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SUMMARY:Self-Publishing
LOCATION:Tinley Park Public Library\nTinley Park Public Library
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DESCRIPTION:Local author Chris Drnaso will take you through the process of
  preparing a manuscript for publication as a paperback and as an eBook usi
 ng Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). Signup required..\nhttps://tinley.libne
 t.info/event/7821407
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Have you written a book? Want to k
 now what to do next?&nbsp\;</strong><br />Local author Chris Drnaso will t
 ake you through the entire process of preparing a manuscript for publicati
 on as both a paperback and as an eBook using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP
 ) Other platforms are available but will not be covered in the class. Sign
 up required.<br />Please note: Chris does not have any connection to KDP b
 eyond using them to publish his books.</p>\n<p><strong>Topics covered incl
 ude:</strong></p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\; Protecting your work</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Formatting your document</p>\n<p>&middo
 t\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Copyrighting a
 nd LCCN (Library of Congress Control Number)</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Setting up a Kindle account</
 p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; A
 cquiring an ISBN number</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Creating PDF files</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Creating Covers</p>\n<p>&middot
 \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Submitting to t
 he KDP site</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\; Review and approve process</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Creating an eBook</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>
 <strong>Speaker Bio: Chris Drnaso</strong></p>\n<p>Chris Drnaso\, a lifelo
 ng Chicagoan\, was born in the early 1950s and raised in a highly industri
 al area on the southwest side of the city.&nbsp\; Chris married his best f
 riend\, Marilyn\, in 1982. They make their home</p>\n<p>in Palos Hills\, a
  southwest suburb of Chicago\, not far from the Clearing neighborhood wher
 e he grew up.</p>\n<p>Chris is now a three-time cancer survivor. Drnaso\, 
 in retirement\, continues to serve on the Board of Directors for the Socie
 ty of Cable Telecommunication Engineers. (GC-SCTE)</p>\n<p>He has been a s
 tained glass artist for over forty years. His passions include reading\, p
 ainting\, and writing\, Author of CLEARING\, THORN\, MANAGING HENRY\, A PR
 AIRIE FORTNIGHT\, CANCER BABBLE and SHADE TREE</p>\n<p><img src="https://t
 inley.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/tinley/ChrisDrnaso5-31-22.jpg" wi
 dth="235" height="259" alt="" />&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Please vis
 it his Amazon author&rsquo\;s page&hellip\;</p>\n<p><a href="https://www.a
 mazon.com/Chris-Drnaso/e/B07NWV6758/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1">https
 ://www.amazon.com/Chris-Drnaso/e/B07NWV6758/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_
 1</a></p>\n<p>Author of CLEARING\, THORN\, MANAGING HENRY\, A PRAIRIE FORT
 NIGHT\, CANCER BABBLE and SHADE TREE</p>\n<p><img src="https://tinley.libn
 et.info/frontend-images/editor/tinley/5-31-22_Drnaso_book_images.jpg" widt
 h="702" height="142" alt="" /></p>\nhttps://tinley.libnet.info/event/78214
 07
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