Book Serialization Updates
Quality Value Investing: How to Pick the Winning Stocks of Enduring Enterprises
Summary:
I am serializing my next book about quality-driven value investing on Substack Finance in real time.
With the manuscript’s interior body segments completed, the next progression is rewriting into chapter format using a renowned Hemingway method.
Upcoming steps include drafting the front and back matter, forming a book launch team, a Kickstarter campaign, a book cover reveal, copyediting and proofreading the final manuscript, and publishing with global distribution.
Welcome back to the serialization of my next book, Quality Value Investing: How to Pick the Winning Stocks of Enduring Enterprises. I am writing the book on QVI in Substack Finance and look forward to subscribers’ support and feedback as we write the manuscript, produce the print, ebook, and audio formats, and publish the book in real time.
In this post, I update interested readers on the next steps in completing the final manuscript and constructing the book.
The Body
I have completed the body segments and have rewritten each into chapter format, applying Ernest Hemingway’s “less is more” paragraph reconstruction technique.
The first draft manuscript’s chapter listing looks like this thus far (completed chapters are linked):
Chapter 1: Adopt a Checklist Approach to Investing Chapter 2: Begin with the Enterprises's Value Proposition Chapter 3: Screen for High-Quality Business Models Chapter 4: Calculate Shareholder Yields Chapter 5: Valuate Quality Company Stock Prices Chapter 6: Uncover Enterprise and Share Price Downside Risks Chapter 7: Curate an Actionable Investment Thesis Chapter 8: Become a Quality-Driven Value Investor Chapter 9: Set Strategic Financial Goals Chapter 10: Discover Our Circles of Competence Chapter 11: Embrace Dividend Value Investing Chapter 12: Master the Art of Behavioral Investing Chapter 13: Achieve Stock Market Alpha
Front and Back Matter
In the coming weeks, I will continue to edit and refine the manuscript’s next draft and produce the book’s front and back matter.
The front matter includes the main title page, books by the author, full title page, copyright page, dedication, table of contents, and preface.
The back matter includes appendices, a glossary, acknowledgments, and the author’s biography.
Preface: Invest in Current Wealth and Present Value Appendix I: Elements of Quality-Driven Value Investing Appendix II: Glossary of Investing Terms
Interior Construction
As the book segments for all three interior sections, front, body, and back matter, are completed, I will write the final draft manuscript and post it on Substack.
Next, I will use IngramSpark, part of the world’s leading book producer, to convert the copyedited manuscript into manufacturer PDFs of the jacketed case laminate hardcover, perfect bound softcover, and EPUB formats. We will produce an audiobook edition narrated in my voice on Amazon’s market leader, ACX, or another reputable platform.
Advance Galley Proof and Launch Team
From the manufacturer’s PDF masters, we’ll produce galley proofs, also known as advance reader copies or ARCs, of the formatted book.
Book Launch Team
Keep an eye out for a future announcement of the formation of the Book Launch Team for Quality Value Investing: How to Pick the Winning Stocks of Enduring Enterprises.
A book launch team is a group of volunteers, and each participant receives a complimentary download of their choice of the print or ebook galley proof or ARC from our trusted partner, BookFunnel.
As advance readers, the launch team members will have the opportunity to provide feedback to me for suggested updates/changes before the book’s final proofreading and production.
I used a launch team for my fourth book, Build Wealth with Common Stocks, and their individual and collective support was invaluable. I have also enjoyed participating in other authors’ book launch teams.
Quality Value Investing launch team members who actively participate in reading and providing feedback on the advanced reader galleys will be eligible to receive a personalized complimentary copy of the case laminate hardcover edition of the book on its publication. Also, their name will appear in the Acknowledgements section of the book with written permission.
In addition, galley proofs are sent to authors, journalists, podcasters, and other influencers in the investing world for reviews and endorsements.
Remember, if you are interested in participating, be on the lookout for the Launch Team formation announcement.
Cover Reveal and Global Distribution
At some point during the book’s production steps, we will do a cover reveal upon its completion by the talented book cover artist Robin Johnson of Florida Girl Design.
Once the above steps reach satisfactory completion, I’ll submit the final formatted print and electronic PDFs and audiobook sound recording to the top two book distributors worldwide, Ingram’s LightningSource and Amazon’s AMZN 0.00%↑ Kindle Direct Publishing, to manufacture, distribute, and market each published version: hardcover, softcover, ebook, and audiobook.
Next, the final print PDFs are sent to the US Copyright Office for an official copyright record and to the United States Library of Congress for its Cataloging in Publication (CIP) assignment of the book’s Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN). The LCCN appears on the front matter’s Copyright Page for librarians to catalog the print editions, ebooks, and audiobooks.
As is customary for newly published books, I’ll send the first two copies of the hardcover editions to the Library of Congress for permanent inclusion.
Thanks for reading. I hope you are as excited as I am about completing and launching the Quality Value Investing book on Substack Finance in real-time.
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About the Writer
David J. Waldron is the contributing editor of Quality Value Investing and author of the international-selling book Build Wealth with Common Stocks: Market-Beating Strategies for the Individual Investor. David’s mission is to inspire the achievement of his readers’ financial goals and dreams. His work has been featured on Seeking Alpha, TalkMarkets, ValueWalk, MSN Money, Yahoo Finance, QAV (Australia’s #1 Value Investing Podcast), Money Life with Chuck Jaffe, LifeBlood with George Grombacher, The Acquirer’s Multiple, Capital Employed, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, the BookLife Prize, and Publisher’s Weekly. David previously enjoyed a 25-year career as a post-secondary education executive. He received a Bachelor of Science in business studies as a Garden State Scholar at Stockton University and completed The Practice of Management Program at Brown University.
Premium subscribers (paying) can download a complimentary copy of Build Wealth with Common Stocks for a limited time. Active premium subscribers can refer to their welcoming email to access the download link or DM @davidjwaldron.
Bonus: In addition to the free download of Build Wealth with Common Stocks, Founding Subscribers (Premium+) of Quality Value Investing on Substack are eligible to receive a complimentary personalized copy of the case laminate hardcover edition of the book from the author.
Additional Bonus: For their generous contribution to the mission of QVI, Founding Premium+ subscribers receive a complimentary permanent renewal of their subscription for the life of the service (after the first paid year, no need to renew).
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