Whether you're writing your first book or adding another title to your catalog, publishing often comes with unexpected questions, new vocabulary, and the occasional encounter with metadata.
This resource library was created to support authors navigating the world of self-publishing. Explore practical tools, downloadable worksheets, publishing field guides, and lessons learned along the way.
May your proofs arrive quickly, your gutters behave, and your metadata eventually synchronize.
Author Resources
KDP Alone Deserves Its Own Chapter
A humorous field guide to self-publishing disguised as a memoir of a first-time publishing adventure.
Part practical resource, part publishing memoir, and part therapy session disguised as a booklet, this Lightfield Press guide explores the surprising realities of self-publishing from ISBNs and proof copies to metadata and the infamous refresh button.
For aspiring authors, first-time publishers, and anyone who has ever said:
"I'll just write an ebook."
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