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I agree
With HarryT.
Editing and proof-reading I've already noticed is a big problem. Find someone that you really trust to read your work for you before you go "live". Not easy I know, but misused words, blatant grammar issues and typos can really reduce the appreciation of a book when used to professionally edited works.
Where do you find these people? Probably wouldn't hurt to start right here. You may need to negotiate a little informal payment, or maybe not depending on the person - but I think you're shooting yourself in the foot if you think that your work can survive without 3rd party proof-reading at least.
Next comes the marketing and I think that the best way to generate buzz for an independent author is through reviews on key sites. Amazon is great, but so is anything that works: Smashwords, GoodReads, sites dedicated to independent authors, even threads here are better than nothing.
Regards
Caleb
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