How To Self Publish A Book

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Self-publishing is the publication of any book or other media by the author of the work, without the involvement of an established third-party publisher. It is generally entirely done at the expense of the author.

Although it represents a small percentage of the publishing industry in terms of sales, it has been present in one form or another since the beginning of publishing. In earlier centuries, most publications were self-published, because they were written, printed, and sold by the owner of the printing press.

Over time, the roles of author and publisher separated until the self-publication of books was considered unusual. In recent years, self-publishing has increased with the increase in digital publishing technology, including xerography, desktop publishing systems, print on demand, and the World Wide Web. Cultural phenomena such as the punk/DIY movement, the proliferation of media channels, and blogging have contributed to the advancement of self-publishing. Within the music industry, self-publishing recorded music is called self-releasing.

Self Publishing

How to self pubish a book is simple as it is just matter of finding the right self publishing company to print your books which can offer you the best price and quality printing. You can even self publish as an ebook too.

Amazon.com has a new service called CreateSpace which allows you to upload the content for your book, design a cover and set up your marketing channels. It takes about 15 minutes to do the set up and then within 24-48 hours usually Createspace will have the book approved and ready for you to order a proof copy. Once you have received a proof copy and you approve it, the process of getting your self published book up on the sales channels begins to happen. It is all automatic. Within a few days you will see your book come up on Amazon.com if you select Amazon as one of your sales channels. Once the book is available, then it is up to your to promote the book to get sales.

To self publish your ebook, simply go to Amazon.com and click on the link at the bottom of the page that says "Self Publish With Us". Then click the link for KINDLE BOOKS and create an account with Amazon so you can submit your book content to Amazon. Again, the process only takes about 15 minutes and in a few days the files are approved and your book will show up in the Amazon Kindle Store when everything is complete.

Createspace a Self Publishing Company