The Prodigious World of Self Publishing

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The Prodigious World of Self Publishing
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What is Self Publishing?

• In a word, self publishing is an art of
  publishing independently.
• The author holds the responsibility and charge of
  the each step involved in the publishing.
• Self publishing is not constrained to the
  paperback but E-books, brochures, pamphlets,
  websites etc.

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Rules of Self Publishing

• There are no hard and fast rules
• Everything can be moulded as per the choice and
  requirement of the author.
• Either the author can compile, edit, design cover
  and publish his/her book himself/herself or
  he/she can hire someone for the same.

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Benefits of Self Publishing

• Copyright is reserved with the author
• From cover to editing and formatting, everything
  depends upon the vision and thought of the author
• Command your book in your own way

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Types of Self Publishing

• Vanity Publishing
• Print on Demand
• E-book Publishing

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Vanity Publishing

• It is in close relation with the traditional
  publishing
• In this publishing companies pay the author a
  certain percent of the sale.
• The motive of the publishing houses is to sign
  the deal with only those authors in whose script
  they see some potential

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Print on Demand

• Instead of printing thousands of book at a time,
  print on demand allows printing as per the demand
  of the book or in small quantities.
• This reduces the burden on author as he/she need
  not to pay for the huge amount for the printing
  of the book and shouldnt be worried about the
  clearance of the stock as well

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E-book Publishing

• Now is the era of E-book. Instead of carrying
  heavy loads people prefer to carry a tab or
  kindle etc. with a gamut of books in it.
• Online E-book publisher is quite popular among
  the self publishers as it doesnt need up-front
  or cost of per book
• Some of the formats of the E-book is e-pub, PDF,
  mobi, etc.

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Drawbacks of Self Publishing

• Promotion and marketing of the book
• Providing a professional look to the book
• Editing the book and formatting it in right size
  with proper spacing and paragraphing
• Maintaining the quality of the book

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Who can Self Publish?

• Any one who has the manuscript of a book in
  his/her hand can go for self publishing
• There are various self publisher India out there
  that can facilitate and guide you through the
  procedures and requirements
• Those who wants a break from the monopoly of the
  Publisher

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Where to Self Publish?

• There are many online sites available which
  facilitate self publishing
• www.onlinegatha.com is one of the trustable self
  publishing company that promises to give your
  book in hand within the span of 30 days
• Even the writers of technical books can opt for
  self publishing with ogpublication

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