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What is Self-Publishing?
When your self-publishing you need to know that the printer has everything correct before you confirm order. We have the best printer companies that provide the best production work and that work well with self-publishers. If you don't know how to proof the digital copy accurately (typeset,page count,size,dimensions,etc..) before accepting the galley print or proof to be printed out. You can lose alot of money on a bad print job. Plus have to halt production and pay extra fees to get the proof right. Not to mention incurring additional overnight fees for each galley print or proof. Whats the Truth about Printers and Glorified Print Shops? Remember to not get charged retail for your book minus a book discount. I've seen several print shops online claiming to be publishers yet they make their money not by selling your book in the retail market. But through selling copies of your own book to you at a 25% discount off retail. In fact you have to purchase several hundereds of books to get price down below $8 a copy. Thousands to get the book down to $3 a copy. That kind of pricing is ridiculous! This is your work. Why should you be penalized or charged outrageous prices for your own copies you want to give away or sell? Anyone charging those prices are not real publisher or self-publishing companies. But the are glorified print shops. Believe me I am a publisher with relationships with several printers where I can get the price down below the high prices you have seen on other sites. I know it costs money to get a book out The Real Truth about Publishers? It is taking control of your own destiny with your book. Maybe you have spent hours of making mailers, phone calls and researching publishing houses only to find out the truth. Most Publishing Houses want named or referred authors in order to review your manuscript.Some might take the time to read your manuscript but wait months to send you a letter to accept/deny your work. Publishing Houses want named (celebrity,published,known,etc..) authors for one reason. Marketablity! It is easier to presell, market, arrange book tours and create a buzz with a named author. A named author already has a following and audience that almost guarantee sales. Its easier for publisher to merit an advance and a lucrative compensation plan for a named author. Don't worry I am not saying that you can't get published but just giving you the motive of publishing houses. You should be encouraged that its not your work or manuscript they don't want. It's the idea that they need to meet certain parameters to create a big bang on their buck. They take all the risk when they take a project. A WARNING TO SELF-PUBLISHERS LOOKING TO HAVE BOOKS REPRESENTED IN BOOK STORES. A LARGE NUMBER OF BOOK STORES HAVE DENIED ACCESS TO THEIR BOOK SHELVES TO SELF-PUBLISHERS. NOT FOR THE FACT THAT THEY WERE MERELY SELF-PUBLISHED BUT BECAUSE THE BOOKS PRINTED WERE NOT PRINTED TO THE BOOK INDUSTRY STANDARD. I personally have seen two books that were denied from bookstores because they look like a "self-publish" book. These books were both from two of the top online book printers marketed. Both books showed all the tale signs of self-publishing. Be sure when you pick a publisher they are not just a printer. But that they care about getting your book sold and in retailers shelves. RevMedia Publishing cares about how a book is suppose to look and produces beyond the industry standards. |
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