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Nik Peachey | PeacheyPublications.com

http://peacheypublications.com

E M P O W E R I N G T E A C H E R S T H R O U G H S E L F P U B L I S H I N G

N I K P E A C H E Y



B L O G G I N G

I N T H E B E G I N N I N G


http://peacheypublications.com/free-stuff/web-2-0-tools-for-teachers


W E B 2 . 0 T O O L S F O R T E A C H E R S

I N T H E B E G I N N I N G


http://peacheypublications.com/free-stuff/web-2-0-tools-for-teachers


C R O W D S O U R C I N G F U N D I N G

M O V I N G O N


https://www.indiegogo.com


D I G I TA L V I D E O - A M A N U A L F O R L A N G U A G E T E A C H E R S

M O V I N G O N


http://peacheypublications.com/books/digital-video-a-manual-for-language-teachers


C R E AT I V I T Y I N T H E E N G L I S H L A N G U A G E C L A S S R O O M

M O V I N G O N


http://peacheypublications.com/free-stuff/creativity-elt-classroom


L E S S O N P L A N S & C L A S S R O O M M AT E R I A L S

M O V I N G O N


http://peacheypublications.com/products


1 0 L E S S O N S I N D I G I TA L L I T E R A C Y

M O V I N G O N


http://peacheypublications.com/books/10-lessons-in-digital-literacy


P E A C H E Y P U B L I C AT I O N S . C O MN I K P E A C H E Y


http://peacheypublications.com/



C R E AT I N G Y O U R B O O KE M P O W E R I N G Y O U R S E L F



E - B O O K F O R M AT S

• Keep it short and low cost

• Publish chapters

• Get feedback and iterate

• Roll shorter units into books



E - B O O K C R E AT I O N T O O L S

• Word

• Pages

• iBook Author

• Kotobee


http://www.apple.com/uk/ibooks-author/

https://www.kotobee.com/#/a_aid=peachpub


http://www.apple.com/uk/ibooks-author/

https://www.kotobee.com/#/a_aid=peachpub

D E S I G N

• Learn all you can

• Study things that look cool and try to imitate

• Google good design

• Do an online course


https://www.producthunt.com/topics/design-tools


D E S I G N - R E S O U R C E S

• Stock photo sites

• Free ones - https://pixabay.com/

• Take your own photos

• Creating graphs - draw.io

• Never use clip art


http://nikpeachey.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/creating-illustrations-and-infographics.html

https://pixabay.com/

http://draw.io


http://nikpeachey.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/creating-illustrations-and-infographics.html

W H E R E T O S E L LE M P O W E R I N G Y O U R S E L F



• TeachersPayTeachers - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/

• TES Resources - https://www.tes.com/

• Educents - http://www.educents.com

• TeachersNotebook - http://www.teachersnotebook.com/

• Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/

• Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/

• Payhip - https://payhip.com

• iBook Store - http://www.apple.com/uk/ibooks/


P L AT F O R M S T O T R Y

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Signup/referral:NikPeachey

https://www.tes.com/

http://www.educents.com

http://www.teachersnotebook.com/

https://www.smashwords.com/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/

https://payhip.com

http://www.apple.com/uk/ibooks/


P L AT F O R M S - M A R K E T P L A C E

• Who goes there?

• What do they buy?

• What do they charge?

• What formats do they host?

• Do they protect you?

• What marketing / communication tools?



T H E M O N E Y

• Transaction charge

• Percentage

• TAX / VAT

• Hosting

• Premium membership

• “100% of nothing is nothing”



TA K I N G PAY M E N T S

• Business bank account

• Paypal - http://paypal.com/

• Stripe - http://stripe.com/

• UPay - http://www.upay.co.uk/


http://paypal.com/

http://stripe.com/

http://www.upay.co.uk/


H O W T O S E L LE M P O W E R I N G Y O U R S E L F



M A R K E T I N G

• Social networks and communities

• Create an ad - https://vimeo.com/135839974

• Give away to influencers

• Facebook ads

• Reviews - Journals / blogs

• Strength in numbers - http://peacheypublications.com/work-with-us

http://peacheypublications.com/growth-hacking-your-ebook-sales


https://vimeo.com/135839974

http://peacheypublications.com/work-with-us

http://peacheypublications.com/growth-hacking-your-ebook-sales


O T H E R O P P O R T U N I T I E S

• Your books / materials

• Blogs and websites

• Courses

• Quizzes and courses

• Online teaching



O T H E R O P P O R T U N I T I E S

• Coursmos - http://www.coursmos.com/

• Knewton - https://www.knewton.com/

• Riddle - http://www.riddle.com

• Quizalize - https://www.quizalize.com


http://www.coursmos.com/

https://www.knewton.com/

http://www.riddle.com

https://www.quizalize.com


A N D F I N A L LYE M P O W E R I N G Y O U R S E L F



I S I T F O R Y O U ?

• Like a challenge

• Want to develop new skills

• Have an eye for design and detail

• Like the idea of being a business rather than just a writer

• Don’t mind marketing yourself

• Don’t mind dealing with bureaucracy

• Patient - Do what you love and the money may/will come?


http://peacheypublications.com/to-self-publish-or-not-to-self-publish-that-is-the-question


http://peacheypublications.com/to-self-publish-or-not-to-self-publish-that-is-the-question

S H I F T I N G T H E S TAT U S Q U O

• Boost your income

• Develop new skills

• Develop your employability

• Challenge the role of publishers in ELT



P E A C H E Y P U B L I C AT I O N S . C O MN I K P E A C H E Y


http://peacheypublications.com/



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