Believe it or not you can get your book published for no cost to you at all. All you have to do is submit your manuscript and if your manuscript is accepted you will not only get published but get paid royalties for your hard work. I know you're saying where are these companies that are willing to risk this no money out of your pocket to get you an unknown author not only published but paid. Believe it or not you are doing them a favor. First of all you are bringing your completed or semi-completed work to them to examine and determine its worthiness to be published. Secondly they will be paid a percentage of the royalty that you will receive from the sell of your book.
One such company is Publish America, Inc. they allow new and unpublished authors to submit their books for publishing they can be found at publishamerica.com. Publish America publishes more new titles than any other publishing company, books are available in both hard and soft covers and if your manuscript is accepted it doesn't cost you a penny. The Publish America website tells you how to submit your manuscript and how you will be paid. There website welcomes new authors, gives submission information , facts and figures, marketing information, copyright information, discusses royalties, book ownership and other important topics. They tell you how long you should wait for a reply from them which usually is 1-2 days initially.
Marketing Strategy
Published.com is a company where new authors can learn how to get published and promote there books. They encourage new authors to make the Published.com Book Directory their first marketing move. This service is totally free with no strings attached. The high page rank of this directory in search engines will help interested readers find your book. Also if you have a website or a blog for your book a link from Published.com can help improve your sites search engine ranking. Published.com can teach you how to get your published book into independent book stores, generate a buzz about your book on Myspace, how to market your book, and how to market your book to online book clubs. Just go to publised.com and get started.
To Do's:
1.) Visit independent book stores in your area and give out free copies of your book, follow up and get stocking orders.
2.) Offer to hold a author event in there store. Partner with them on pre-event marketing and make it fun.
3.) Consider the Book Sense Access Program
4.) Sell your book on Craiglist
5.) Promote your book to U.S. Book Clubs
6.) Use Myspace to promote your book
Craiglist
You can post an ad in every city on Craiglist, but ads have to be different ( and not just a few words moved around ) in order to be accepted. Before you put your ad for your book on every Craiglist city try one or two first.
What is a blog?
A blog is a collection of thoughts personal, private or business , etc. that you would like the world to know.
Create a free blog at blogger.com
Create a G-Mail Account on Google
Press kits
1) Author bio: a) who you are, interesting life story, experience as a writer or expert on your topic
2) Synopsis - one page summary of book , example mood, plot , theme
3) Press release 1 page article that tells who you are, what book is about, info about books publication and any ties to current events
4) Sell sheet - flyer that includes important information about book
Title, cover image, publication date, page count, selling price ISBN, one
Paragraph summary, one paragraph author bio, 1 or 2 reviews
Amazon Book Reviews
A good book review is worth more publicity than any newspaper or magazine article about your book. Spend 2 or 3 days contacting about 300 potential Amazon reviewers, expect to receive 40 to 50 responses and wind up with about 35 reviews. Its best to see what type of genre each reviewer specializes in.
Newspapers and Magazines:
Start with your local newspaper and find out who are the editors and writers that do book reviews call and/or write them tell them about your book and ask them if they will review it. Expand your search find the newspapers and magazines with the largest circulation and repeat the process example: New York Times and Boston Globe are a couple. Use the internet to find newspapers and magazines with large circulations and the writers that do book reviews.
What is an agent?
An agent is a middleman to publisher, interacts on your behalf should know the publishing industy, your buffer in legal matters, promotes your products. Always research your potential agent. Your agent should not cost you anything they should get a percentage of your ro
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