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How to publish your own book online and make money. Youve just completed your first book, and you cant wait to present it to the world. Personally speaking, ive selfpublished 6 bestselling nonfiction books on amazon, sold tens of thousands of copies, and continue to collect thousands per month in royalty checks. Selfpublished books are often just ebooks, but some companies also create printed versions. Create a book online freebest print pricebook creator. The costs and benefits of publishing your own books bbc news. If you dont purchase your own isbn under your own publishing company name, then you are not the publisher.
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