ePub Club Checklist
Forming your own ePub Club is simple.
The Mission is: To support each other in the basic tasks of making our online books more discoverable.
Recommended:
Bring together a local group of up to 10 people. Keep it small, it works better! Best case scenario is when people can actually meet in person at least some of the time.
Checklist
1. SKILLS. Make sure everyone in your club can use the basic tools. Does anyone need help with a blog? How about getting their ebooks into Kindle? Take inventory of the strengths of each member.
2. LEARNING. Get help with the learning curves. If there’s something everyone is unclear on, find someone in your area who will teach you as a group. Chances are you can enlist someone who will be happy to give you a good group rate. After your sessions with your teacher, you can meet together and build your “collective brain area” as you use your new tools.
3. MEETING. Set a regular meeting time, at least once a month. Make sure everyone can get an email update of your meeting even if they can’t attend. At the meeting, check in and see where people are stuck. For example, does someone need help editing or finding an editor? Figure out who can help with what.
4. GOALS. Share your goals. Keeping each other accountable is a great way to move things forward. Make small goals so you can enjoy the feeling of momentum.
5. REVIEWS. For people who have books up on Kindle, get in there and write reviews. Reviews drive sales, and are mandatory for being discovered! Don’t write anything fake — that doesn’t help anyone. Write a short, honest paragraph of your experience of the book. Remember that you don’t have to read an entire book to review it. You can simply say “I’ve begun So’n'So by Mandy Milford. After the first 20 pages, I can see …” and so on. Be inventive. You will all need to do reviews for each other.
6. SHARE. Share your experiences, concerns, and successes here. We all benefit from learning what everyone else is doing. You can also participate in the chat, #epubchat, on Twitter, every other Friday 3-5pm Pacific time. Be sure to announce your newly published ebooks on #epubchat! We will add to the Checklist according to your suggestions, too.
7. CONGRATULATE. Any time a Club member publishes a new ebook, share the success in some way! Chocolate is my suggestion. I hope you know that embarking on this adventure takes courage and commitment. We’re creating the new world of publishing day by day, and you are part of it! Be sure you congratulate each other heartily for each success!
Very best wishes on your publishing adventure. Dream big and let me hear from you soon.
Suzanna Stinnett