Publishing a book
By vertu007
@vertu007 (683)
Romania
March 23, 2012 8:20am CST
Hi there,
I still have some work to do on my book but I'm wondering how should I proceed after I finish it.
I know some people like to read paper books, because they appreciate the feeling they get by holding a good old-fashioned book in their hands. They like to feel the pages roll of the tips of their fingers as they read through.
On the other hand more and more people use e-books readers, but in my country I haven't seen so many gadgets of the sort.
I can make an effort to translate it in English but I was wondering about your opinions.
What do you think ? Good-old fashioned book or a more new age approach with an e-book ?
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7 responses
@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
24 Mar 12
I think that if you want to publish a book, you need to get a copyright for it first, then find some editors and publishers. Also, I think that you might want to read the classics before you dive into doing anything new age. Find out what your style is and what kind of writing you like.
@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
24 Mar 12
I guess they have changed things since the time I started thinking about publishing, but better safe than sorry.
@SpikeTheLobster (6403)
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24 Mar 12
A written work is automatically copyrighted as soon as it's written. You don't need to do anything but if you want to be a little paranoid, you can print a copy and mail it to yourself. Keep the envelope when it arrives (without opening it) and the postmark will act as confirmation of the copyright date.
For paper books (not electronic), you do need an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) but most publishers provide that as part of their setup. You only need to buy one yourself if you want to retain all your publishing rights and not tie yourself to a particular publishing house.
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@SpikeTheLobster (6403)
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23 Mar 12
Why choose? You can publish in both formats with a bit of extra preparation work to make sure your text is appropriately formatted. You can even self-publish on both platforms for free.
@SpikeTheLobster (6403)
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24 Mar 12
Paper and electronic.
There's a variety of POD (Print On Demand) publishers around who'll let you set everything up for free and take a cut (or rather pay you royalties) on each sale. I used Amazon's CreateSpace to do my book.
The same goes for electronic publishing: somewhere like Smashwords or Lulu (or many, many others) will let you put your work up for sale for free and again pay royalties on sales. Or you can go the Kindle route with Amazon's KDP program. Or the Barnes and Noble route for their own reader (the Nook).
There's never any reason to pay for any part of publishing a book unless you WANT to (for example, I paid a pro editor and cover designer for mine).
@Vvance (280)
• United States
24 Mar 12
Hi vertu007,
I'm sure that your book will be an excellent investment for anyone who buys it, judging from the quality of your posts on myLot.
To be courteous, I'd have asked about the book, but the admins here probably won't fall in love with me for doing that, because there's something in the rules about not revealing personal info.
The posters above have echoed my views, but I'd like to add a little more.
If you do publish both ways, it will probably sell better. The older generation would like to have the hard copy, whereas the youth prefer ebooks. That way, you can cater to the needs of a larger readership.
Yes,I think translating it into English would be a good idea. You don't even have to do it yourself, there's a lot of software that you can use.
Hope my opinion was useful.
Let me know how the whole experience turns out :).
Cheers!!
@mrswhitfield (2044)
• Indonesia
5 Aug 12
Good-old fashioned is better for the start. Send the copy of your book to any publisher in your country. When you send make sure it includes the print out and CD (for the soft file). It will take months to know that your book is approved by the publisher or not. Goodluck :)
@KOSTAS499 (1624)
• Greece
23 Mar 12
Both. I you want to earn from this book, do whatever it takes to make it available to as many people as possible.
