Your Guide to Publishing &
Printing
There
are several options for self
publishing and printing your books if you’ve tried to get published the
conventional way without any luck. One of the greatest things about self
publishing is that you get to bypass wait that comes with submitting your
manuscript only to find out that it isn’t what the publisher is looking for.
If
you choose to self-publish and print your own book, most companies that are on
the web will take you through the steps you must fulfill before your book is
published and ready to sell.
They
teach you how from registering your ISBN and bar code to preparing images and
getting a press ready PDF document, to preparing your manuscript and selling
your book on Amazon. They provide you with manuals and training modules so you
become an expert at designing, marketing, publishing and distributing your
book. They have free publishing guides and support contacts so that at any time
when you feel overwhelmed, they are just a blog away from helping to solve your
issue.
They
advertise for 50 soft cover books a price of $249.00 inclusive. This would
contain a color cover with perfect binding; 200 black and white 5 ½ x 8 ½ pages
delivered in 30 days or less. This would be for a regular manuscript. They also
advertise for Children’s books at a cost of $399.00 inclusive. They offer a soft cover in color with 25 full
color pages in 8 ½ x 11 formats with wire-o binding. This would be a great
format for manuals.
Perhaps
you feel you have a great concept for a Do-It-Yourself manual on Home Repair
that you can’t find anywhere in bookstores. Sit down and prepare the manual.
Finding the time to do this can be tedious, but would be rewarding if you sold
these books. If we were to take the cost of the children’s book price to
publish and print your book at a cost of $399.00 and you sold the manual for
$12/each, you could make $600.00. This would cover the initial cost of
publishing and printing your manual and leave you with a profit of $200.00. If
you increased the cost of your manual you would increase your profit.
The
key ingredient here is that you can do this on your own. If you don’t have the
time to wait for your submissions to be accepted by a publishing house, then
think about self-publishing your work. And think of the excitement of seeing
something you wrote in print or going to a bookstore and seeing your manual on
the shelves! And even more satisfaction knowing that you did it all by
yourself!
Of
course there are a lot of factors to take into consideration. First, you must
have an idea. Once you have an idea, start writing. There are many resources
online and at libraries that can assist you in the areas that are most
publishable. Do your research. You would be amazed at how many famous writers
went for years without being discovered. Self-publishing is one way to get your
ideas out there, without the wait.
