| With the advancement of 'print on demand' | | | | yourself struggling to swim. |
| technologies, authors who decide to self-publish | | | | So look into what is involved in the self-publishing |
| now have a new string in their bow as to the | | | | process before you commit to any of the |
| distribution of their book. | | | | self-publishing companies, check out if they offer |
| Utilizing print on demand offers the writer the | | | | a print on demand service, then do your |
| option of postage and packaging without even | | | | homework and look into maybe pushing your |
| having to handle the book. There is no more | | | | work forward via the internet and using the |
| having to front up the money and paying for a | | | | technologies available to you. |
| minimum order, stacking them in your spare room | | | | Make sure you look about and know what you're |
| or garage and having to manually process each | | | | getting into because self-publishers aren't |
| order individually, then maybe being stuck with | | | | interested in how you go about it, they are |
| 4500 books if you can't move them. | | | | interested in merely making a sale. Having the on |
| With print on demand, each time an order is | | | | demand printing service is of a huge benefit to |
| placed, that order, either through a third-party like | | | | you so make sure it is an option with any of the |
| Amazon for example, or directly through the | | | | self-publishers you work with because without |
| companies you've published with, are sent straight | | | | that printing service it could leave you without |
| to the buyer. | | | | that string in your bow that you need. So be |
| If you are apt enough at using the internet, then | | | | careful how you go about it, and make sure |
| opting to self-publish using reputable self-publishing | | | | you've schooled yourself with the how's, with the |
| companies could be a viable option; but you do | | | | publishers, and on demand printing services to |
| want to test the waters and see how well you | | | | publish your book otherwise you might find |
| are able to using it first, because you simply do | | | | yourself without the means to do what you |
| not want to jump into the deep end only to find | | | | wanted to do in the first place. |