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Jun 29, 2017 editors note this article is part of our 5series how to selfpublish your book guide. Like the others, cafepress also has private and public. You can always treat it like a demoaudition, and use the traction you gain to get a major book deal later. Stay away from recapping your company blog posts or simply publishing marketing material. Self publishing, writing and marketing your own books and booklets cathy pedigo on.
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