Friday 29 March 2013

What to do to start in the publishing trade?

By John Bennet


It was once said by Edward P. Morgan that "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. For others to enjoy, someone needs to give what you have created a form. You might think that you will need a lot of space and equipment to get into publishing. Now days, this simply isn't the case.

Online publishing has become popular now. You don't need to publish it in print. You can publish it online by making it an e-book. Your work will be seen by millions of people. You can advertise it on such sites as Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. There are several other sites which may not be that prominent but still you can think of advertising your work. They have a dedicated group that come to their site to look for books for sale. e-books are preferred by most of the people as they are cheap and more convenient. The y do not have to go to the store. They can order it and get it delivered to their doors.

What are the advantages? The cost is quite cheaper when compared to printing a book. You can find a site on the internet where they will entertain your work. Lots and lots of people can see your work. They can read it online, use devices like Kindle or Nook Book or just get it printed.

How to move about publishing in such way?

You can publish your work on websites that are specially designed for such purposes. Ezine.com can be a good choice. You can 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. In the print medium, no changes can be done once the book goes out for printing.

You will surely want to have your own website to publish your work. It will also be easier for people to search for your work.

It is quite a sensible thing to go for online publishing. Most people are online these days. They generally go to the internet for searching what they want. That is the reason Amazon.com is doing so well. They make it easy to answer your search and provide you with the results in an interesting and effective way.




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