Monday 12 November 2018

Things To Know About Using For-Pay Book Publishing Services

By Helen Fisher


Aspiring writers should know that the publishing industry has grown increasingly smaller over the years. Apart from a handful of struggling, little literary publishers, there is a very limited number of actual publishing houses. Consolidation has left this industry without a ton of competition. This is one of many reasons why people are opting to work with independent book publishing services instead.

Also referred to as on-demand printing, these companies are capable of printing new titles according to the demands of the related market. As such, there is never any fear of wasting monies on copies that are not going to sell. Authors always have the option of placing new orders, only when readers have expressed real interest in their work.

From the perspective of an author, this is a sure way to have a collection of work printed after numerous publishers and agencies have already turned it down. Many of these businesses only work with authors that are incredibly well-known and that have shown themselves capable of producing sales. Getting into this field as an author who isn't very well known can be very hard.

When hiring these entities, you must note that they are not going top offer the exact same range of services that can be found through a more traditional service. As an example, marketing is something that you are going to have to handle by yourself. A lot of these companies do not offer this support for free.

Service options might exist that provide added marketing support for a charge. These are usually available at reasonable prices. When using this support, you may be given access to a vast network of contacts for setting up readings, promotional events and other sales efforts.

Authors are not going to get help with their cover designs when using these services. Creating an attractive and quality cover is a vital part of making sure that your work gets the attention it deserves. It will be necessary to hire your very own cover designer in most instances. This means having to determine how you will compensate this individual fairly, such as whether an upfront payment will be made or if royalties will be shared in part.

Find out how much a publisher is going to charge before deciding to work with this entity. There are a number of publishers that will do this work for a single upfront cost. Others will want to take a percentage of your sales. If this number is reasonable enough, however, the available services and support may prove worthwhile.

Learn whether your provider will be capable of publishing your work in both a physical and a digital format. This is important if you will be targeting an audience that prefers to read its books on e-readers. For a small, additional costs, most companies can properly format your work for publishing on a vast range of digital platforms.

You have to learn more about what other writers have to say about different companies ahead of choosing one to use. This way, you can know more about the quality of results that an entity is capable of providing and whether or not it will prove financial worthwhile to use these agencies. When people have very negative or positive outcomes, they usually post a lot of helpful insights on the web.




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