Tuesday, December 10, 2013

How Does One Get Started In Publishing?

By George Dodson


Edward P. Morgan has said, "A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face". He added, "It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy."

Books are actually published and not given birth. Someone has to put what you have created into a form that others can enjoy. You might think that in order to get into publishing, you need to have a lot of equipment and a place to publish. Nowadays, the picture is completely different.

Online publishing is all the rage. You don't have to have that novel or self-help book published in print. You can put that work into the form of an e-book and publish that online. Your work will be seen by millions of people. You can advertise it on such sites as Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. There are many other sites that are not so prominent but do advertise your work just the same. A lot of customers search their website for books. They would prefer to buy e-book as it is convenient and cheaper at the same time. There is no need to go to the shop. They can order it online and also get the delivery the next day.

What are the advantages? The cost is far less than having your book put in print. You can search for a site on web that will entertain your work. Lots and lots of people can see your work. If they want it in print, they can print it themselves or they can just read it on their computer or some device such as a Kindle or Nook Book.

How to proceed further in this business?

One can publish his article online. Ezine can truly be a perfect choice. If you want you can also start your own blog. If you have already written an e-book, you need to change it to an e-book form and put it on the e-book sites.

The main advantage of this kind of publishing is that you can make changes in the content easily. You need to stay committed to your version, once the book is sent for printing in the print medium.

If you are going to publish this way, you will probably want your own website to showcase your work. In this way, those searching for the subject of your work can find it fairly easy.

Going online for publishing your work can be quite sensible. Internet is popular among people these days. They generally go online for searching for their needs. Amazon has become so popular because of this reason. They make it easy to answer your search and provide you with the results in an interesting and effective way.




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