International Self-Publish First Book As Traditional Publishers For Modern Life
I spent a great deal of time researching self-publishing. In the process I discovered that most self publishing companies don’t care if you sell books. Your book may get listed and be available through a wholesaler or listed with Ingram, but you still must do almost all of the marketing yourself. You have to get the word out.
You’ve written an incredible first novel. You’ve been instantly signed by one of the top literary management companies. Your agent helps you polish it and is super-enthusiastic about finding a publisher. In the same month he starts sending it out the economy crashes. Your agent spends a year submitting it but finds no takers. He bemoans the fact that his business model no longer works, that publishers are laying off editors right and left. ‘It now takes a committee to even look at a first time writer,’ he says. What do you do now?
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Can you self publish a book before you publish it traditionally?
I’m currently working on my first novel and I was just wondering if there is any type of rule that says I can’t self publish it first, then go the traditional route?? The main reason I’m wanting to do this is because of the process of traditional publishing requires you to find an agent first. And that requires me to have to send my work to them, and I wouldn’t want to risk anyone stealing my work.
Thanks 🙂
It takes much time to publish through self publishing. This means many months and even many years. It all depends on the the story you submit and how fast the publishing house reviews and accepts it.
When accepted, you get paid for the rights and then they publish your book according to how they want it packaged. In case your manuscript is rejected, you can move to another traditional publishing and go through the same process.
In self-publishing, you have full ownership of the whole publishing process. You can have your book packaged according to what you want and you can have it published in a period of 5 to 6 weeks.
You may check this site for more information of the whole publishing process:
http://selfpublishingjourney.wordpress.com/
I hope you find this answer useful and relevant to your writing journey.
No, you cannot do this. Publishers buy first rights. If you’ve self-published, you have already used them.
You need to think about this sensibly. How do agents make their money? By having an impeccable reputation for getting their clients a good deal. Whatever agent is going to throw that all away by stealing a complete newcomer’s manuscript, which may well never even get published?
Do your research and don’t send to agents without a good reputation, of course. But if, as a newbie writer, you tell established pros that you don’t trust them to do jobs which they’ve been doing for decades, they’ll just roll their eyes and tell you to get stuffed. There will be several hundred other manuscripts on their desks – yours will be no loss.
You are the cowboy here. They are the pros. Yes, you will have to send your work to them for them to publish it. You’d also have to send it to a self-publisher, unless you are so paranoid you plan to buy your own printing press and binding equipment…
Try to explore http://www.authorhouse.co.uk
They have got service in UK and US.
They use print on demand system. They print the book based on your need.
It seems that you really have a good material based on the feedback of your readers. The most important thing you need to do at this stage of time is to concentrate on finishing your book. When you have your manuscript ready, you are ready to get published.
If you want to get published through traditional publishers, you need to get an agent who will help you get your manuscript reviewed by the publishing house.
Self-publishing could be an option for you if you want to take full control of your book’s publishing from cover to cover. You would need the services of self-publishing companies for this.
For more detailed information, you may get this FREE book publishing guide and a publishing consultant will walk you through the whole publishing process free of charge:
http://www2.xlibris.com/requestkit/index.asp?src=aop&key=qac
Check this site. It also provides information on how to get a book published:
http://selfpublishingjourney.wordpress.com/
Good luck to your publishing journey!
AMAZING!
You are so talented! I have alot of work to do before I’m able to write at this level. You describe everything so well!
Keep on writing!
best way to publish a book?
what is the best way to get a book published. i’m in the process of writing a book but it’s not done yet. a lot of people have read it and by a lot i dont mean my closes friends. i mean random ppl who i asked. (yes i asked random ppl @ my school). so far everyone says they want to read the rest of it. so how should i go about publishing it? the traditional way or self publish?
READ+REVIEW- bit more of the book I am writing/publishing.?
Chapter One
Her head was pounding with an excruciating headache. A loud, rushing sound like that of the ocean filled her ears- making it so that she couldn’t hear anything outside her head. She couldn’t bring herself to open her eyes. Not yet. First she took the time to ascertain that he was gone with her other senses. She couldn’t feel his electric, unignorable presence around her- couldn’t hear his quiet breath, or smell his unique scent, even while the ghost of it lingered in the air. Once that was done, a little more of her memory came back and, tentatively reached a shaking hand up to her throat, where she knew the bulk of the damage had been done. She remembered quite clearly what it felt like as he torn it open, and was certain that she would find a gaping, bleeding hole- but instead her fingers met only cool, perfect skin- unbroken- but coated by a think, sticky layer of her half dried blood. She then opened her eyes very slowly, confused, blinking as her eyes were dazzled by the unnatural light. Though it was eleven o’clock at night and the moon was partially obscured by thick, hungry gray storm clouds, it provided more than enough light for her to take in her surroundings clearly. She looked around, silent and confused- it was the type of moment anyone would experience when they put on glasses for the first time- when they saw, for the first time, just what they’d been missing. Cantrelle felt as though she’d never seen these sights before, when in reality, they were very familiar, just magnified a hundred times. Like in the children’s game when an ordinary object was zoomed in on, and they had to try and interpret what it really was.
While she looked around, she of course, didn’t notice that the look on her face was profoundly different from her usually calm, benign gaze of youthful innocence. Her golden brown eyes were narrowed into a suspicious glare. Her face was set, her jaw clenched as she appraised the area in a way that could only be described as cruel. Her glare darted back and forth as she scrambled into a crouch, looking around wildly, in what appeared to be half-hysterical paranoia she couldn’t place. She knew with complete certainty that she was alone- not a breath of wind, or an ominous sounding crack met her ears- but she darted to her feet as if she’d heard a scream, a look on incomprehension coloring her features- the plain human Cantrelle breaking through the mask, hiding the predator.
She then looked down to where she’d been lying, the blood wafting towards her, tickling her nose pleasantly. Only then did the truth dawn on her. Vampire. The word, so often on her mind of lips, coursed through her now, running through her veins, caressing her senses as she realized just what had happened. She was now surprised she hadn’t found it much earlier- that she hadn’t screamed it at him the moment his fangs buried into her neck- the traditional vampire attack point. With a moan, her legs gave out, sending her to her knees in a heap, feeling, for the moment, very weak and human. She remembered all the times she’d spoke with her friends about wanting to be a vampire, pretending to be kidding but in actuality, wanting it more than anything. How desperate she’d been for immortality. She’d thought she could handle
any pain that came with the transformation, which every story said was involved, she laughed at herself now- a cold, mocking laugh. In every book she’d ever read on the subject, (And the number was staggering,) she’d heard that the change was difficult and too painful words- and yet each author had tried to describe it. Not one of them had done it justice. But then again, they hadn’t experienced it. Not one of those respected writers had gone through the process- their pens were fueled by imagination, and stories that had come before. No human could pen the words to describe it, nor could any vampire. No language held words that could successfully describe such total agony. Not even the most eloquent of speakers could weave a paragraph to tell the full scale of the event. The best description Cantrelle could find was in the cries she’d uttered as she died. They were not words- they were the sounds her body made in an attempt to lesson the pain, as if her mouth was an outlet for an agony too intense for her body to hold.
His teeth, sharp and merciless, tore through her soft skin, setting every nerve in her body on fire- as if she hadn’t yet realized her danger. The pain was so consuming, so disabling that she couldn’t summon the order to scream. The pain paralyzed her mind in that moment, so that no harm could come to it. Her thoughts were frozen in the position they’d been in the moment before she realized what had happened. Her brain retreated upon itself, hiding from the rest of her being. Her limbs and tongue then, with no greater source to guide them, acted of their own accord. While the essence of Cantrelle’s being was trapped in the steel box she’d
Sorry about the type’o’s. There arealot of them, and that last paragraph is in the past tense.
By the way. I’m 14 years old.
Though this says Chater One, it follows a long prologue; also, the tenative title is, The Truth.
What is the process for getting a children’s book published?
Thoughts on traditional publishing vs. self publishing would be great.
Thank You
A serious question about self-publishing. Please someone answer soon.?
Alright, so I was going for traditional publishing for a while. I have had my manuscript and proposal both edited by a well-known editor Kathleen and author Tim Sandlin. My 90,000 word memoir is aimed for victims of abuse, depression, crime and addiction. Due to it having a spiritual message, and my credentials as a preacher, I have decided to self-publish. This way I can go around to different churches and conventions throughout the U.S. and share my testimony with others with hopes of changing the numbers in statistics related to the book.
I live out in Cape Coral Florida and it is here where my journey begins. I am in the process of finishing up my business plan which includes sending out 100 CDs with my testimony on them to the top 4 major cities here and soon to other churches in the U.S. I will also be writing plays based on the book once I gain enough exposer through the churches. Now to what I really wanted to ask. Where is the “cheapest” place to get 500-1000 books printed?