Chapter 23
Staying in Control with Self-Publishing
IN THIS CHAPTER
Considering your options
Calculating the cost
Using assisted self-publishing services
Marketing your book
Hybrid publishing
Vanity publishing
More people are writing creatively than ever before, but opportunities to have their stories published by traditional presses are few, mainly due to rising costs and competition. Amazon lists more than six million book titles, and the number is going up all the time! This, combined with new technology, means that self-publishing offers a much quicker route to publication. Nowadays anyone with a manuscript and an Internet connection can publish their book. Simply upload your book files and within 72 hours you could have your own ebook to share with family, friends, and other readers across the globe.
While some people argue that self-publishing is too easy and the quality low, ...
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