The speaker is sharing their experience with independent publishing. They first published a book titled "Jelly's Flight Diary," which is a record of their two years as a flight attendant. After six months of excitement, they adapted to their lifestyle, and later experienced boredom. The speaker decided to publish their diary entries as a book, which they made into a paper book and sold all 100 copies.
Their second book, "Jailly's Dubai House," is an e-book that details their money management from age 20 to 30 and the story of buying their first house in Dubai. The speaker kept a diary and wrote one page a day, which eventually turned into a 365-page book. They used an app called Face to make their second book into an electronic format.
The speaker outlines the process of independent publishing, which includes writing, producing, and printing. They also discuss the importance of starting with something they enjoy, the need for improvement in marketing, and the process of registering an ISBN for independent publishing. They express their hope to make a sequel to "Flight Diary" and provide advice for those interested in independent publishing.
1. The speaker independently published their first book, titled "Jelly's Flight Diary," which is a memoir of their two years as a flight attendant.
2. The speaker made 100 copies of the first book and sold all of them.
3. The second book, "Jailly's Dubai House," is an e-book of 100 pages, divided into seven steps. It tells the story of how the speaker managed their money from the age of 20 to 30 and how they bought their first house in Dubai.
4. The speaker was an exchange student before leaving to Dubai.
5. The speaker started a diary to record their daily life and thought about turning it into a book.
6. The speaker used Hangul to make the first book and an app called Face to make the second book into an electronic format.
7. The speaker decided on the size of the book based on their diary and made it according to the specifications.
8. The speaker divided the contents of the book into four chapters: excitement, adaptation, boredom, and inspiration.
9. The speaker took a picture of the sky seen through a small window on the airplane door and used it as the cover of the book.
10. The speaker made the second book in 4 months and the third book in 2 months.
11. The speaker read the book and ran the Naver spell checker many times from beginning to end to improve the content.
12. The speaker found several companies that print and took into account various factors such as the number of pages in the book, the material of the paper, and whether there are wings on the cover to set a price.
13. The speaker made about 100 books and all the books were sold out.
14. The speaker received orders online and distributed them by post office delivery.
15. The speaker plans to make "Flight Diary 2," which contains the process of working as a class crew member for two years.
16. The speaker has to register their business and go to the ISBN site to upload it.
17. The speaker hopes to improve their marketing skills and apply them in future publications.