How To Begin In Publishing?

By George Dodson


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 also added, "It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy."

Books are not born; they are published. Someone has to put what you have created into a form that others can enjoy. You might think that in order to get into publishing, you need to have a lot of equipment and a place to publish. Now days, this simply isn't the case.

Online publishing is all the rage. Publishing your novel in print is not necessary nowadays. You can put that work into the form of an e-book and publish that online. 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. A lot of customers search their website for books. e-books are preferred by most of the people as they are cheap and more convenient. Visiting a store is not at all necessary. They can order it online and also get the delivery the next day.

What are the advantages? The cost is far less that printing a book. You can search for a site on web that will entertain your work. You can have your work seen by millions from around the world. If they want it in print, they can print it themselves or they can just read it on their computer or some device such as a Kindle or Nook Book.

How to proceed further in this business?

You can publish your work on websites that are specially designed for such purposes. Ezine is a very good one for that. You can also start writing your own blog. If you have a book, you can put it into an e-book form and offer it on many of the e-book sites that are designed for that.

You can change your content fairly which is an advantage. You need to stay committed to your version, once the book is sent for printing in the print medium.

You will probably want your own site to publish your work. In this way, those searching for the subject of your work can find it fairly easy.

Going online for publishing your work can be quite sensible. Most people have access to the internet these days. They generally go online for searching for their needs. That is the reason Amazon is doing so well. They not only make your search easier but also provides you result in an interesting manner.




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