How to Publish a Book at No Cost
Everyone dreams of being the next author on the New York Times Best Seller List. Writing a book can be difficult because you need to consider plots, characters, and schemes. The author needs to choose how much information to reveal to the reader before the final chapters unfold. After the final draft is ready, the big question takes form: how do you publish your book? Through self publishing and publish-on-demand companies, you can publish your book at no cost.
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Research the self publishing companies and the publish-on-demand businesses available. There are several which offer great ways to publish a variety of books.
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Choose cover art for the book. This needs to be attractive and represent what the book is about. Even though it is said not to "judge a book by its cover," readers do it all the time. Make the cover look good.
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Determine which publishing company to market the book through. There are companies that allow the author to offer the book through several venues, which allows the author to sell the book wherever someone wants to purchase it.
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Set a solid price for the quality of the book. A little research will reveal certain e-books are available for only $1.00 while other e-books are offered for much more. A quality book, which is 100 or more pages, can be offered reasonably for $19.99.
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Upload the PDF book to the publisher of your choice. Remember to update the book information if needed throughout the time the book is being offered.
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Spread the word about the book using word of mouth and the help of friends. Link to the book's order site by adding a signature to e-mails and forum posts.
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Tips & Warnings
Many quality books that do well are how-to books and cook books. Books dealing with personal conflicts, written in the first person, do well.
A book that has been rejected by a publishing company might need revisions. Make the changes before offering the book. Publishers are in the writing business: they know what is acceptable and what is not going to be of interest to readers.
