Why is Book Publishing a tedious aspect? Have a Look at Few Dirty Secrets?

Well! Writers, today’s blog post is dedicated to you. If you are tired of searching for a renowned book publisher or have lost all hopes after getting so many publishing rejections for your book, then it is important for you to read this. Here we have revealed those 3 dirty secrets about book publishing, which become hindrance in the path of budding authors/writers.


• Why so many rejections? A Deeper insight to cruel truth!
Many writers/authors have to struggle for getting the book published, just because the publishers reject their work. Like you, Mark Victor Hansen, was also one of the authors who struggled hard for his work published. The reason behind rejection is completely for business purpose. So, you must not disappoint and loose hope for your work.

• You are made to believe self-book publishing is difficult!
Self publishing a book is getting popular with several authors/ writers. But still there are more numbers of authors, who still feel that its technical & complicated aspect is not what they can excel with. If you have also believed this, then you to are living in a dark world and have accepted another dirty secret of book publishing. You should at least try self book publish as well as self-print book options. As soon as you would know more about the tips, tricks, & process, then you would gradually learn it and would easily hold command over it.

• Book Publishing plays crucial role in making a book successful: 
Book publishing alone cannot done anything. Whether you get it done from a renowned book publishing house in Arizona or do it online on your own with perfection, you would not succeed untill unless you would work upon the marketing aspect. And yes, marketing a book has to be started from initial stage, even before you have started writing a book.

Few tips to help you with book writing

In order to be a successful author, you need to make your ordinary writing extraordinary. You need to be highly dedicated in order to gain success as a writer. You need to do a lot of research and spend a lot of time developing the ideas. There was a time when the process of book writing was possible only for the ones who had immense abilities. The work had to be outstanding and the writers had to impress renowned publishers first in order to get a first copy printed. This was mainly because printing books was not an affordable process. Today, anybody who has the confidence in him or her can get a book published with ease. Here are few tips that would make your task organized.

Choosing the topic

Choose a topic that you are comfortable writing about to start with. Try to gather as much information on the topic as possible. When you write a book, you have to include a lot of content in order to complete it. Hence, your assumptions should not be the only points used in completing the book. There should be facts and the book should contain substantial content. Even if you are into fictional writing, you need to spend some time in choosing a god topic. Create a baseline of the story that you are planning to write and expand it gradually by adding relevant content. The series of events should have a flow. The readers should not find any missing links in the story. Make sure that the events have a good continuity.

Completing the book

Once you are done with the entire writing work, the book is not complete. You have to spend a lot more time in checking the content for errors. You might have to seek the assistance of your friends or professional editors to get the task done in a perfect manner. When you take a look at online portals that help you to learn book writing tips, you would find that proofreading is as important as writing the entire content of the book. When the book is read again and again, you might be able to bring in great changes with ease. You will be able to beautify sentences to give the book an elegant makeover.

Promoting your work

Once the book is ready to be published, you need to design a good cover page. You can do it yourself with the help of various self-publishing portals. The reputed ones provide you with tools that can be used to design attractive cover pages. You should make use of the popularity of social media websites and other web portals to promote your books effectively. When you are writing a book for the first time, you need to do an extra bit of promotions in order to gain a good name in the market. In order to get yourself established as a writer, you need to attract as many people as possible to your book.

5 Questions That Can Help You Sell Your Book With Ease: Part 1

 Have you ever asked someone to help you with selling your book? Are you tired of saying “Help me! How can I sell my book?” Experts say that to sell a book, marketing has to be done precisely. Well, no doubt in this. However, if this isn’t helping you well, then it might be that loophole is somewhere else. Here are the 5 most important questions, which will help you sell your book with ease. Without much ado, let us quickly look at them.


1.    Have you offered your book in ebook format?

This is the first important question which you have to answer. If you look at the statistics of the previous 2 years, you will be amazed to see the results, which says, ebook did pretty well in comparison with the print books. You should have many ebooks for sale, if you want to see a good sales of your books online.

Well, there are people who call it, ‘tsunami of crap’ upon seeing the rising number of ebooks, but the truth and facts says that this is good in terms of getting higher sales as the e-book market is growing globally with getting new prospects for business.

2.    Is the book cover designed professionally?

If you know your business well, then you must be knowing that book buyers still buy the book with their eyes. If they are pleased with the cover and its content, then they easily get convinced with the book, and the rest of the convincing is no doubt done by the blurb and reviews on the book.

Well, make sure that you stay away from DIY cover for your book, instead go for professional book cover designing, as that would surely make you see rise in your book sales.

Yes, we promised for 5 questions in the title. These are the first two important ones. Rest 3 are discussed in the “5 Questions That Can Help You Sell Your Book With Ease: Part 2”

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.

How Is Self publishing a Book Beneficial To Authors & Writers?

A writer spends years on writing a book and giving his best short. Once he is ready with the book, he has to find a publisher, who would publish his book and make it possible to reach the audience. But this isn’t easy. Only an author knows how it feels during the time of hunt of a publisher.

However, with the introduction of print on demand technology, one can notice the changed scenario. Authors are shifting their focus on self-publishing option to self publish their book. There are several benefits of doing self book publishing, some of which are:

     The Time Factor:
If you opt for self-publishing option, you would enjoy the fast services and would be able to save crucial time. You do not have to go through the long process of meeting the publishers and then waiting for their approval for whether they would publish the work or not.

     The Freedom Of Control:
A writer considers his writing as his child. So, if gets the freedom to set the own agenda, artistic direction, and timeframe for book completion, then there is no harm in it. There is no external pressure and one can enjoy complete freedom on the work.

     Widened Reach To Audience:
With self publishing option, you can even opt for e-book format book. With e-book you can make your work reach to more audience spread across the world. With few clicks, one get easily enjoy international distribution of the work.

     No Profit Share Distribution:
Several publishers ask for profit shares from the writers. Also, they charge a lot for the services and cost of overheads. Doing the self publishing would help in saving lot of money and you would also enjoy bigger profit margins.

     Quality Control:
To get the book reviewed and proof read, whom to contact is the decision of the publishers. But, if you prefer to go for self-publishing, you can make your own decisions.