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Have questions about the publishing process? These new <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=7b028aa657&e=a2cc888f46" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Pressbooks</a> resources will help. <br>
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Need help understanding self-publishing, and where Pressbooks fits in? Here's our <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=1aa265ac95&e=a2cc888f46" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">visual guide to the self-publishing process</a>. <br>
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Repurposing Web content into book form adds value and convenience for your audience. Here's <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=bd56b3f720&e=a2cc888f46" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">how to go blog to book</a>. Plus, a <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=5cf365b590&e=a2cc888f46" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">handy infographic</a> that you can download and print.<br>
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Hugh had the No. 1 article on Medium.com in April, on whether books can save us from digital distraction. If you missed it, you can still read it <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=6eae497d0e&e=a2cc888f46" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">here</a>. If English is not your first language, you can also read the translated article in: <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=98f9cd91d1&e=a2cc888f46" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:normal;color:#1155cc;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Russian</a>, <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=5c3c638284&e=a2cc888f46" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:normal;color:#1155cc;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Portuguese</a>, <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=66e0a9c289&e=a2cc888f46" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:normal;color:#1155cc;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Italian</a>, <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=0a98ca9966&e=a2cc888f46" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:normal;color:#1155cc;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Spanish</a>, <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=a2345648e6&e=a2cc888f46" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:normal;color:#1155cc;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Japanese </a><br>
and <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=3693c335ef&e=a2cc888f46" style="color:#1155cc;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:normal;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Chinese</a>.
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<p style="line-height:20.7999992370605px;margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;text-align:left">Want some cool ideas you can adapt to your social strategy? Check out how some cutting-edge authors marketed their new book releases on social media. Get <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=8936ca41fe&e=a2cc888f46" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">inspiration</a> and tips on borrowing these ideas. </p>
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<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">This month, Pressbooks authors <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=31d806309c&e=a2cc888f46" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Ashley Fontainne</a>, <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=ceb67dfb44&e=a2cc888f46" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Justin Swapp</a> and <a href="http://pressbooks.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a260241aded0da249f7cdefa1&id=6da738d541&e=a2cc888f46" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Sujata Massey</a> shared their advice on writing, book marketing, indie publishing and more. </p>
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Will you be at IDPF/BEA/UPublishU? Us too! Email <a href="mailto:liz@pressbooks.com?subject=I'm%20Going%20to%20BEA%20&body=I'd%20like%20to%20meet%20with%20someone%20from%20Pressbooks%20while%20I'm%20there.%20" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">liz@pressbooks.com</a> if you'd like to meet up.
<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">As always, feel free to <a href="mailto:support@pressbooks.com?subject=I%20have%20input%20or%20a%20question%20about%20Pressbooks" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">reach out to us</a> anytime with feedback, input or questions. <br>
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Hugh, Liz & the Pressbooks Gang</p>
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