To publish a book is to become immortal. Why? Because your name and most importantly, your ideas will live on even when you are no longer physically here on earth. For as long as there are people who read (for information and for pleasure), accept, or even oppose (for the sake of argumentation and critical analysis) your ideas, your person is alive through that book.
So you want to become a successful published author but you’ve found out that no major publishing company wants your work? You’ve just been dumped onto the road of real publishing success! I say real publishing success as opposed to fake publishing success. Do you realize that about 99% of all authors get rejected from major publishers just like you? Even if you haven’t began to the process of seeking a publisher for your written work this is for you.
Why does self-publishing carry such a stigma? Because the writer feels that it proves that his work is not worthy of being picked up by a publisher and he is forced into publishing himself. He feels he is accused of vanity publishing, but just submitting your book to a mainstream publisher shows some signs of an ego which is actually necessary for a writer. This scenario is flawed and is about to be blown out of the water.
Self publishing can feel like an overwhelming concept for the first time author, however with a little education and a publishing strategy, you will likely find that writing your book was the hard part, getting it published is easy.
Here are a few tips for your self publishing success:
Never before has it been so easy for the average person to publish his ideas to the masses. The printing press revolutionised the book industry in the 15th century and it is the same effect the internet is having on self-publishing in this day and age. Article, ebooks, reports and blogs are a few examples of self-published materials. You can literally wake up this morning with a great idea and have it in front of people in a day once you know the proper techniques.
Ebooks are part of the new frontier of cyberspace. They are an entirely new medium for sharing marketing information, ideas, techniques, and expert knowledge. Each day the number of people accessing the Internet grows, causing the exposure of your ebook to increase incrementally. It’s obvious why electronic self-publishing has become so popular so quickly.
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The occupation of the author’s assistant has been around for at least two hundred years, but it has taken on new meaning and relevance over the past few years with the increasing number of authors who are self publishing as a virtual process.
Publishing a book can be very stimulating! Just the idea of it gets the creative juices flowing. But before you even start going through the process of publishing a book, you should acknowledge these most crucial measures before publishing your new book. Be sure that you look at every step carefully so that you gain success as easily as possible:
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Like the Internet itself, online marketing resources such as blogs, chat rooms, and user groups are vast and puzzling. On one hand they offer that elusive “promise land” of free and effective marketing. On the other, they embody a “time sink” of astronomical proportions. They have addictive qualities and their effectiveness is measured only by your own self-control.
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This is a tough one. Very few books make money. The most profitable self-publishers use the book as a thick business card. They use it to introduce people to their concepts or ideas, and in exchange, the reader is enticed to buy their higher-end products and services. Thus, the book is a loss-leader used to bring in new customers to a business.
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