How To Publish Your Own Book
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Garry Krebs was raised on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin. Sharing memories of farm life has always been fun for Krebs, and over the years, more than one listener suggested he should write those stories down. Two years ago he started writing. Just before Christmas 2010 he self-published a book titled "Raising Barns".
"I was surprised that it would only cost an upfront fee of about $100 to get my story in print," says Krebs. He used a service called Create Space, which is a division of Amazon.com. Krebs produced the book layout, including the cover and photos, on his computer. He e-mailed the documents to Amazon, and now the book resides in their electronic files.
"When someone orders my book on Amazon, it's printed æon demand' by a high-tech copy machine, bound and shipped within a few hours," Krebs says. The book lists for $12.99 and Krebs receives a payment of about $4.50 per sale. "Anyone can publish a book the same way, but don't keep track of the hours you spend because it takes a tremendous amount of time."
Krebs said the hardest part of developing his book was editing the text to make it better. That took him more than a year, and he ended up hiring an editor to help. The random stories about growing up were eventually woven together with his business experiences to create a book about life lessons.
His many analogies include how barn-building crews master teamwork, how milk cows don't especially like progress, and how seagulls gliding over a plowed field understand planning. He reveals how yesterday's telephone æparty lines' and today's social networks are very much alike.
Krebs doesn't have any idea how many books he might sell, though he hopes a few stories in his hometown paper and some e-mails to friends and acquaintances will create a buzz. "I gave 10 copies of the book to friends, family and relatives, so my original mission is accomplished. Beyond that, everything else will be a bonus," he added.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Garry Krebs, 18885 Knollwood Circle, Lakeville, Minn. 55044 (ph 952 888-9000; gkrebs@mainstreamcom.net).
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How To Publish Your Own Book SPECIALTY/SERVICES Specialty/Services Garry Krebs was raised on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin Sharing memories of farm life has always been fun for Krebs and over the years more than one listener suggested he should write those stories down Two years ago he started writing Just before Christmas 2010 he self-published a book titled Raising Barns I was surprised that it would only cost an upfront fee of about $100 to get my story in print says Krebs He used a service called Create Space which is a division of Amazon com Krebs produced the book layout including the cover and photos on his computer He e-mailed the documents to Amazon and now the book resides in their electronic files When someone orders my book on Amazon it s printed æon demand by a high-tech copy machine bound and shipped within a few hours Krebs says The book lists for $12 99 and Krebs receives a payment of about $4 50 per sale Anyone can publish a book the same way but don t keep track of the hours you spend because it takes a tremendous amount of time Krebs said the hardest part of developing his book was editing the text to make it better That took him more than a year and he ended up hiring an editor to help The random stories about growing up were eventually woven together with his business experiences to create a book about life lessons His many analogies include how barn-building crews master teamwork how milk cows don t especially like progress and how seagulls gliding over a plowed field understand planning He reveals how yesterday s telephone æparty lines and today s social networks are very much alike Krebs doesn t have any idea how many books he might sell though he hopes a few stories in his hometown paper and some e-mails to friends and acquaintances will create a buzz I gave 10 copies of the book to friends family and relatives so my original mission is accomplished Beyond that everything else will be a bonus he added Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Garry Krebs 18885 Knollwood Circle Lakeville Minn 55044 ph 952 888-9000; gkrebs@mainstreamcom net
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