Book publishing advices for new and known authors? Be Realistic: The self-publishing revolution has made it so that anyone with a story can publish a book, which resulted in a flood of content on top of all of the books published by traditional publishers each year, which is to say, you most likely won’t sell millions of copies or be a New York Times bestseller, but there are plenty of realistic author goals you can achieve, so be thoughtful about what goals you set for yourself and your book and then put steps in place to achieve them. Success doesn’t happen overnight. It takes dedication and business savvy.
Facebook page: This free online site is a fast growing mecca of people around the world. Unlike a blog, your notices or blurbs are limited to smaller chunks of information. You can add a cover image of your book, links to your web site, or information about your topic. Twitter account: What is Twitter? Think of it as news radio in real time, all the time in tiny, short bites of information only 140 characters long. Each time you post or tweet something it goes out into a cornucopia of information that people can access on their computers or cell phones. A well informed bio is important.
Keep going, even if you hit trouble. Barbara Freethy, author of more than 20 self-published contemporary romance books, advises writers not to give up when things get tough: I’ve been tempted to quit in the middle of writing a book, because the next story always seems easier and more exciting. But I’m usually pretty disciplined, and once I get into a story, I find a way to write through the tough times. Every novel has ups and downs, and every writer has to climb over obstacles whether it’s in the outlining or the actual writing. So if you have a story to tell, don’t give up.
POD Submission 6 x 9 Perfect Bound or smaller – includes ISBN, LCCN, Bar Code, Interior Layout / Formatting (Black and White or Color), Cover finish in full color gloss or matte, client can provide high res art (we will provide a template for your designer) or we will create a custom cover for you (see custom book cover option), Perfect Bound, Worldwide Distribution, Bibliography Cataloging, Meta Data, Key Word Tagging, Book Order Fulfillment, Page Count between 18 -1200 pages, White Stock (50lb or 70lb) or Cream Stock (50lb only) Stock, Unlimited Wholesale Printing, Non-Exclusive Contract, Author Maintains All Rights, Author Support via Phone, Online Chat and Email, One Revision After Proof on Layout, Print to Author, Print to Customer, Print to Warehouse. 6×9 is an average size, however we will size your book for the optimal binding size. Discover extra info at Publish my book.
First Edition Design Publishing currently accepts academic, poetry, novels and non-fiction. We also publish children’s books in various sizes, including landscape 11 x 8.5. Please visit our FAQ’s for proper format requirements. We accept orders from over 92 countries. We strategically have 12 print houses worldwide to meet all your shipping needs. If your book is specialized, we will place it into distribution venues geared specifically for your book. As an example, we have venues that specialize in genre specific areas such as Academic, Sci-Fi, Crime, Poetry, etc. We do not just send your title through an automated computer generating process, ALL pages of every title are reviewed and worked manually with human eyes. All languages are welcome for submission including Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese. All languages are welcome, however we will request an independent third party to verify content which is done at a nominal fee. We have the Largest Distribution in the Industry Worldwide.