Publish Your Book with Print on Demand: The Step-by-Step Workbook for Busy Moms

Publish Your Book with Print on Demand
A step-by-step workbook for busy moms: from blank page to real paperback

Dreaming of holding your own book, but no idea where to start? Formatting, cover sizes, ISBNs and royalty rates can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re writing in the gaps between school pickup and bedtime.

This workbook breaks the whole process into five simple steps, with checklists you can tick off and worksheets you fill in with your own book’s numbers.

Inside you’ll find:

• Your 5-step publishing roadmap. A one-page plan for the fridge, with start and goal dates for every step.
• Step 1: Write your book. Writing tools compared (free and paid), AI prompt starters that help you outline and edit without losing your voice, and a 15-minute writing sprint tracker.
• Step 2: Format it into a book. A to-scale chart of popular trim sizes, plain-English margin and bleed rules, and a comparison of formatting tools.
• Step 3: Create your cover template. How to use the KDP Cover Calculator, Bookow and other free tools, plus a simple spine-width formula and a worked example.
• Step 4: Design your cover in Canva. A 10-step walkthrough, design tips, a cover sketch page and the “thumbnail test.”
• Step 5: Upload and publish. Amazon KDP vs IngramSpark vs Lulu side by side, with pros, cons, costs, fees and royalty examples updated for 2026. It also covers ISBNs explained simply and which platform is right for you.
• Sell and promote. Why your own website matters even if you’re on Amazon, 10 more places to sell your book, and a 30-day launch roadmap.
• Keep-handy pages. Budget and pricing tracker, master checklist, plain-English glossary and a links page.

This workbook is for you if:

• You want to publish a non-fiction book, journal, planner, workbook, devotional, cookbook or kids’ book
• You’re a complete beginner, or you’ve started and got stuck on the technical parts
• You want a calm, clear plan you can follow in 15-minute pockets of time

Format: Instant PDF download, 39 pages, US Letter size. Print it and write by hand, or annotate it on your tablet.

Please note: Platform fees and royalty rates were checked in October 2026 and can change. The workbook shows you how to confirm the current numbers for your own book. This is a digital product; no physical item will be shipped.