Common Obstacles for Self-Publishing

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Common Obstacles for Self-Publishing
by imjetred  on March 4, 2013

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If you are determined to become an author, you
should turn to self-publishing
Self Publishing, part 2
Book publishing is not an easy activity and
business. These days, the number of readers who
invest in books is significantly declining
because of the popularity of the Internet. Expect
publishers to be stricter in accepting
manuscripts and books for publishing. It is
basically harder to impress publishers these
days. If you are determined to become an author,
you should turn to self-publishing.
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Continue
Nobody says self-publishing would be easy. In
fact, it could be as hard, if not much harder,
than traditional book publishing. If you aim to
become an author through self-publishing, you are
bound to exert more effort. It would take simply
much more for you to be able to launch your book,
sell like hotcakes, and succeed.
But as always, the road to success is not always
paved. Most of the time, it could be full of
challenges. There are common obstacles that are
often faced by authors who take a shot
at self-publishing.
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Here are some of those.
Gathering enough money to fund the initiative
could be exhilarating. Because you are publishing
your own work, no other entity or people would be
able to subsidize you or shoulder the costs for
you. It is important that you have much money in
the back prior to such an endeavor. Also, do not
spend all you have in self-publishing your own
book. You could never be sure whether you would
be able to gain back or get returns for your
investment. It would not be wise to make loans
just to fund your book. The financials is always
the top challenge that bothers self-publishers.  
The second obstacle is the stigma about
self-published books being amateurish. You could
not blame critics for generalizing. Most of the
time, self-published materials are of inferior
quality. This could be because of the fact that
the content did not pass through the scrutiny of
editors and publishers, who set very high
standards for book publishing. Third-party
scrutiny and criticism could really help bolster
the quality and appeal of books.
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There are obstacles of promotion and marketing.
Your book should be treated as a usual product,
which should be targeted to specific audience or
readers. How could people learn about your book
if you would not make a fuss about it? As always
you have to establish and raise awareness about
your book. Doing so could just be difficult
because you obviously and logically would need
money. When putting up book publicity, you have
to develop lists of book reviewers and editors
who would make issues and critics about your
content. They do not do services for free,
whether they would say constructive or
destructive opinions.   Minor obstacles could
accumulate to provide greater problems.
Bookstores are usually not dealing with small
publishing firms, so how could you expect them to
deal with independent publishers like you? Such
stores only trust in dealing with major
publishers, wholesalers, and distributors. Then
there is a gush of intense or extreme
competition. There are just too many authors like
you who are aiming to mark big in the market. An
influx of self-published books could make yours
just among the crowd.
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If you have the determination, the confidence,
and the drive, you could proceed to
self-publishing. Do not let such obstacles
prevent you from doing so. But moreover, be
practical and realistic.
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