Though
the fact stays that self-publishing
companies have taken the spotlight in the book industry, others still can’t
push away the doubts and fears in engaging in this kind of business. In this
article, we feature some of the frequently asked questions regarding self-publishing companies and book marketing services.
1.
Unlike traditional and commercial publishing, self-publishing gives you, as an author, total control. Nobody will
dictate nor command you. All self-publishing
companies give are recommendations and suggestions so you can capture your
target market better. You have the autonomy to choose
the people you’d like to edit and review your book. Therefore, you will own all your rights, you will own yourISBN, and you can publish the book anywhere and everywhere you want.
2.
You can choose how your book will be printed. It can either be digital,
short-run offset, traditional sheetfed printing, and web offset.
3.
You are free to customize your design and employ different techniques to
maximize your book’s marketing capacity like having an audio and video book,
book marketing campaigns, media release campaigns, etc
4.
Apart from ISBN, your book is entitled to a Book
Industry Standards and Communications or Book Industry Subject and Category
(BISAC) codes. These codes are numbers assigned to books to more easily
categorize them for retailers, distributors and libraries.
5.
They offer web design services which may come in packages to make it
budget-friendly.
6.
Self-publishing takes lesser time because you do not have to go through the
process of contacting publishers and experience the agonizing pain of waiting
for one of them to agree on publishing your manuscript. With self-publishing companies, you have the
ability to publish your book as quickly as possible.
7.
Book marketing services offered by self-publishing companies comes with a
blog service so you can keep your readers updated not only with your new works
but also with your schedule, and according to your liking, a glimpse of your
life. Therefore, you can tie your blog with your professional site.
8.
With a click here and there, self-publishing
companies offer you simple services that could reach a larger niche of
people.
9.
You get 100% royalties from your work.
10.
You build up your reputation. When you are working with a highly-respected self-publishing company, their
reputation is reflected in you.
There
is no harm in trying and there is definitely no harm in making your dreams come
true the fastest and most convenient way. Try self-publishing now. Strike while
the iron is hot.
