The Road Map To Real Self-Publishing
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The world of book publishing is in an upheaval. Traditional publishing models are being torn apart and the participants in this once well-defined market are scrambling for new roles. The most important of these players, the author, stands to improve his or her position more than any of the other participants. This is primarily due to the advances in very affordable and readily accessible technology allowing an unknown author to self-publish their work as an eBook and a print-on-demand book. These self-published books can be available in all distribution channels from retail bookstores to the world's largest bookseller, Amazon. All of this can be done without the traditional steeplechase of writing query letters, landing a literary agent, getting picked up by a small to medium sized publishing house and then hoping for the best. And the best news, for those who want the ultimate in product quality while publishing with limited financial resources, you can do it yourself. An exciting new resource is available to help you each step of the way - NovelHelp FOR ME (www.novelhelp.com).
The self-publishing world needs a roadmap for the inexperienced. From Amazon to iPads, to the uninitiated it can seem like a bowl of spaghetti. If you want your book available to online buyers in printed formats as well as an eBook, how do you make that happen? How do I get my manuscript from my computer to the print-on-demand or eBook distributor? How about my cover? The artwork, ISBN's and barcodes? You need a guide, someone who does this work professionally and can help you each step of the way. Should this guide be an author services company that does everything for you? Or, should you seek out help from someone who can help you do it on your own?
Just as in vanity publishing, there are those less reputable players. Author services company's range from professional to sleazy. Those that sell hope and make, or strongly infer, that they will make you a success should be avoided. This is a work for hire service. You will get what you pay for. Check out your prospective partner before signing their engagement agreement. Understand your intellectual property rights and ask yourself where you will be in this relationship if the vendor fails to deliver. Check references - lots of them!
Companies providing services to authors vary in price and professionalism. Expect that a $400 special will not yield a book that looks near as professional as one costing two or three thousand dollars. The cheapie price will not get you much in the way of book formatting specialized for each distribution channel. If you have seen funny looking eBook formatting - lines ending in the middle of a page or headers, footers lost throughout the text and a host of other strange formatting anomalies -then what you have seen is a print format jammed into an eBook upload! The cheap job will also deliver a poor cover. You can read between the lines when the author services company says that your cover can be selected from one of many templates. Not much special there!
Investment is required to make professional self-publishing a reality. It takes more than just writing a great book. If you elect to take control of your work and publish on your own, you really have only two options. You can hire the work out to an author services company, or you can do it yourself. If you engage an outside firm, you need to carefully check out your new partner. You also need to understand that a cheap job will yield a cheap product. And, often that promise of a complete service for a low price is just the beginning of a bait and switch job!! Anything other than the bare minimum (that will look like a bare minimum!) will add to the price. After you have signed on the bottom line, you are stuck with the company you chose. Be careful!! Maybe you should consider doing it on your own? Check out www.novelhelp.com. If you have the time, they can show you the way for a whole lot less money than even the cheapest of author services companies.
Who is the do-it-yourself author? It could be you. Do you want to be in control of each part of your book's publication? From selecting distribution channels, creating or selecting stunning cover art, putting in place pricing strategies, maintaining your complete ownership in your copyright and making more money per book sold, the do-it-yourself world of self-publishing will be very rewarding. Avoiding a learning curve and the frustrations of truly going it alone is easy. Check out www.novelhelpforme.com and let them help you. You will get the assistance you need in their online schools and have access to topflight experts at their helpdesk. You won't get lost. You will be proud of what you publish and even happier with the money you save! NovelHelp - making self-publishing an affordable reality for you.
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