Top 3 Important Thoughts About Self-Publishing

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Time Magazine's 3 Self-Publishing Important Thoughts

Time Magazine’s Andrew Rice wrote a very interesting article entitled “The 99 cent Best Seller” in the December 10th issue last 2012. Unfortunately, the article in reference is available only to subscribers. No worries though as a lot of sources on the Internet republished his article. Below are three key points worth checking out and pondering.

1. Emotional thing – One of the most thrilling things that could happen to an author is to purchase or download a copy of their book for the very first time. It just feels so good to know that you’re a certified published author already.
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2. Self-published books on review – Every now and then, self-published books appear on New York Time’s best sellers list. Self-published titles are no longer excluded from the list of books for review. A lot of book critics are now... Continue reading here...

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Questions To Ask Before Submitting Your Manuscript

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Planning to submit your manuscript? Ask these questions first!

Self-publishing a book is not easy. It involves a lot of different tasks from the moment you conceptualize and write your book to the moment you publish and market it. Speaking of marketing, one of the many ways you can create an effective marketing plan is to ask yourself a question or two about your book before you send your manuscript to your chosen self-publishing company.

Below are the 5 what-questions you need to ask yourself before hitting that submit button:

1. What are your goals?
Identify your goals and list them on a piece of paper so that you won’t forget them. Some authors even write their goals on a whiteboard to remind them what they need to do and so they don’t stray from their goals. Additionally, knowing your goals will enable you to measure if they are possible and attainable.

2. What is the title of your book?
Shorter book titles are better because they are more quickly and easily retained in people’s minds. Don’t forget though that for your book to be a success, you should create a good book with an interesting beginning, engaging middle, and a thought-provoking, emotion-captivating end.

3. What are the titles of your book competitors?
This is one of the hardest parts about publishing your book. Why? Because you don’t know if your chosen title already exists, or if there is a similar one already out there? Therefore, you need to conduct a search for your book’s title, either by visiting your local bookstore or searching online. Remember to make sure your title is both unique and appealing to your target readers.

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Partridge Publishing: Challenges of Self-Publishing

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Published on June 25, 2013

Partridge India: Challenges of Self-Publishing

As a self-published author one has to overcome a number of hurdles. Many say that the authors who have failed to publish a book through traditional ways go for the self-publishing route. As a self-publisher we also have to sell most of our books through the internet and find it hard to get bookshops to stock our work. Also books can be over priced. So if you are thinking of self-publishing keep a close eye on the price. And also remember that there are extra costs like postage and packaging.

However it pays to be persistent.

I have managed to get a book launch for my book. I would like to thank Waterstones Portsmouth, UK who arranged a book signing event for my book Disasters. I have also done a number of radio and television interviews. My book has also been reviewed in numerous publications like the journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine and the world renowned Kirkus Reviews. Social media has also been used to publicise my book. So follow me on Twitter and Facebook if you want to know what I am up to. The news that my book had been named as one of Kirkus’ Best Books of 2011 was picked up by... Continue Reading...   

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