 1. Best place to design and host my author website with all those intergrations. 2. Want to publish under different pen-names, so clutter that in one place, or make various sites. 3. I want to write multiple genres, is it advisable to start a pub. Company? Regards & Cheers.

[@DaleLRoberts]

1. Best place to design and host my author website with all those integrations. - I'm a bit partial to SiteGround, but shop around to see what other authors use too. If you're looking to use Pretty Links, you can use pretty much any web hosting service that works with WordPress. I don't pay the extra money for WordPress and manage all of that on my own. If you want cheap domain names, go with NameCheap. They're pretty good and I've had no issues with them. I'm not so sure about their web hosting, so proceed with caution there. 2. Want to publish under different pen-names, so clutter that in one place, or make various sites. - Go with the path of least resistance right now. Various sites is probably too much work, unless you plan on hiring out. Maybe split up the pen names into separate parts of the website? Just a guess. 3. I want to write multiple genres, is it advisable to start a pub. Company? - If you can afford it, do it. That's advise I give to all self-publishers, regardless of single or multiple genres.

[@Crowka274]

@@DaleLRoberts The boss has spoken. Immense Gratitude for your response.

[@splatterdaynightmares]

This is awesome info. Thanks! Is it more important to get libraries from D2D or Kobo? Wouldn't that be redundant? I'll probably keep my amazon books separate from D2D so I can use KU when I want to.

[@DaleLRoberts]

I prefer hitting Overdrive through Kobo Writing Life since they don't take a cut of the earnings. The rest of the library distributors I get through Draft2Digital. It's up to you on how much work you want to put in. I'm okay with the few extra minutes of publishing to the separate platforms. I can hit every avenue I want within an hour with all my work cut out for me. The metadata sheet helps me with the redundant actions so I'm WAY more efficient.

[@judysery]

Hi Dale, How are you doing? Do you know where KDP stands regarding bilingual Kindle ebooks that contain more than one language? Is it possible to upload and publish them? And if so, under one of the languages or both? Thank you so much!

[@DaleLRoberts]

Sadly, I could only guess on this one. Contact support for a clearer answer. By the way, I check all of my comments, so you only ever have to post your question once. I appreciate the support though!

[@poetryfaith6538]

Hi! Do you have any videos about making a return though Barnes and Noble Press? I just got my books in the mail and the quality is awful.

[@DaleLRoberts]

No, I don't. I'd imagine you'll want to contact support first.

[@poetryfaith6538]

@@DaleLRoberts thanks sorry for the duplicate comment

[@emberstonequest]

Hi Dale, just finished watching this. As always, awesome job and I really appreciate your sharing this with us. You mentioned you would share Jeanne De Vita's link in the video description but it's missing. I was wondering if you could share please? I'm currently in the market for a new editor (mine just retired). Thanks again and keep up the fantastic work :)

[@DaleLRoberts]

Good eye! Fifty million links and I forgot one of the most important ones: www.book-genie.com

[@emberstonequest]

@@DaleLRoberts no problem. Thank you so much :)

[@BoxySUV]

Dale, I'm giving away my audiobook for free on KZbin and Rumble. Where else can I quickly and painlessly give away my audiobook? Any tip jars for authors you suggest? Thanks.

[@DaleLRoberts]

None off the top my head at the moment. As for tip jars, that's outside of my wheelhouse. PayPal? I've heard good things about KoFi.

[@BoxySUV]

@@DaleLRoberts Thanks Dale. Love your channel. Keep up the good work.

[@Crowka274]

Only Gandalf knows the way out.

[@DaleLRoberts]

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