ISBN: 978-0-9816617-7-3
366 pages. Cover price $17.95.
Publication Date: November 1, 2010
Get the Most
out of a Self-Publishing Company
Make a better deal. Make a better book.
In two of his previous books about publishing, Become a Real Self-Publisher and Stupid, Sloppy, Sleazy, Michael N. Marcus made a distinction between books published by “real” or “independent” self-publishers and those published by author services companies—which often call themselves self-publishing companies, and which are less charitably known as vanity publishers.
Those two books urge writers to avoid those companies, but acknowledge that independent self-publishing is not right for every author and that there are legitimate reasons to use those companies.
Marcus says he will not cease his support for independent self-publishing, but this new book is not fighting that battle again. This book is a “big tent,” and the advice it provides should be useful to all authors, regardless of their path to publication.
Self-publishing companies enable anyone who can type to quickly become a "published author" and compete for the attention of the reading public. There is no longer a need to go through the years-long process of finding an agent and publisher.
Sadly, these companies publish a lot of badly written books, and sometimes do a bad job of publishing and promoting them. Their writer/customers spend a lot of money, and many customers are greatly disappointed in the quality of their books and the limited sales and book reviews. You can minimize disappointment if you are properly prepared—and this book will prepare you!
Don’t buy services and trinkets that you don’t need. Pay the right prices for what you do need. Let the publisher do the tech stuff that you don’t want to get involved in, and concentrate on the creative process (perhaps with a independent editors and designers) to make a good-reading, good-looking book which you can be proud of and maybe make money from.
Includes recent developments which affect self-publishers: iPad, MS Word 2010, Nook, Pubit!, AuthorHive, etc. Loaded with info and tips based on personal experience self-publishing ten books. Many illustrations, examples and detailed instructions. Useful for all authors. Funny, too.
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