Updated 2012-2013 Edition. Includes instructions for CreateSpace Word templates. This clear hands-on approach guides you through the process of writing, self-publishing, and promoting your book the CreateSpace Way. They say everybody has at least one book in them, and publishing trends support that notion. In 2009, an estimated one million books were published-3/4 of them self-published. Discover how to choose a marketable topic, improve your writing skills, write an entire book, lay out your pages, design the cover and promote your book.