Print on demand
option is a perfect pick especially for the self publishers. If you too are
planning to self publish a book, and go for on
demand printing option, then you must remember certain points to ensure
that you get the maximum benefit out of it. Here is the list of certain points
which you must know and take care of:
ü
Decision of
selecting POD website should be taken wisely
To publish or print a book, generally most of the
self publishers prefer to visit a website for giving the POD assignment. If you
are also choosing a website, then ensure that it is credible and ideal platform
for your book. It is important to go through the track record of the website to
ensure it would not go down and take your book with itself. You can check how
many books are listed on the book store of the site, and also, of which genre, as
that would help you in making wiser decision.
ü Check
out the POD work quality
In most cases,
when getting POD services, the service provider would not guide you about any
flaw, or error in the book. If you are planning to get the POD work, then you
must get the work proof read yourself to ensure that it is flawless. Also, it
is your responsibility to ensure that whether the cover of your book is ideal
or not. Covers play an important role in depicting the quality of the work
inside, therefore, you should py special attention towards it.
ü Prepare
a reason for why your book is of reader’s interest
In most cases, it
is seen that POD publishers have to struggle comparatively more to make their
books sell. This is only due to the high competition in the industry, so you
have to work upon the strategies to get yourself noticed and convince the readers
to read your books. The ideal way is to post a reason online for why readers should
read your book. By doing this, there would be one more benefit that you would
be precisely able to attract the interest of the prime prospects towards the book.
A thoroughly
planned marketing & promotional activity is very important for the
promotion of POD books. To make them sell well, you would have to proceed with
the marketing that would click the interests of the readers and would make your
book reach to the maximum target readers.
