This is the sixth article in the series: How Not to Get Overwhelmed with Indie Publishing. Below is the list, including links to the subjects we’ve already covered. Today’s topic is publishing platforms. These apply to most countries for accessibility as far as I know, but since most of my research has been about my own publishing, some of the info I share may only be useful to US authors.

• Acquiring Beta Readers
• Editing/Editor Considerations
• Book Cover Design
• The Back Cover Synopsis & Author Bio
• Copyright (US)
• Paper & Ebook Publishing Platforms (mainly US)
• ISBN (and bar code (US))
• Ebook Formatting
• Paperback and Hardbound Formatting
• Uploading Your Book to One or Various Platforms
• Marketing Strategies

Main Types of Book Formats

1. ebook
   1. epub
   2. mobi
   3. pdf; etc.
2. paperback
   1. varying sizes
   2. I prefer 5.25 x 8
3. hardbound
   1. varying sizes
   2. I prefer 6×9

Depending on how you plan to make your book available you…