Avoidable Self-Publishing Mistakes

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Avoidable Self-Publishing Mistakes

• by imjetred  on March 4, 2013

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Committing mistakes with your self-published book
can project that it is made in an unprofessional
way and can be hindrance to your success
Self Publishing, part 1
Yes, it would be your first time to
do self-publishing but that is not an excuse for
you to commit mistakes.  Committing mistakes with
your self-published book can project that it is
made in an unprofessional way and can be
hindrance to your success.
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Here are some mistakes which you can easily avoid
Poor writing
Whenever we write, it is natural for us to miss a
punctuation, spelling and make other
typographical mistakes. But to allow these
mistakes to appear on our book, will make us
appear very unprofessional. Just imagine readers
reading the blurb page and finding mistakes from
it which can be avoided if you only have gotten
somebody review it for you before printing and
distribution.   Another thing that you would have
to consider is the flow of organization and
thought.  If your book is disorganized then it
can be difficult from some to read and
understand.  You would have to make sure that you
have a good and detailed outline to help you with
the writing. If you are having difficulties
writing and think that you need somebody to help
you out, then you can get a co-writer or an
editor to check your work.
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If you are writing a story or novel, remember
that continuity is important. There are some
writers that would miss that out, for example if
they have hazel eyes, then make sure that their
eyes stay the same color throughout the story
unless it is significant for the story to change
it. Avoid giving incorrect information and
details.  Also avoid putting wrong captions in
pictures and graphs, if ever you will use some.
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Inadequate book editing, formatting, and layout
You would have to invest on the formatting of the
book.  Book sales can be affected by a bad cover
or bad title.  You may need to get a book
designer to do your book layout and your
cover. Booksellers recognize that jackets and
covers are very important in clinching sales.  So
do not sacrifice in getting a professional to do
the cover design.   Aside from the cover, another
thing that could affect book sales would be the
format of its contents.  There are different
formats, you can check books from your shelf or
you can go to the library to look at some. Things
that you need to take note of would be the page
distribution among the title pages, copyright
pages, dedication pages and the start of the
first chapter.
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Lack of promotion, marketing and distribution plan
Okay, you have already produced a good book.  It
is already clean from mistakes, wrong spelling
and typographical errors.  You would have to come
up with a good marketing plan.  It is important
not to miss this out. Some self-published authors
have overlooked this thinking that having a good
book on their hands would be good enough.  But
how will a book sell if readers do not even know
it even exist?   You would have to make sure that
you have a well-planned advertising, marketing and
 launching plan.  If you think you cannot pull it
off, then do not hesitate to get an experienced
person to help you out.
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Aside from marketing, some self-published authors
also tend to make mistakes in distribution. Make
sure that your target audience get to have a
chance to buy your book.  Some authors would also
overlook online distribution. There are
cost-efficient online distribution channels where
you can have your book available.  Internet is
becoming a convenient place for people to buy
stuff that they want and need.
Click here to read more of self-publishing
articles.
Another thing that self-publishing authors should
not forget is getting ISBN numbers.  Actually,
this is an easy thing to do. There are websites
that could give you instructions on how to buy
ISBNs from RR Bowker, this is the U.S. ISBN
agency.
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