| Self-publishing has become common
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| | but the topic is only interesting in a
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| practice for many writers who want
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| | small geographic area. Literary agents
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| accolades of having a book published, no
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| | and book agents may also deny publication
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| matter who publishes it. Writers choose
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| | because the book addresses an obscure
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| self-publishing for various reasons. Many
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| | topic in which few people are interested.
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| writers desire the freedom and business
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| | Writers of controversial works may also
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| aspects of publishing work independently.
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| | choose to self-publish, as many
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| A self-published writer is one who is in
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| | traditional publishers refuse to work
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| control of every aspect of their
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| | with controversial writings. Some authors
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| published work. The publishing industry
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| | choose self-publishing because they want
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| defines self-publishing as authors
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| | a larger royalty from retail sales.
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| publishing their own books or other
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| | IS SELF-PUBLISHING A SHORTCUT TO SUCCESS?
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| media, instead of with a third-party
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| | Self-publishing is not a shortcut to
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| publisher. Today's technology has
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| | having a printed book. Depending on what
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| increased the pool of self-publishers,
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| | your goals are, it may or may not be a
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| but it still represents only a small
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| | direction you would like to take. In the
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| percentage of the publishing industry in
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| | hard copy world, self-publishing is
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| terms of sales. The proliferation of
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| | costly. Getting a book into print costs
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| media channels, such as blogging, video,
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| | more money than many writers want to
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| and audio content, has contributed to the
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| | spend. This is why the Internet is a
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| increase in self-publishers.
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| | blessing -- it's free. You can either
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| THE BUSINESS OF SELF-PUBLISHING
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| | start up a free website of your own and
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| The business of self-publishing books and
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| | post your novel, or pay a small monthly
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| other media is different from any other
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| | sum and sell your writing online. If you
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| business. The absence of a traditional
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| | can write well enough to catch someone's
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| publisher makes self-publishing unique.
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| | attention, your readers may be willing to
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| The author of the content takes on the
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| | pay for a download of your book. By
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| role of the traditional publisher. The
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| | self-publishing online, you avoid the
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| author controls the editorial content,
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| | normal book publishing costs and still
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| arranges for printing, markets the
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| | get exposure. Who knows, you may be lucky
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| material, and distributes the material to
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| | and grab the attention of a publishing
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| consumers and retailers. Self-publishers
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| | guru who thinks you could make a lot of
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| publish their books in printed form, or
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| | money from your self-published book.
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| choose print-on-demand with no inventory.
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| | Whatever your reason is for
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| Many self-published authors decide to
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| | self-publishing, you should know that
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| subsidize their work rather than making
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| | self-publishing requires extensive work.
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| money from it. Digital printing
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| | Self-publishing involves a long list of
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| technology has evolved self-publishing
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| | tasks, which include prepublication and
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| into digital photo book printing.
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| | publication. Prepublication includes
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| Self-publishers are able to get
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| | editing or obtaining editing for the
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| individually printed photo books from
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| | manuscript, proofreading, establishing
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| firms like Apple's iPhoto, FotoInsight,
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| | yourself as a legal retail business, and
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| Snapfish, and Printing-1.
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| | obtaining an ISBN "Cataloging in
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| THE MOTIVES OF SELF-PUBLISHING
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| | Publication" number.
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| Many writers have varied motives to
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| | The publication process involves
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| self-publish. One common reason is the
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| | formatting the manuscript, providing
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| writer's work is not of interest to the
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| | front matter and back matter, and
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| commercial publisher, and otherwise not
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| | providing cover art for the front and
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| marketable. Another common reason is the
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| | back covers and the spine of the book.
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| writer prefers to retain complete
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| | Self-publishers must also obtain printing
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| editorial control over content. Many
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| | quotes, determine how to deliver the
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| writers are unwilling to compromise
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| | manuscript to the printer, and pay for
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| editing of their work, and some writers
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| | printing and delivery of finished books.
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| prefer to have their work presented "as
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| | Publishing a book online is easier than
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| is." Literary agents and book agents may
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| | publishing in the world of hard copy. The
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| deny publishing a book because the author
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| | result is not as glorified, but it is a
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| is unknown and does not have a
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| | step towards success in the published
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| substantial resume. Self-publishing may
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| | realm. The more experience you can get
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| also be an alternative for writers who
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| | writing, the better writer you will be.
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| have written material on a popular topic
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