| > | | | | weeks, although it can be faster. Another benefit |
| Sad to say, this assumption is not true.You can | | | | is that you can start selling your book in 6 weeks |
| short cut your book's success with self-publishing. | | | | rather than 12-18 months with traditional publishing. |
| Do you wonder about how and where to publish | | | | You get immediate sales to increase your cash |
| your book? Maybe you think that it would be | | | | flow.If f you sell your book on your web site, you |
| great to be taken under a publisher's wings--for | | | | will make at least 93% of the profits after you |
| them to promote your book. it wouldn't be so | | | | pay your credit card merchant such as Pay Pal or |
| much work and wouldn't take any money up | | | | Click Bank.2. Hire Full-Service Print on Demand |
| front.Sad to say, this assumption is not true. | | | | Publisher/Printers who each charge you an up |
| Reality: Agent, publishers, and big talk shows like | | | | front fee to set up. They too take your word |
| Oprah will choose only 1-2% of proposals | | | | files and put into Portable Document Format. |
| submitted. And the author's work that goes into | | | | They may even format your book and provide a |
| queries and proposals is immense and time | | | | cover for you. For a fee from $500-$800, |
| consuming.You can Short Cut Your Book's | | | | these companies will give you an ISBN number if |
| Success with Self-Publishing. First, get a model for | | | | you plan to sell your book on someone else's web |
| writing a great chapter--one that your reader | | | | site or in a brick and mortar bookstore. They will |
| cannot put down. Then, learn from the long-time | | | | list you in These companies offer you their Web |
| book pros more about self-publishing.Know that | | | | site to sell your book. But again, the author must |
| the costs are far less than you think. Self | | | | learn about Internet marketing (article marketing) |
| publishing over 13 books on these topics cost me | | | | from a good coach or book to get targeted |
| no more than $500 for print models and nothing | | | | potential buyers to the book web site. The |
| for the eBooks that are printable and | | | | downside? Check to see if you need these |
| downloadable. Your audience is used to buying | | | | services. You don't need an ISBN # if you sell |
| Online and will visit your web site to buy and | | | | from your own web site. You probably won't sell |
| gladly print your book around 120 pages or less. | | | | your book in a brick and mortar book store. It's a |
| You putting your ebook in a PDF (portable | | | | lot of work and you can't compete with big |
| document format) is one way to publish it. You | | | | publishers.Think about your book and where your |
| are the publisher and your web site is your store. | | | | best market is. Opinions from Dan Poynter, John |
| You will get all the profits.Self-publishing will put | | | | Kremer, and myself say, "Bookstores are a lousy |
| you in charge to make suitable and favorable | | | | place to sell books." Walk ins are not looking for |
| writing, publishing and promotion decisions.If you | | | | an unknown author's book. Other choices is the |
| don't want to do it all, get a little help from | | | | world wide web, because books are the # one |
| professionals! Entrepreneurial experts such as | | | | seller there. Small business people want to buy all |
| book coaches, book designers, and eBook | | | | kinds of books and they will do it on the Web.The |
| specialists can guide you through to publishing | | | | biggest down of this full-service Print on |
| success. These people may give teleseminars, | | | | Demand to me is no control over my book. |
| small group coaching experiences, or offer their | | | | Here, you must buy back each book from the |
| book as an inexpensive way for you to learn the | | | | printer/publisher at a wholesale price--almost half |
| ropes. These pros will shorten your learning curve | | | | of what you will sell it for. So, your profits are |
| too, so you get the right help right away to write | | | | limited.Buyer Beware: Before you buy any |
| the right book right away. In turn, you can sell | | | | marketing packages from POD businesses, know |
| your book faster, and increase your cash flow to | | | | that they won't promote your book at all. Consult |
| participate more in the promotion.When you think | | | | a book and book marketing coach and learn how |
| you still have to promote your books, even witha | | | | you can put together a simple plan and action |
| publisher, why not keep most of the profits and | | | | steps that are mostly free. With article marketing |
| do some of thework yourself? Learn from your | | | | you can become known world-wide. You write |
| coach's experiences, "Do What You Do Best-and | | | | the articles and submit to article directories. Your |
| Hire the Rest!" (That doesn't mean you | | | | audience goes to them to get free information |
| can'tbarter for services). Check out the methods | | | | and if they like your short pieces, thousands will |
| below and see which one suits you best, is more | | | | visit your book selling site each day, and with the |
| rewarding, and far moreprofitable.On Print | | | | right sales message, many will buy. Self Publishing |
| Books--Print on Demand Two Ways1. Hire the | | | | with eBooksIf you write an eBook, here are |
| Publisher/Printer yourself to just print your book | | | | some of the benefits:You...Make all the money, |
| from your word file. Companies like will put your | | | | can make ongoing, passive profits for life, spend |
| files into Portable Document Format (PDF) to sell | | | | much less time writing and promoting, retain total |
| on your web site or another site you choose to | | | | control, share your unique, important message |
| sell your books. A complete explanation of these | | | | with 1000's daily, build your email client base and |
| opportunities are included in the "How to Write | | | | credibility, reach your target audience easily and |
| your eBook or Other Short Book--Fast!" For | | | | distribute yourself, spend less money and have |
| Deharts and a few other publishers (we call it | | | | more cash flow, finish your book within 30 days, |
| Print on Demand--POD) you keep all of your | | | | make ongoing, passive profits for life, can update |
| book's rights and once your pay from $4-$7 per | | | | your book when it needs it, gain trust, credibility, |
| book, depending on the length, you get the books | | | | friends, and adventure, and become the savvy |
| delivered to you and you get to keep all of the | | | | expert in your field.More benefits: you don't have |
| profits. They will print small runs of your book | | | | printing or inventory costs, can use Word in 8 1/2 |
| such as 100-500 copies. Note from you | | | | by 11 format and PDF, don't have to travel, don't |
| bookcoach. Don't print more books than you can | | | | have to tell or sell, and you don't have to package |
| sell in three months. This helps your cash flow and | | | | and mail books. Instead, you can distribute and sell |
| will keep your promotion going.Without marketing | | | | online from email or a Web site. Educate yourself |
| and promotion you book will die on the vine. The | | | | on self-publishing. Read books on the subject, |
| advantages? The author is in charge of the book, | | | | take a seminar or teleseminar, and consult with an |
| takes delivery, and will provide a web site where | | | | book coach, who will save you thousands of |
| he or she will sell the book. Then, you keep 100% | | | | dollars in mistakes. Armed with good information, |
| of the profits. The process takes about 6-8 | | | | your book will grow into a great seller. |