5 Assassins of Successful Self Book Publishing Career

Self publishing book, no doubt, has great prospects for the fruitful career; however, it can reduce to ashes if one allows the 5 deadly assassins to interfere in between. These assassins easily escape into the successful career of self publishers due to slightest negligence as well.

Let’s investigate these 5 deadly assassins in self publishing career:

•    Typing errors & grammatical errors:
Even if there is a slight error related to spelling, punctuation, or grammar, then too it can greatly affect the career of the author or publisher. A good writer is the one, who convincingly and clearly expresses the thoughts with the proper sentence structure or punctuations like commas, semicolon, exclamatory signs, etc. It becomes more important when the author is preparing his writing to distribute amidst mass audience. After writing a book, do proof read it and then only prepare for book printing & publishing.

•    Praising yourself that it become boasting:
Most of the times writers start praising about their successful writings, which at times, exceeds the limit and seems like boasting. Too much self-appreciation leads to negative impression and affect the successful career of the writer. This becomes more important when writing the resource or writer description.

•    Failing to understand the genre properly:
When writer picks up a theme for his writing, then it becomes important to have a clear understanding of that genre. With this knowledge, it becomes easier to write clearly &  precisely, and also to connect with the audience easily. You must remember that, to have a successful career as a writer & self publisher, it is not just important to have good writing skills, but having proper knowledge of the theme is also important.

•    Selecting an unprofessional art cover:
A self published book cannot get expected success due to the use of unprofessional art cover as well. Being a writer and self publisher, you would have better knowledge about your writing and its genre, so make sure that you sit with the creative designer and come up with relevant & engaging cover that convinces the readers to pick your book from the online book store.

•    Lacking in social media networking:
Promotion of book is very important, if you will not promote it properly, then it might not reach to the expected audience properly and tend to get neglected. Social media proves to be an effective platform for business promotion, so you can also use it efficiently to promote your writing. And yes, remember that you do not have to start with the promotion after you are done with writing & publishing. Instead, you can do it since the initial stage of writing, and create curiosity in your audience.

Other than these, you must take decisions wisely, and optimally use print on demand option as well.

3 Killer Mistakes in Book Printing: Know These To Sort Out

Book printing is an easy to do task and it attracts several authors to do self-book printing & book publishing. Well, probably that might be a reason for why you are reading this blog. So, if you are planning to print your book and looking for some guidance, then here is a valuable advice for you. Here are some mistakes, which are commonly made by several people when printing book. Do consider these when printing a book and save yourself from falling into a mess.

1.      Underestimating or neglecting the power of Book Typeset

No doubt, there have been numerous cases where due to poor typography the book has not received expected results. If you do not want to give the impression of being amateur, then do pay importance to typography. Some of the aspects when considering the typography of book include:

·         Text Styles

·         Title Page and Figures

·         Spacing, Layout and Alignment

·         Table of Contents

·         Lists, Bullets and Numbering Styles

·         Headers, Footers and Margins

Do remember that when printing a book, you do not have to just print it; rather you have to look up for any minor to major mistake and sort it out.

2.      Failing to get copyright of the book

Due to unawareness or mere negligence, some authors forget to copyright their book. To get the book copyright is one of the most important tasks. As soon as you finish writing your book, get the copyright protection before it gets too late. By doing this, you get the long term legal rights and protect your writing from plagiarism. You have to make sure that your book is protected and safe.

 

3.      Failing to register the barcode & ISBN

 This is another biggest mistake done by most of the authors who go for self-book printing. You have to make sure that the bar coding & ISBN registration is done properly, as it would be easier for you at the time of book distribution. And do you know, if you do not do this properly, then you might have to repeat the printing process again. So, remember that when you go for book printing, you do purchase ISBN and get barcoding registration.

Book Printing tips that will be helpful

If you are the one, who is going to print one book of your own, it is now going to be easy. With advancements in technology and increasing trend of on demand printing, authors are now moving towards printing a book. One will get many commercial printers that offer different printing services in the market. Book printing concept is not only of putting ink on the paper but involves a number of aspects that influence the overall appearance of the book. Here we have come up with tips that one must consider while preparing for printing:

·         First point that should be kept in mind is the size of the book. This is the first main step a publisher should keep in mind is that there are different sizes of books that are available for different purposes. The size of the book should be chosen that enhance the overall look of the booklet.

·         Second point that should be kept in mind is to select the right method of book printing. There are basically 3 types of book printing methods and those are web press, lithography and digital printing. Web press is used for large format printing and for the range of greater numbers. Lithography is generally used for the books that range for 500-10,000 runs. Digital one is used for 1 to 500 books. Also, the unit cost for this is more than lithography.

·         Third point is on demand printing. This means that one can copy more number of books at the time of order. This is the method that saves time, money and paper.

·         Nest step that should be taken care of is formatting. With formatting, one can make his book attractive and effective. In formatting you get to know about the spaces, fonts, margins, if they are organized properly and can be corrected. But for this, make sure that your printer has correct formatting to your book.

·         Binding is the other important factor that should be taken care of. You can ask the printer to provide you with the appropriate binding according to your preference. There are different binding options from where you can select like spiral, saddle stitched, pamphlet, comb binding, among several others.