From blogs to books. Today, an academic or a researcher is no longer at the mercy of a publisher to get his or her work published. This presentation, which I made at Allahabad University in Oct 2012, describes various avenues available today for self-publishing books, ebooks, interactive books and multimedia courses.

2. Charles
Leadbeater’s
book
‘We-­‐Think’
–
started
life
as
a…

3. dra9
of
the
book
shared
online
(in
2006
the
author
put
the
complete
first
dra9
online
and
solicited
comments)

4. Readers
could
send
comments
to
the
author

5. He
even
set
up
a
Wiki,
where
in
the
Wiki
spirit,
people
could
edit!

6. In
the
final
paperback,
the
author
graciously
acknowledges
contribuMon
of
others

7. The
final
paperback
has
done
well
in
terms
of
sale
In
hindsight,
it
was
not
a
da9
idea!

8. From Blogs to Books

9. Blog…
to
gradually
-­‐ Build
your
idea
-­‐ Sculpt
your
thought
-­‐ Shape
your
argument

10. Feedback
and
Comments
-­‐ Fresh
perspecMves
-­‐ Polish
your
argument
-­‐ Connect
with
audience
needs

11. Edit/
Blog
Feedback
Collate
Book

12. Lectures/ Edit/
Feedback
Presentations
Collate
Multimedia
Book

13. Blog
Self-Publishing Ecology
Lectures/ Edit/
Feedback
Presentations
Collate
Online
Discussions,
Book
Wiki,
Book
Club
Multimedia
Book
ONLINE
LEARNING
(with
links
to
discussions,
PLATFORM
updates,
links…)

14. Future
eBooks
-­‐ MulM-­‐layered
-­‐ Easy
to
update
-­‐ Linked
to
resources
Source:
Future
of
eBook,
IDEO

15. Future
eBooks
-­‐ Linked
to
discussions
-­‐ Links
to
citaMons
Source:
Future
of
eBook,
IDEO

16. Future
eBooks
-­‐ Easy
to
recommend
-­‐ Easy
to
share
Source:
Future
of
eBook,
IDEO

17. Future
eBooks
-­‐ Live
annotaMons
-­‐ Live
connecMon
to
Social
Media
-­‐ Real-­‐Mme
data
updaMon
Source:
Future
of
eBook,
IDEO

18. iBooks
already
offer…
InteracMve
Gallery
3D
Images
Study
Notes
Video

24. 1.
Conceptualise
Steps to
2.
Research
Self-Publishing
a Book
4.
Peer
Review
6.
Self-­‐Publish
5.
Edit

25. 6.
Self-­‐Publish
FREE:
ROYALTY:
-­‐ Students,
Self
-­‐ Amazon
Kindle
-­‐ About
a
hobby
-­‐ Apple
iBooks
-­‐ Autobiography
-­‐ Lulu

26. Publishing
eBooks
for
Free

27. Calibre
(free)
–
convert
word,
pdf,
txt…
into
eBooks

28. MobiPocket
Creator
(free)
–
convert
word,
pdf,
txt…
into
eBooks

29. iBooksAuthor
(free)
–
create
e-­‐books
for
iPad,
iPhone

30. 2ePUB
(free)
–
eBook
Creator

31. Dot
e
Pub
(free)
–
covert
webpages
to
ebooks
(create
books
for
self-­‐reference)

32. Simple
Booklet
(paid)
–
create
interacMve
books
for
your
website,
blog,
tablet,
facebook

33. Blurb
(paid)
–
create
interacMve
books
ebooks
or
printed
books

34. Publishing
eBooks
for
Royalty

35. Amazon
–
Kindle
Direct
Publishing
(KDP)

36. Apple
-­‐
iBookStore

37. Lulu

38. Create
Space
–
On-­‐demand
Paperback

39. Self-­‐Publishing
for
Royalty
-­‐
Things
to
consider
• Pricing
–
affordable
educaMon,
royalty
• PromoMon
–
twifer,
facebook,
blog,
free
samples,
reviews
• ISBN
• MulMple
Format
–
mobi,
ePub,
paperback
• Payment
terms
of
distributor
(min
payment
level)
• Updates
Loads
of
how-­‐to
videos,
blog
posts
and
other
free
resources
easily
available

40. From
Self-­‐Publishing
Books…
…To Making Online Courses

41. CNX.org
–
remix
content
into
books
or
courses

42. CNX.org

43. CNX.org
–
New
IniMaMve

44. Kno
–
Social
Learning
Made
Easy

45. Create
and
Distribute
/
Sell
a
Course
Online

46. Use
your
learning
nuggets
to
create
a
course

47. WizIQ
–
Distribute
or
Sell
Courses
Online

48. WizIQ
for
Teachers
–
Archived
or
Live
Training

49. Why
Self-­‐Publish?
• Esoteric
Topic
–
long-­‐tail
of
educaMon
• Customised
–
to
suit
the
needs
of
a
parMcular
audience
• Catalyze
discussions
and
deliberaMons
• Own
Clarity
of
Thought
–
long
form
thinking
• Acquiring
elite
status
–
several
success
stories
• Possible
large
reach
• Brand
–
use
publicaMon
as
a
tool

50. “ You are what you share
–
that
is
the
ethic
of
the
world
being
created
by
YouTube,
Wikipedia
and
Facebook.
We-­‐
Think
is
a
rallying
call
for
the
shared
power
of
the
web
to
make
society
more
open
and
egalitarian.
”
-­‐
Charles
Leadbeater

51. For
learning
modules
on
skills
relevant
for
flourishing
in
the
21st
century
visit
-­‐
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53. Thank you
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