Karl Mamer shows you how to write\, format \, upload\, and sell your book on Amazon's self-publishing platform. He wa lks step-by-step through the tools you can use\, the basics of book design \, Amazon's royalty model\, and setting realistic sales expectations. Alon g with loads of self-publishing tips\, one lucky participant will leave wi th a raffled copy of Karl's book The Skeptic's Book of Lists!
\nAt the end of the workshop\, James \;Ruth\, the self-published au thor of \;Accept the Lies\, a Private Investigator thriller\, will discuss his self-publishing journey.
\nBurlington resident Karl Mamer is the long-time host of The Con spiracy Skeptic podcast and author of The Skeptic's Book of Lists \, which he self-published on Amazon in 2021. In 1995\, Karl was the first person in Canada to write a regular column about the 'new' Internet and net culture\, "Cyberspace\," for a major Canadian daily paper. He has also written four nonfiction guides to the Internet through a publishing h ouse.
\nAlong with his self-published novel Accept the Lies \, Burlington resident James Ruth has written several short stories for th e Hamilton Mountain Writers Guild.
\nBorrow The Skeptic's Book of Lists from our collection.
\nBorrow Accept the Lies from our collection.
\nIf you need an accessibility accommodation during this program\, please register early so we can confirm arrangemen ts a few days before your visit.
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