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Author: Grant Davis
< P > H a v e y o u w r i t t e n a b o o k y o u w a n t t o s h a r e w i t h t h e w o r l d ? N e w Y o r k i s t h e c a p i t a l o f t h e b o o k p u b l i s h i n g w o r l d , b u t r e m e m b e r s m a l l a n d m i d s i z e i n d e p e n d e n t p u b l i s h e r s i n o t h e r l o c a t i o n s c a n a l s o b e e l i t e a n d d o b u s i n e s s w i t h u n p u b l i s h e d a u t h o r s . < / P > < P > I t i s n o t a b s o l u t e l y n e c e s s a r y t o e n g a g e t h e s e r v i c e s o f a n a g e n t , b u t i t u s u a l l y i s a g o o d i d e a . T o d a y a g e n t s w h o k n o w t h e i r w a y a r o u n d t h e p u b l i s h i n g i n d u s t r y h a v e t h o u s a n d s o f b o o k s t o s e l e c t f r o m t o p r e s e n t t o p u b l i s h e r s . < / P > < P > S o m e a g e n t s w i l l o f f e r e n c o u r a g e m e n t a n d s u g g e s t i o n s t o i m p r o v e a c l i e n t s w o r k . A l s o r e m e m b e r t h a t w i t h n e w c l i e n t s a g e n t s h a v e a d d i t i o n a l c o s t s s u c h a s d u p l i c a t i o n , m a i l i n g / s h i p p i n g a n d o t h e r i n c i d e n t a l c o s t s . V e r y r a r e l y w i l l a n a g e n t l a y o u t e x p e n s e s f o r b e g i n n i n g w r i t e r s w h o a r e e x p e c t e d t o p a y t h e s e c o s t s a n d f e e s . < / P > < P > L a r g e p u b l i s h i n g h o u s e s u s u a l l y o n l y d e a l w i t h l i t e r a r y a g e n t s . < / P > < P > M a n y p u b l i c l i b r a r i e s h a v e c o p i e s o f t h e L I T E R A R Y M A R K E T P L A C E o n t h e i r s h e l v e s . T h i s b o o k l i s t s p u b l i s h e r s , a g e n t s , a n d s u b m i s s i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s . T h e s m a r t w r i t e r w i l l s p e n d t i m e r e a d i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s p u b l i s h i n g h o u s e s h a v e s p e c i f i e d . E n t r i e s a r e o f t e n l i s t e d b y s u b j e c t s . < / P > < P > H a v e y o u a l r e a d y t r i e d t h e t r a d i t i o n a l r o u t e a n d s u b m i t t e d y o u r m a n u s c r i p t t o v a r i o u s p u b l i s h i n g h o u s e s , a n d g o t t e n o n l y r e j e c t i o n s ? < / P > < P > Y o u a r e i n t h e c o m p a n y o f t h e m o s t f a m o u s a u t h o r s , m a n y o f w h o m h a v e r e c e i v e d r e j e c t i o n a f t e r r e j e c t i o n o f n o w b e s t s e l l i n g b o o k s . W h a t i s a n e w u n p u b l i s h e d a u t h o r t o d o ? I t o f t e n s e e m s t h a t o n l y c e l e b r i t i e s o r r e l a t i v e s o f b o o k p u b l i s h e r s g e t b o o k d e a l s t h e s e d a y s . < / P > < P > T h a t i s w h e r e s e l f b o o k p u b l i s h i n g c o m e s i n . M a n y f a m o u s a u t h o r s g o t t h e i r s t a r t t h r o u g h s e l f p u b l i s h i n g b o o k s t h a t l a t e r b e c a m e b e s t s e l l e r s . < / P > < P > O n e s u c h a u t h o r i s J a m e s R e d f i e l d , w h o s e l f p u b l i s h e d h i s b l o c k b u s t e r s p i r i t u a l n o v e l " T h e C e l e s t i n e P r o p h e c y " a f t e r h e r e c e i v e d r e j e c t i o n s f r o m s e v e r a l c o n v e n t i o n a l p u b l i s h i n g c o m p a n i e s . H e w a s s o s u c c e s s f u l s e l l i n g c o p i e s o f h i s s e l f p u b l i s h e d n o v e l o u t o f t h e t r u n k o f h i s c a r t h a t W a r n e r B o o k s p a i d h i m $ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r i t a n d " T h e C e l e s t i n e P r o p h e c y " w e n t o n t o s e l l o v e r 5 m i l l i o n c o p i e s . < / P > < P > O f t e n , a s w i t h J a m e s R e d f i e l d s e x a m p l e , s e l f p u b l i s h i n g y o u r b o o k i s t h e o n l y a v e n u e l e f t y o u . W h i l e m a n y u n p u b l i s h e d w o r k s d o d e s e r v e r e j e c t i o n , t h e r e i s a v i a b l e a m o u n t t h a t d o e s h a v e p o t e n t i a l m a r k e t a b i l i t y . I f y o u f e e l s t r o n g l y a b o u t t h e m e r i t o f y o u r w o r k , t h e n e x t s t e p i s t o f i n d t h e b e s t m e t h o d t o g e t y o u r b o o k i n p r i n t . < / P > < P > S o m e p u b l i s h e r s a r e o f f e r i n g P r i n t O n D e m a n d s e r v i c e s . T h e y a c c e p t y o u r m a n u s c r i p t a n d f o r a f e e w i l l p r i n t t h e m a n u s c r i p t . A f t e r t h e a u t h o r p a y s t h e c o s t o f s e t t i n g u p t h e b o o k f o r p r i n t i n g , h e o r s h e m a y o r d e r a s l i t t l e a s o n e b o o k o r a s m a n y c o p i e s a s t h e a u t h o r w a n t s . < / P > < P > I t i s a c o m p a r a t i v e l y n e w m e t h o d o f p u b l i s h i n g a b o o k . T h e d r a w b a c k o f t h i s s e r v i c e i s s i n c e y o u a r e n o t b u l k p u r c h a s i n g c o p i e s o f y o u r b o o k , y o u r c o s t p e r b o o k a t a o n e b o o k l e v e l g r e a t l y r e d u c e s y o u r p r o f i t . < / P > < P > Y o u m u s t a s k y o u r s e l f : d o y o u w a n t a t o k e n b o o k , o r d o y o u w a n t a t r u l y m a r k e t a b l e b o o k ? A m a r k e t a b l e b o o k i s o n e t h a t h a s a c o n s e r v a t i v e p r o d u c t i o n c o s t t h a t a l l o w s y o u t o s e l l i t a t f a i r m a r k e t p r i c e , a n d r e a l i z e a r e a s o n a b l e p r o f i t . A t o k e n b o o k i s o n e w i t h s u c h a h i g h r e t a i l p r i c e t h a t o n l y y o u r f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s w o u l d p u r c h a s e i t , m a k i n g i t a t o k e n p u b l i c a t i o n f o r y o u r e g o o n l y . < / P > < P > T o d e t e r m i n e a p r o j e c t e d f a i r m a r k e t p r i c e f o r y o u r b o o k , v i s i t y o u r l o c a l b o o k s t o r e a n d p r i c e t h e s e l l i n g p r i c e o f b o o k s s i m i l a r t o w h a t y o u a r e p l a n n i n g f o r y o u r o w n m a n u s c r i p t . I f t h e g o i n g p r i c e f o r s i m i l a r s o f t - c o v e r b o o k s i s $ 7 . 9 5 , t h e n y o u r o u t - o f - p o c k e t c o s t t o s e l f p u b l i s h y o u r b o o k i n t h e s a m e f o r m a t s h o u l d n o t b e m o r e t h a n 5 0 % o r $ 3 . 9 8 f o r t h i s e x a m p l e o f a $ 7 . 9 5 s e l l i n g p r i c e . < / P > < P > I f y o u u s e t h e s e r v i c e s o f a P r i n t O n D e m a n d s e r v i c e , y o u c o u l d f i n d y o u r o u t - o f - p o c k e t c o s t t o b e n o l e s s t h a n $ 1 2 p e r b o o k , n o m a t t e r w h a t t h e g o i n g m a r k e t r a t e i s . T h a t e x o r b i t a n t p r o d u c t i o n c o s t a n d c o n s e q u e n t t o o h i g h s e l l i n g p r i c e r e q u i r e d , w o u l d t h e n c l a s s i f y y o u r b o o k a t o k e n b o o k . < / P > < P > T o h e l p y o u i n y o u r b o o k p u b l i s h i n g q u e s t , m a n y s e l f p u b l i s h i n g b o o k s e r v i c e s o f f e r s e l f - p u b l i s h i n g g u i d e s a t a s m a l l f e e o r e v e n f o r f r e e . L e s s o n s i n s t y l e a r e a l s o o f f e r e d b y i n t e r n e t c o m p a n i e s . I f y o u w a n t e v e r y t h i n g d o n e f o r y o u , f r o m a r t w o r k t o e d i t i n g s e r v i c e s f o r y o u r m a n u s c r i p t , t h e s e s e r v i c e s c a n b e p r o v i d e d f o r a f e e . < / P > < P > N o m a t t e r t h e r o u t e y o u g o , i f y o u p e r s i s t y o u w i l l s e e y o u r m a n u s c r i p t p u b l i s h e d , e i t h e r t h r o u g h a m a j o r b o o k p u b l i s h e r o r s e l f p u b l i s h i n g . < / P > < P > P u b l i s h i n g , h o w e v e r , i s o n l y t h e f i r s t s t e p . T h e k e y f a c t o r t o h o w s u c c e s s f u l y o u r b o o k w i l l b e i s h o w a g g r e s s i v e i t i s m a r k e t e d . O f t e n t h a t d e p e n d s o n y o u r o w n e n t h u s i a s m a n d t i r e l e s s p r o m o t i n g t o r e a l i z e i n i t i a l s u c c e s s . B u t , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , w o r d o f m o u t h c o u l d e x p l o d e y o u r b o o k s a l e s a n d c a t a p u l t i t t o t h e n e x t b l o c k b u s t e r , w h e r e i t w i l l g o o n t o s e l l m i l l i o n s o f c o p i e s . < / P > < P > I f y o u n e e d f u r t h e r h e l p , y o u m a y w a n t t o v i s i t < A h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . b e s t b o o k p u b l i s h i n g . i n f o " t a r g e t = _ n e w > h t t p : / / w w w . b e s t b o o k p u b l i s h i n g . i n f o < / A > w h i c h c o v e r s a w i d e r a n g e o f i s s u e s a n d i n f o r m a t i o n o n b o o k p u b l i s h i n g . < / P >
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