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How to Publish Spiritual Poetry

Many people today are self-publishing on-demand books on a variety of topics including spiritual poetry. It has become a popular way to publish in book or ebook formats. Several companies online like Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon's CreateSpace or Lulu offer self-publishing options. Each company offers royalties paid on purchases. Research each company before choosing one to publish your spiritual poetry.

Instructions

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      Select a self-publishing company. Register with the company. Provide your contact information and royalty payment option. Without this information you cannot be paid. Verify the account creation. Begin publishing.

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      Select the book format as either hardcover, paperback or E-book. Review the company's content guidelines before proceeding. Upload your spiritual poetry content. The publisher will modify the content to fit their specific system. Review the modified content. Click OK to proceed.

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      Create cover art for your book. Select a design template and add the title and author of the book. Finish creating the cover. Most companies provide cover making services for a fee.

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      Purchase an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) through Bowker or use the free one provided by the self-publishing service. ISBN's identify books with 10 or 13 numbers.

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      Price your spiritual poetry book based on the minimum price suggested by the publisher. Complete the project and order a proof copy if you created a hardcover or paperback book. Review the copy and put on sale if there are no errors. If errors are discovered, modify and upload your content file again and proceed through the process to order another proof copy.

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