这篇文章提供了一些不错的指引，但如果想了解更多细节（你想知道的一切），建议去读 Aaron Shepard 的博客，顺便读读他的《Aiming at Amazon》和《POD For Profit》。你会感谢我的。为了给自己留足后路，你绝对得从 Bowker 买属于自己的 ISBN（如果你在美国的话）。最重要的是，千万别用那种向你收出版费的“自费出版社”（vanity press）……
This article provides some good pointers, but for more detail (all you need to know), read Aaron Shepard's blog, and also read his Aiming at Amazon and POD For Profit. You'll thank me. To keep your options open, you definitely want to buy your own ISBNs from Bowker (if in the US). Above all, do not use a "vanity press" that charges you to publish…
Not vouching for him, but Aaron Shepard, a children's author, maintains you can self-publish efficiently and profitably these days. "In fact, by aiming at Amazon, I was able to sell close to 30% the number of copies sold by one of those nationally-distributed competitors including its bookstore sales. And because the profit from my publishing system is so high…
这篇文章提供了一些不错的指引，但如果想了解更多细节（你想知道的一切），建议去读 Aaron Shepard 的博客，顺便读读他的《Aiming at Amazon》和《POD For Profit》。你会感谢我的。为了给自己留足后路，你绝对得从 Bowker 买属于自己的 ISBN（如果你在美国的话）。最重要的是，千万别用那种向你收出版费的“自费出版社”（vanity press）……
This article provides some good pointers, but for more detail (all you need to know), read Aaron Shepard's blog, and also read his Aiming at Amazon and POD For Profit. You'll thank me. To keep your options open, you definitely want to buy your own ISBNs from Bowker (if in the US). Above all, do not use a "vanity press" that charges you to publish…
不是替他背书啊，但儿童作家 Aaron Shepard 坚称，如今自费出版既高效又能赚钱。“事实上，通过瞄准亚马逊（Amazon），我卖出的册数几乎达到了一家全国发行的竞品（包括其实体书店销量在内）的 30% 左右。而且因为我这套出版体系的利润率极高……”
Not vouching for him, but Aaron Shepard, a children's author, maintains you can self-publish efficiently and profitably these days. "In fact, by aiming at Amazon, I was able to sell close to 30% the number of copies sold by one of those nationally-distributed competitors including its bookstore sales. And because the profit from my publishing system is so high…