#HTSP - How to Self-Publish

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Eric Otis Simmons

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Also by Eric Otis Simmons

Multi-time Amazon Best Seller, "Not Far From The Tree, Getting Your Book Into Libraries, and ESETOMES Box Set."

Information provided in #HTSP - How to Self-Publish is intended to serve as a resource or primer for getting started in self-publishing.  However, there is no guaranty that self-publishing of any book or other written or spoken language publication will generate any income or guaranty results.  In addition to the lack of any guaranty, express or implied, there is also no express or implied Warranty.  Purchaser or any third party that receives this publication from a purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Author makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, in any respect to any matter relating to the contents of this publication including, without limitation, any strategy, course of action, or other undertaking.

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#HTSP - How to Self-Publish

Copyright © 2018 by Eric Simmons Enterprises, Inc.

All rights are reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the author.

This book is also available in print under ISBN 9780578409467 and others.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my wife, Cynthia, as we celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary this year.  Without question, you’re the best thing that has ever happened to me.  You keep me grounded, and for that, I thank you.  You are my best friend, and I sincerely appreciate you for all of your love and support over the years.

Acknowledgments

Many thanks to Carla Burton, Branch Manager of the Dr. Robert E. Fulton Library in Johns Creek, Georgia, for suggesting I develop a presentation to share information with others about how I was able to successfully self-publish my first book.  Carla’s recommendation spawned the creation of #HTSP – How to Self-Publish.

Thanks also to Michael McCree for reviewing this book.  As a Best Selling Author, Michael’s self-publishing acumen, insight, and ideas continue to inspire and keep me motivated about self-publishing.

About the Author

Eric Otis Simmons was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and moved to Montgomery, Alabama, at the age of 13 with his Mother, who raised him as a single parent.  He went on to graduate from Auburn University, where he finished in the Top 10% of his class (B.S. Business Administration, Marketing minor) and earned Varsity Basketball letters as a 5’ 7" walk-on player.

After College, Simmons spent a little over three decades in Corporate America in various Sales/Sales Management roles with Fortune 500 employers IBM, AT&T, GE, MCI, and W.W. Grainger.  At IBM, he was named Class President of the Company’s then world-renowned Sales Training Program and appeared on a WSFA-TV live broadcast entitled, Blacks in Corporate America.  His domestic and international business travels took him to 37 states and also Paris, Brussels, and Hong Kong, where he successfully closed sales of $500,000, $1 million, and $25 million, respectively.  During his AT&T tenure, Simmons was featured in Black Enterprise Magazine’s Powerplay section in an article entitled, The new deal on business entertaining.

A Certified Wix Webmaster, Simmons started his own website development company, Eric Simmons Enterprises, Inc. (ESE, Inc.) in 2017.  The company builds Personal Brand websites for High School Student-Athletes, to help them get recruited by College Coaches, Authors, Poets, and other Individuals.  ESE, Inc. utilizes Simmons’ Copyrighted EC3 Continuum methodology to assist Student-Athletes and their Parents with the critical stages of Engaging Coaches (for Recruiting), Engaging Colleges (for Admission), and Engaging Companies (for Employment). 

After roughly 15 years of people urging him to write a book about his life, on March 7, 2017, Simmons released his popular self-published Memoir, "Not Far From The Tree."  The book is dedicated to his Mother and speaks to the invaluable