Talking Publishing to Grade 7s and 8s

Tomorrow I am presenting to small groups of Grade 7 and 8 students, as part of Family Literacy Day activities at a local elementary school. Other authors have been invited, but out of the participants I apparently have the greatest familiarity with eBooks and the current trend toward self-publishing so will be focusing on that. May as well kill two birds with one stone and make my blog double as my notes for the students.

To simplify the publication process to its barest elements, a book...