Publishing advise needed as I am wanting to publish my poetry

Hi little I have been confused about this as well I am not sure, have you tried E-zine article site? They may be able to steer you in the right direction. Good luck.

Try CreateSpace which belongs to Amazon. It's a POD (print on demand) company. This means you don't pay anything to get it in print. You'll need to know how to format your book and you can also turn your book into an eBook for Kindle, Nook etc. Through CreateSpace you'll only pay $10 for an ISBN if you want your own ISBN. If you're OK with your book showing CreateSpace as your publisher then your ISBN is free. Just check them out. It's very hard to find a traditional publisher who seek out poetry collections. Even Edgar Allan Poe couldn't find anyone. I'm a publisher, by the way. Just sayin'.

These days you DON'T need to have hundreds of copies printed which then clog up your garage and you have to sell before you even get your money back. There are many companies which will print on demand. You may pay a small fee for preparing the file, formatting the text, designing the cover and so on and if you want your book to have an ISBN so that it can be sold in regular bookshops or on Amazon and similar online booksellers, you will have to pay something for that. Much of the editing and design work can be done by yourself (or by someone you may know) and, if you can send the publisher a file in the correct format and with all the artwork included, you won't have to pay a thing for it. The principle is that, when a copy is sold, the publisher has it printed and bound and sends it to the customer and then takes their percentage of the price and credits your account with the profit. There are many companies which provide this service. Lulu.com is one with which I am familiar and which has some excellent and detailed help on their website. Amazon also offer a similar service (but I know very little about it). There is a Yahoo Group dealing specifically with POD Publishers: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pod_publishers/ Like any forum, one may be liable (depending on the quality of moderation) to encounter certain people who can be very rude and nasty to newcomers, so it is wise to explore previous posts and to "gooseberry" for a while before posting.

I knew someone that had their book published, she had the advantage of being a journalist and to get it published she hawked it round many publishers in person. Good luck all the best, urban

Hi little franciscan: I have heard about lulu.com but I haven't tried it before. What if you publish your poems in your blog as a way to start and to use it to attract publishers. I am not sure about the site lulu, check their prices to know if it's affordable to you as a new author. ALVARO

Hi ! Wow publishing a book ! One of my wildest dream. How i wish i can do same ! You need to look for publishing company to back up your work ! So many prestigious publishing company , talk to this company and asked about the financial side . Be clear with your agreement . Good luck !

My suggestion is to try publishing on an internet platform first. That way you can gauge readership. Sites such as Helium have a lot of poetry and you are rated by your peers. I wouldn't suggest going out and self-publishing right away and buying books to sell -marketing yourself is more exhausting than the writing process.

Internet is the best solution for you. You don't need to buy book or any company to sponser your work. Lets be friends. I can guide you how to piublish your work free of cost and you will earn autmatically. All your life. Happy my lotting.

I have no ideas for you, but I do wish you the best. My sister in law used to write poetry and might even still do it, and I always thought she would be published someday but I guess she decided not to go for it.

I am sorry for asking a question before offering but I want to understand your goals so I can get a better understanding of this problem as well? 1) do you want 1 or some free copies of your work to keep and hand out? 2) do you want to see your poetry go far and have many copies sold? 3) do you want to make copies of your work available off say your web site or in other places? 4) another goal in mind. Thanks, the publishing industry is changing rapidly.

WELL if i would b at ur place i would take it to my own way i.e. i would publish of my own as it would take a bit struggling in start but it wil be great later......!!!