What does one have to do to start in the publishing business?

By George Dodson


Edward P. Morgan once said, "A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. He added, "It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy."

Books are published and not born. For others to enjoy, someone needs to give what you have created a form. You must be thinking that in order to get into publishing you will need a lot of equipment and also enough space. Nowadays, the picture is completely different.

Online publishing has become popular now. Publishing your novel in print is not necessary nowadays. You can publish it online by making it an e-book. Millions will see your work. Advertisements can be put in sites like Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. There are several other sites which may not be that prominent but still you can think of advertising your work. A lot of customers search their website for books. They would rather buy in e-book form because it is cheaper and more convenient. The y do not have to go to the store. They can order it online and also get the delivery the next day.

What are the advantages? The cost is quite cheaper when compared to printing a book. You can search for a site on web that will entertain your work. Millions of people can see your work. If they want it in print, they can print it themselves or they can just read it on their computer or some device such as a Kindle or Nook Book.

How to move about publishing in such way?

You can publish your work on websites that are specially designed for such purposes. Ezine.com is a very good one for that. You can also start writing your own blog. If you have a book, you can put it into an e-book form and offer it on many of the e-book sites that are designed for that.

One of the good advantages of this type of publishing is that you can change content fairly easy. In the print medium, no changes can be done once the book goes out for printing.

If you are going to publish this way, you will probably want your own website to showcase your work. People might find it easier to search the subject of your choice.

It is quite a sensible thing to go for online publishing. Most people have access to the internet these days. They go online to search for what they are looking for. Amazon.com has become so popular because of this reason. They make it easy to answer your search and provide you with the results in an interesting and effective way.




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