How To Self Publish A Book

2007-03-08 10:33:40

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You do not need to be an established writer to self publish a book. In fact, with a small capital investment, you can self publish a book and earn a lot more than most royalty contracts can give you. Aside from this, you do not need to wait for months or years before your book gets published and you also retain creative control over the materials, layout and content of the book that you publish.

First of all, you need to decide how large your target audience is. Some writers only plan to give away copies of their novel to family and friends. Other writers anticipate reaching a wider readership and print a greater volume of copies of their book.

Second, you need to decide on a book format. There are several types that can be accommodated depending on the purpose of the book and the content. Hardcover books are more expensive to produce compared to paperbacks. On the other hand, you can also use an electronic book format for distribution over the Internet. Since an electronic book is in a digital format, then there will be no paper printing required, making it the most economical of the three.

Third, you can also contact print on demand publishers. For a few hundred dollars, you can have as few as twenty-five copies to as many as five hundred printed in a short time. Most book printers use offset printing, which is what drives up the cost. With print on demand publishers, high end copiers are used instead, making it more cost-efficient to make fewer copies.

Finally, anticipate a lot of other expenses associated with production if you want to self publish a book. Self publishing entails hiring other people for assistance with design and layout and proofreading or you take on the responsibility yourself.


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