When I sat there quietly wondering what else I didn’t know, a voice came to me, “You know nothing, Jon Snow.” Thanks Ygritte.
But she’s right. Oh how little I knew.
Should I set up a publishing company? If so what kind? If not, should I just create a DBA? What’s needed to get an ISBN, LCCN and Copyright? How many ISBNs would I need? Should I get an ISBN or no? If I don’t have an ISBN, I can’t get an LCCN.
The follow up is then what formats do I need and where to make it available? Mobi, epub or kobo are the main formats used by most retailers for ebooks. But what about print books and all the tweaks on formatting for those? And each one would require its own ISBN.
Should I cross my fingers with a traditional publisher then? My book is not a traditional length as it is so this may hurt it.
Luckily, ye olde internets was here to offer me almost every conceivable answer on every question. I know more now but I am still working away at the eventual decision.
Thanks Ygritte.
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