There’s A Book In You!

There’s A Book In You!By Viojieley Gurrobat

You know you have the skill, knowledge and ability to write abook. But what’s keeping you from writing is the problem ofpublishing it. You don’t have a direct line at the editors ofsome of the biggest publishing house in the country and youcertainly can’t afford getting rejected for several times bythese publishing houses. If this is your dilemma, then maybe itis time to consider self-publishing.
But what is self-publishing? Self-publishing basically allowsthe author to be in control of the entire creative and sellingprocess of his book. Self-publishing is one of the fastestgrowing book publishing method in the publishing industry. Ifyou are a self-published author you pay the full cost ofproducing your book and are responsible for marketing anddistributing it. This means that all subsidiary rights, thecopyright, all finished copies and all money received from booksales are solely your.
Printing the book is just a small part of publishing your book.Selling it is the most important factor. There are hundreds ofprinters out there that are willing to print your book. But youmust be careful in selecting the right one or it could cost youthousands of dollars in sales.
Profit may not always be your reason for writing a book. Yourbook may be designed and created to fill specific needs of abusiness, organization or your family or it may be designed toexplore your own interest. As traditional publishing housesprefer books that will interest the mass market, they will notusually accept a book intended for a small audience. Thus,self-publishing may be right for you.
Some of the reasons that people self-publish their work arebecause of time, control, profit, legacy and locality grounds.Because a book is a reflection of the author, self-publishinggives you the final word on the direction of your work. Alldecisions are wholly yours and not entrusted to third partieswho have interests different from your own. Additionally, as aself-publisher you own all rights to your book. If you use atraditional publishing company, they will own all rights. Thus,if they lose interest in your book you will not be able to printadditional copies unless you purchase your rights back. What’smore, people do not only publish their books to make money. Theypublish to share what they have learned or leave a legacy.
As a writer you would not want your precious books to end up insome dusty garage. So if you think self-publishing is right foryou then it’s time to start moving and polishing your pages toget them snapped up as soon as possible.
About the Author: Viojieley Gurrobat loves readings books inher spare time. She writes stories and poems about anythingunder the sun. For comments and suggestions kindly visithttp://www.aprintingpress.com/BookPrintingPress.html
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