| The printing industry is fast changing and one of | | | | drastically especially when it is in low numbers. |
| the biggest advents of the modern publishing | | | | Book printing doesn't need to go through |
| industry has been the popularity of self publishing. | | | | development of plates and films and has become |
| Not long ago the publishing world was dominated | | | | more like computer printing. This has given birth |
| by traditional publishing companies which did not | | | | to what we know as 'print on demand' where a |
| allow full creative freedom to all the authors. The | | | | author has the freedom to print as many copies |
| explosion of the digital era has signaled a paradigm | | | | as he/she wants even as low as a single copy! |
| shift in the publishing industry making self publishing | | | | With the rates at which authors are opting for |
| a buzz word among writers. Self publishing is the | | | | self publishing it won't be wrong to predict that |
| path many authors prefer to walk these days. | | | | they will soon take over the traditional |
| Self publishing is gaining immense popularity these | | | | author-publisher printing. Self publishing is also on a |
| days due to the fact that it gives the author | | | | rise as there are options where people can host |
| creative freedom over his/her work. They can | | | | digital versions of their books online which are |
| keep the copyrights of their work and gain huge | | | | printed and given to readers. Never in the history |
| monetary gains rather than a percentage from | | | | of the publishing industry were the authors so |
| the publishers. Above all it relieves the authors | | | | powerful. Self publishing is a thing for the future |
| from the hard-boiled editor who in most cases | | | | as it empowers authors. |
| are interested in the commercial potential than the | | | | To ensure that your self published book is of high |
| actual content of the book. Most first time | | | | quality you need to hire the services of a |
| authors have been at the mercy of the publisher | | | | professional printing service provider like PrintPapa. |
| for ages. | | | | They are a modern printing house who uses the |
| Self publishing is not as challenging as it used to be | | | | latest printing technology available in the market |
| in the earlier times. The digital printing technology | | | | and have a well trained staff. |
| has brought down the cost of book printing | | | | |