With Karl Mamer, author of The Skeptic's Book of Lists
Karl Mamer shows you how to write, format, upload, and sell your book on Amazon's self-publishing platform. He walks step-by-step through the tools you can use, the basics of book design, Amazon's royalty model, and setting realistic sales expectations. Along with loads of self-publishing tips, one lucky participant will leave with a raffled copy of Karl's book The Skeptic's Book of Lists!
At the end of the workshop, James Ruth, the self-published author of Accept the Lies, a Private Investigator thriller, will discuss his self-publishing journey.
Burlington resident Karl Mamer is the long-time host of The Conspiracy Skeptic podcast and author of The Skeptic's Book of Lists, which he self-published on Amazon in 2021. In 1995, Karl was the first person in Canada to write a regular column about the 'new' Internet and net culture, "Cyberspace," for a major Canadian daily paper. He has also written four nonfiction guides to the Internet through a publishing house.
Along with his self-published novel Accept the Lies, Burlington resident James Ruth has written several short stories for the Hamilton Mountain Writers Guild.
Borrow The Skeptic's Book of Lists from our collection.
Borrow Accept the Lies from our collection.
If you need an accessibility accommodation during this program, please register early so we can confirm arrangements a few days before your visit.
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