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Here are some tips to anyone who wants to self-publish a book. I completed the process of self-publishing a book (by myself) in hardcopy, eBook and audiobook format. The book has officially been copyrighted with the US copyright office. HOW I WROTE MY BOOK – Cost: $0 Contrary to popular belief, you can’t write a quality book solely with AI. You should have some knowledge on the topic to ensure that the AI information you do use is accurate and spoken in a manner that reflects you. Use the Microsoft Word book template. It’s an old template and they don’t offer it anymore. You may be able to find it online. The Word book template already has the Table of Contents and is formatted – may save you some time. Using the Word doc for your manuscript will make the conversion process easy. Center each page number, you’ll thank me later The final size of my book (sold on Amazon) is 6 x 9. Once the book is totally written in the default Word 8.5 x 11 format, you can change the book size within Word prior to uploading to Amazon. eBook Conversion – Cost: $0 I used the desktop app called Kindle Create. You can upload the Word formatted book to Kindle Create, review each page to ensure the layout looks awesome and save it to the proper eBook format. Audio Book – Cost: $0 dollars I used Audacity to record my audiobook. I already have a Yeti microphone and read two chapters at a time and took breaks. Prior to using Audacity, find a YouTube video that explains what the Kindle (ACX) settings are. I did not do this and had to correct each file. Know that each chapter needs to be recorded separately and uploaded separately. There also has to be an opening and a closing for the book. ACX has clear instructions. If your audio settings are not correct, the uploaded audio will have an error message. If you have too much “mouth noises” (dry mouth, smacking, dry tongue, etc) your audio will be rejected even if you have all the right settings. BOOK TITLE – Cost: $0 dollars AI helped me create the title of the book. I created a series of titles on my own that reflected the overall subject matter of the book, put them all into CHAT GPT, and asked CHAT GPT to create ten examples of book titles based on the information I put in. BOOK INFORMATION – Cost: $0 dollars I created the table of content based on a lecture I did on the book topic. I wrote down each chapter’s name and what points I wanted to make in each chapter. I then asked Chat GPT to give me information based on the information I put in. I did this one chapter at a time. I did this back and forth with CHAT GPT until I was satisfied. Reading outloud helps. Took two months to complete the book chapters. BOOK COVER AND IMAGES – Cost: $14.99 (Canva membership/month) I used Canva for everything. Great program US Copyright - paid the government $65 for added protection Hope this information helps. #selfpublishing #book #author #selfpublishingtips #tips #ninarossbusiness #cirttconsulting