lundi 6 avril 2015

By Aimee Schwartz


Books are good sources of information. And it can also be a form of entertainment if you choose to read entertaining stuff. There are really many uses for this. It has even become part of the daily life of most people. However, the changes that has happened in recent years have resulted to the decrease of actual book printing. They are more into electronic copies today.

The good thing is that most authors and publishers have kept up with these changes. When they publish something, they try to include electronic copies. If you have great ideas and you have thought of a good story, you should also let the world know about it through going to a traditional book publishers and going forward with your manuscript.

You have the choice when it comes to how you are going to release it. There are others who choose to have it self published. In this method, they will be in charge of everything. All the decisions will be made by the author. But the author will have to supply the finances for the printing, marketing and distribution as well. You will also have to do the promotion works for it

If you do not have enough finances to distribute or have your manuscript published, then you have to go to trusted book publishing companies so that they can release your manuscript. Most of the time, they will have the final say on everything. And they will purchase the publishing rights of your manuscript. Since they will be the one to publish it, you do not have to worry about the cost for the marketing and the distribution.

Most authors prefer to have the traditional method. And because of this, they would submit their manuscripts to more reputable and more established publishing houses. It offers many advantages aside from saving from the costs. First would be the outcome of the quality of your material. They have legions of editors that will see through loopholes and simple mistakes easily.

Another pro to having a good publishing house is the exposure that you will get. If you go to an establishment that is well known for its published books. If you have a good story right there, you wills surely have a good spot at the bookstore which can also work perfectly with the possible sales.

The media plays a big part in the whole publicity thing. With them, you can easily get the attention of the critics. Most media people would choose to go over the ones who have more established publishers. You can easily make sales this way and increase the publicity of your work.

You do not have to worry about the finances and the expenditure. It would be shouldered by the publisher. What you have to worry about is spreading good publicity about your piece. They will usually choose the number of copies to be printed out. If the book is selling well, you can still earn if they decide to reprint it and distribute it again.

There are advantages and there are also risks that you have to take note about. First would be the less chance that you would get the attention of the publishers. Most of them are not so fond of manuscripts that are not well made. Another thing that you should be concerned about is the advance that they will pay you.




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