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How to publish a book and sell your first 1,000 copies by joe bunting 102 comments i work with a lot of writers, and by far the most frustrated, disappointed, and confused writers i work with arent the ones chasing after the publication of their first book, trying to figure out how to publish a book. Like the others, cafepress also has private and public options. Are you an independent author just starting out, a publisher with limited facilities or with a new, unknown author, or are you a book collector selling off your collection. They also provide you with the ability of self publishing your books.
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