I know I have talked about my newest eBook A LOT this week. Sorry about that.

Actually, no, I am not sorry.

I try not to push my books too much on my blog. I figure that if you like what I write in my blog posts, you are smart enough to buy some of my books if you want to.

I don’t like to pressure anyone into buying my books.

But this week I have put on a lot of pressure. Why? Not because I want you to buy my book, but because I DON’T want you to buy it. I want you to get it for free!

I Don’t Want You to Buy My Book

Seriously, the reason I have written five blog posts this week about my newest eBook is because I don’t want you to have to pay for it.

It has been available on Amazon all week as a free download, but after today, it will never again be free, and I want you to get a free copy before the offer is gone for good.

Even if you don’t think you would ever read this book, or don’t think you ever want to publish a book of your own, go download it anyway. That way, if you ever decide to publish a book, you will have one to read.

Or if you ever have a family member who wants to get published, or if your pastor at church decides to pursue publishing, you will have a book to let them borrow.

I would hate it if next week your neighbor came over to you and said, “I want to get my book published. Do you know of any good books that can give me some suggestions on how to proceed?” and you had to tell them to go buy my book because you neglected to download it when it was free.

Look, I am not going to lie… I like it when people buy my books. I do. It helps pay the bills and cover all the costs of publishing a book like this.

But I also love to give my books away for free when they first come out. Most authors try to rack up as many book sales as possible during that first week of publication, but I try to give away as many books as possible. I can’t apologize for trying to give my books away.

So go download my book on Amazon right now
Also, invite others to do the same using the Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ buttons below. Thanks!

Don’t wait until tomorrow because this free giveaway on Amazon ends tonight, January 3, 2014!

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My newest eBook came out on Amazon this week. It’s called Book Publishing Instructions.

If you have already started reading it, would you mind leaving a review of the book on Amazon? Just click the link above and then click the button on that page to leave a review. Thanks.

But what if you have not yet downloaded the book?

Gasp!

Well, what are you waiting for? If you are waiting till it is not free any more so you can pay $9.99 for it, that’s cool with me, but seriously, here are 10 reasons why you should go download this book today:

1. It’s FREE! (But only for another 36 hours or so)
2. In the book, I tell you where and how to get a FREE manuscript template.
3. I also share tips and suggestions for writing your manuscript to save you dozens of hours down the road.
4. I show you how to typeset your book so that it looks professional and polished.
5. I provide you with ideas for editing your book and getting it edited by others.
6. I give you tools and advice for designing your cover.
7. I provide step-by-step instructions for publishing your book as an eBook with Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Apple.
8. I give you detailed instructions on publishing your book as a paperback book with Amazon and Ingram.
9. I provide ideas and suggestions for getting your book into people’s hands.
10. Did I tell you the book is FREE?

You know what to do: Go download it now.

PS., I am sorry to keep writing posts about this free offer this week… I feel a bit like a salesman. Thankfully, I am not selling anything. I just don’t want you to miss out on getting this book for free. I don’t want others to miss out on it either, and you can help me spread the word by sharing this post using the buttons below. Thanks!

Last week I found a website by a person who who was offering a particular service for $1497. This was a discount from the $2497 they usually charged…

My question is… why pay that much money when you can get it for free?

Yep, my newest eBook is free this week on Amazon, and I don’t want you to have to pay for it. 

…What did you think I was talking about?

 The normal price for this eBook is $9.99, but this week only, I am offering it as a free download at Amazon. So go download it now! 

FREE Book Publishing Instructions

Most of what I have learned about publishing books was learned through lots of trial and error, buying and reading similar books by others (none of which are as complete as this book), and spending hundreds of hours reading and deciphering thousands of blogs posts and instruction guides from the internet. I boiled all that information down into 184 pages of step-by-step Book Publishing Instructions.

As indicated above, I found a website last week which will help you publish your book on Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble, for about $1500.

I completely agree that such a service is worth that amount of money. It literally takes scores of hours to turn a manuscript into a publishable book and then prepare it for distribution on Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble.

So I think you will agree that the $9.99 price I set for this eBook is a screaming good deal.

But you want to know what is even a better deal?

Fifteen years ago when I first started pursuing publishing, I probably would have been glad to pay $1497 for all the information I have packed into Book Publishing Instructions.

You want to know why I didn’t? Two reasons:

1. I was dirt poor (Our total income was less than $10,000).
2. I don’t think such information was available back then.

Today, while the information is probably worth $1497, I still probably wouldn’t pay that. Why not? Two reasons:

1. I am not really “poor” but I don’t have $1497 to spend on publishing a book (or anything else for that matter… I don’t own a cell phone, pay for cable TV, or go out to eat).
2. Why pay $1497 when I can get the same information for less than $10….

Or better yet…

OK, OK, I won’t show that annoying graphic again…

Look, Book Publishing Instructions contains everything I have learned so far about publishing books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Apple. It also teaches you to publish your book as a paperback. It is incredibly valuable information, and I am giving it away for free this week only. 

Book Publishing Instructions is primarily written for people who want to self-publish their book, but even if you are pursuing traditional publishing with an established publishing company, this book will provide valuable insight and resources for helping you prepare your manuscript and build your reading audience so that you have a better chance of getting your book picked up by a publisher. 

As for me, I always self-publish my books (though that might change in the future) because traditional publishers would never allow me to give my books away for free, and right now, that is something I really enjoy doing with all the books I write. 

Giving away my books doesn’t make much sense (or cents!) from a business perspective, but I try to write and publish my books from a Kingdom perspective, which for me (this doesn’t mean this way is for everyone!) means that I initially give every new book away for free. (If you want to get notified of future book giveaways…. and immediately get a second free eBook, make sure you subscribe to my free email newsletter.)

So anyway, while most of my books deal with Scripture and theology, this current free eBook is intended to help you get your books into print as well. I want you to be as successful as possible in getting your words and your ideas into the minds and hearts of others…. do these three things:

1. Go download my free eBook of Book Publishing Instructions.
2. Read it.
3. Get published. 

P.S., If you have already downloaded it… Thanks! Would you mind inviting others to do the same using the share buttons below? Double Thanks!

I don’t know how many books I have written. Twenty or so….

Nine have been published.

Like most authors, I have about 97 other book ideas on my computer that I want to write. This is part of the reason I struggle so hard to finish books. I get half-way through, and then a new book idea comes along which I just have to work on right now!

As I mentioned a few months ago, I am half-way through three big book projects… and as you can see, I put them all aside to write this current book which I am giving away for free this week… At least I finished this one though. Now I hope I have the perseverance to get back to one of the others.

My Publishing Experience

Over the last ten to fifteen years of writing, I have learned a lot about publishing. I wrote a few books, got published in a few theological journals, worked for a publishing company, wrote a few more books, and even started my own publishing company (more on that at a later date).

This book I am giving away for free this week contains all the information I have pulled together over the past fifteen years of writing. Book Publishing Instructions contains almost everything I have learned about publishing. I am sure I will learn a lot more in the future as I continue to write and publish books, but this book contains what I know up to this point.

And I want to give you a copy FOR FREE.

Download Book Publishing Instructions for Free

How can you get it? Easy. Just go to Amazon and download a copy for yourself. You can read it on a Kindle or any computer, phone, or eReader with a free Amazon Kindle App.

Here is a screenshot of the table of contents so you can see roughly what sort of information the book contains.

Does this new book look boring?

Be honest…

Of course it looks boring. It’s a “How to” book! It’s definitely not full of intrigue, suspense, and plot twists. But the information this book contains is invaluable.

Frankly, $9.99 is a fantastic deal for this book. But this week, you get an even better deal. You can download it for free.

So don’t delay. Go download it now:

How about telling others on Facebook and Twitter to go download it as well: