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Michael N. Marcus

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Description:Writers are often unable or unwilling to have their books published by “traditional” publishing companies—the big guys like Simon & Schuster. Many of these writers use the services of a self-publishing company. These companies are publishing more and more books each year. One giant, Author Solutions, Inc. (“ASI”), has grown by buying and combining former competitors such as Xlibris, iUniverse and Wordclay.Some large traditional publishers such as Harlequin and Thomas Nelson have set up self-publishing operations in partnership with ASI. In 2012, ASI was bought by traditional publishing giant Penguin at about the same time that Penguin was merging with competitor Random House. The big attraction of self-publishing companies is that anyone who can type can become a “published author” quickly, and compete for the attention of the reading public. There is no longer a need to go through the years-long process of finding an agent and publisher.The downside is that these companies publish a lot of badly written books, sometimes do a bad job of publishing and promoting them, and may charge authors up to $50,000—or even more! A lot of that money is wasted and many customers of self-publishing companies are very disappointed with the quality of their books, and the limited sales and few reviews. Some companies “low ball” authors with low-low prices, and then add hundreds or thousands of dollars in additional fees.Writers may give up a lot (money, quality, time, choices, respect) by becoming customers of self-publishing companies. Their websites are mainly designed to convince writers to buy services—not to convince readers to buy books. They often sell more books to their own authors than to ‘real’ readers.While there can be legitimate reasons to use these companies, the writers who use them will often wait longer for books to be sold, have less control over the appearance and quality of the books, spend more money, make less money, wait longer to get their money, sell fewer books and have lower-quality books—than independent self-publishers.The theory behind this book is that it’s possible to get a better book, publish it faster, probably make more money, and probably have more fun if you become an independent self publisher, rather than buy a publishing package from a self-publishing company.Bestselling author Michael N. Marcus has been writing professionally for over 40 years. He had books published by big-name traditional publishers and small specialty publishers. One thing all these companies had in common was that they greatly disappointed him.Marcus didn’t like the books and I didn’t like the earnings.In 2008, he decided to form his own publishing company and planned to publish exactly one book. He has since published twenty-something, and more are on the way. This book will share what Marcus learned, and his enthusiasm. Independent self-publishing is not for everyone (neither are sky diving or broccoli), but it’s not difficult, and the potential rewards, advantages and enjoyment can be enormous.This book will help you sort out the misstatements and misunderstandings about self-publishing. It will guide you from your first word to your first sale—and beyond. It can help you make a painless transition from frustrated writer to less frustrated writer and publisher.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with YOU can have your own book publishing company (Silver Sands Publishing Series). To get started finding YOU can have your own book publishing company (Silver Sands Publishing Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Writers are often unable or unwilling to have their books published by “traditional” publishing companies—the big guys like Simon & Schuster. Many of these writers use the services of a self-publishing company. These companies are publishing more and more books each year. One giant, Author Solutions, Inc. (“ASI”), has grown by buying and combining former competitors such as Xlibris, iUniverse and Wordclay.Some large traditional publishers such as Harlequin and Thomas Nelson have set up self-publishing operations in partnership with ASI. In 2012, ASI was bought by traditional publishing giant Penguin at about the same time that Penguin was merging with competitor Random House. The big attraction of self-publishing companies is that anyone who can type can become a “published author” quickly, and compete for the attention of the reading public. There is no longer a need to go through the years-long process of finding an agent and publisher.The downside is that these companies publish a lot of badly written books, sometimes do a bad job of publishing and promoting them, and may charge authors up to $50,000—or even more! A lot of that money is wasted and many customers of self-publishing companies are very disappointed with the quality of their books, and the limited sales and few reviews. Some companies “low ball” authors with low-low prices, and then add hundreds or thousands of dollars in additional fees.Writers may give up a lot (money, quality, time, choices, respect) by becoming customers of self-publishing companies. Their websites are mainly designed to convince writers to buy services—not to convince readers to buy books. They often sell more books to their own authors than to ‘real’ readers.While there can be legitimate reasons to use these companies, the writers who use them will often wait longer for books to be sold, have less control over the appearance and quality of the books, spend more money, make less money, wait longer to get their money, sell fewer books and have lower-quality books—than independent self-publishers.The theory behind this book is that it’s possible to get a better book, publish it faster, probably make more money, and probably have more fun if you become an independent self publisher, rather than buy a publishing package from a self-publishing company.Bestselling author Michael N. Marcus has been writing professionally for over 40 years. He had books published by big-name traditional publishers and small specialty publishers. One thing all these companies had in common was that they greatly disappointed him.Marcus didn’t like the books and I didn’t like the earnings.In 2008, he decided to form his own publishing company and planned to publish exactly one book. He has since published twenty-something, and more are on the way. This book will share what Marcus learned, and his enthusiasm. Independent self-publishing is not for everyone (neither are sky diving or broccoli), but it’s not difficult, and the potential rewards, advantages and enjoyment can be enormous.This book will help you sort out the misstatements and misunderstandings about self-publishing. It will guide you from your first word to your first sale—and beyond. It can help you make a painless transition from frustrated writer to less frustrated writer and publisher.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with YOU can have your own book publishing company (Silver Sands Publishing Series). To get started finding YOU can have your own book publishing company (Silver Sands Publishing Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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