Self Publishing Platform Poll

[shadowkat]

Furtherance to my post on Self-Publishing Platforms: Spoke to my Dad, who uses Author House, and he recommended Lulu, stating that the less money you spend on this venture the better. Then cut me off mid-drunken-rant about the publishing industry, to go watch 60 minutes. (Sigh).

Below is a poll. I'm looking for a publishing platform that is user friendly, doesn't cost all that much, will help with the cover, ISBN, copyright registration, and distribute on e-platforms. Don't care all that much about hard copies or paperback. Be nice if it provides a proofer or editor.

Impromtu poll...[Poll #1990808]


Or should I continue to shop around literary agents and traditional publishers. Only gotten 20 rejection letters to date.

ETA: This was a useful link:

http://magnificentdevices.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/self-pub-workflow.pdf

My father suggested I wait until January to do all of this. Which I was planning on doing anyhow. And didn't I already have it professionally copy-edited? (I did via Robin Ink - the editor that my father uses who is a professional.) But being me, I'm not satisfied. Typos bug me. Think about what I do for a living, I told him. I get kicked for typos and grammatical errors. Heck, I fix other people's typos and errors.
A wee bit sensitive to this sort of thing.

Comments

[fresne.livejournal.com]

I used a combo of Create Space/Kindle from Amazon, and Smashword, because Smashword distributes across the board and has some nice self promotion free books, and it's really to make coupons to give away the soft copies.

Which ties into Smashwords did suggest participating in the free giveaways on the various book rating sites, which is why having an easy way to give them away was key. So, at least that many people read my books.

Can't say as I've sold that many.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

What was your experience with Create Space/Kindle?

Not quite sure about Smashwords - wasn't reviewed or rated anywhere.

[fresne.livejournal.com]

Pretty straight forward. No cost to use. I used my own art and had someone external copy edit. I formatted, uploaded, had it send me some copies at cost to review. Then made available. Crickets largely then follow. But if you're looking for a way to get it out there without spending much money, it works fine.

[sophist.livejournal.com]

I voted Kindle Direct, but that's because it's the only one I know. Take the vote with that in mind.