The very first question brand new writers ask is, “How do I get my book published?”
Knowing why you are writing your book, is the first step.
- If you are writing your book because you want to scratch it off your bucket list then you can self publish it free at companies like
www.lulu.com or www.blurb.com . (Well, it’s not free it will cost you giving them your personal information and opening up an account) You can download your material into a simple template, transfer images, design your cover and bobs your uncle. You can order your book, hold it in your hot little hands, and decide how you would like to improve it and then jump back online and make revisions at any time. You can sell it to your friends and family and you’re done. You can still post this on your website and your friends can order it online and have it delivered to their door. This route does not get into bookstores, because it has no barcode.
If you are wanting this book on the book shelves immediately and have no real need or care to have it be a number one bestseller,and are on a tight budget, you can do everything stated above, choose your online self publishing company and then purchase a barcode and register for a isbn number and then it is ready to hit the shelves. People can order it online or to be delivered to their home or bookstore by using the isbn/barcode information. You can self promote your book this way by sending out a press release with any number of good online press release companies including free ones. You can also market yourself by finding events in your niche that you can apply to be a speaker at, your local papers, radio and television media is always happy to spotlight new local authors.
You can pay a publishing company to publish your book for you, that usually includes a good level of marketing input and a strategy to get you into the best seller’s position, so that the company can make more money from your book. This can range between $900 and $6,000.
